Hi,

You can find the patent at http://www.delphion.com/details?&pn=US03735402__

not sure how much info you'll be able to get from it without subscribing,
but it has an overview of the device.

Ash

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pic microcontroller discussion list
> [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Douglas Butler
> Sent: Tuesday, 7 August 2001 12:32 AM
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: [EE]: Amateur radar?
>
>
> About a year ago I pulled a radar-thingy out of the dump.  It
> is called
> a "Whistler Radar" model WR-108 US Patent# 3735402.
> It is small suitcase sized and hangs on a shoulder strap.  Most of the
> volume is occupied by a parabolic reflector antenna.  It has jacks for
> 12V and headphones, and has one knob and an analog meter
> labeled 0 to 1
> nautical mile.
> Does anyone know what I have got?  It is a little corroded but could
> probably be gotten working, if I knew what it is supposed to do.  The
> company doesn't seem to exist anymore and I haven't had time to track
> down the patent number.

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