What are the parts of a Doppler Radar?

Answer 1

Same as the "regular" radar, except that the receiver is a bit different. In regular radar, the receiver looks for the returning signal on the frequency the transmitted pulse was sent out. Yes, it sees" Doppler shifted signals, but with decreasing sensitivity. And it does little with them but combine them with the signal on the frequency of the transmitted pulse. With Doppler radar, the receiver looks for a "band" or group of frequencies around the frequency at which the transmitted pulse was sent out. These "nearby" frequencies represent returns from materials or substances that are moving relative to the transmitter (toward or away from it). And the receiver works with a microprocessor based "analyzer" to paint a picture based on those returning signals that are near the frequency of the transmitted signal and not right on it. Basically, radar has a transmitter, the waveguide to the antenna, the antenna itself, and the receiver. The receiver is plumbed into the same waveguide the transmitter is connected to, but there is a junction (like a "T") where the transmitter and receiver are connected that is capable of directing the transmitted signal out along the waveguide and keeping it from going into the receiver, and then allowing the returned signal to get to the receiver without being "lost" by going back into the transmitter. There is a control system and a display system associated with the equipment as well. Just as one might expect.