(4)  
The antenna TILT control provides manual control of the radar antenna elevation.
 (5)  
The GAIN control is used to adjust the gain of the receiver in the receiver/transmitter.
 3.  Receiver/Transmitter
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 A.  The R/T units are installed in two single R/T mounts on the E5-1 and E5-2 shelf assemblies. The shelf assemblies are located on the centerline of the compartment floor in the nose cargo door section.
 B.  The R/T is a completely solid-state unit which transmits, receives, processes video, supplies antenna stabilization signals, and provides system timing and monitoring for the weather radar system. The R/T provides a nominal frequency of 9345-MHz transmission in the X-band frequency range for detection of weather conditions at ranges of up to 320 miles and for terrain mapping. A frequency agility feature shifts the frequency up and down from 9360 to 9330 MHz to reduce mutual interference with nearby transmitters. The R/T contains circuitry which automatically compensates for near and far targets and weakened radar returns due to penetration of weather storm cells. The R/T contains a microprocessor-controlled antenna stabilization servo loop, which provides antenna line-of-sight stabilization. Microprocessor-controlled system timing and monitoring of key system parameters for fault detection is also an integral part of the R/T function. See the R/T monitoring operations in the Receiver/Transmitter Functional Description.
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SEE A 
FWD 
RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER SEE BMOUNTS AND WAVEGUIDE 
SWITCH - FREIGHTER 
SEE C 
WAVEGUIDE 
FREIGHTER 
PILOTS' OVERHEAD PANEL, P5 
SEE L PILOTS' OVERHEAD 
CAPTAIN'S  CIRCUIT BREAKER 
WARNING SPEAKER  PANEL, P7 
PILOTS' FIRST OFFICER'S
LIGHTSHIELD, P10 WARNING SPEAKER SEE K 
FIRST OFFICER'S 
CAPTAIN'S  MASTER WARNING 
MASTER WARNING 
AND CAUTION LIGHT AND CAUTION LIGHT 
FIRST OFFICER'S 
INSTRUMENT PANEL, P3CAPTAIN'S INSTRUMENT 
PANEL, P1 SEED EF 
SEEDI J 
LEFT AND RIGHT WEATHER RADAR CONTROL DISPLAY CONTROL PANEL, P8 UNIT, P9 
SEE G SEE H 
FLIGHT COMPARTMENT 
Weather Radar System - Component Location 
Figure 1 (Sheet 1)
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RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER  RIGHT RECEIVER/ 
TRANSMITTER A LEFT RECEIVER/ 
TRANSMITTER 
SHELF ASSEMBLY (E5-2) 
ANTENNA PLANAR ANTENNAARRAY DRIVE 
ASSEMBLY 
RECEIVER/ TRANSMITTER 
FWD WAVEGUIDE MOUNT SWITCH 
SHELF 
ASSEMBLY 
WAVEGUIDE TO E5-1 
ANTENNA 
RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER MOUNTS AND WAVEGUIDE SWITCH - FREIGHTER 
C 
TO RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER 
WEATHER RADAR ANTENNA 
B
Weather Radar System - Component Location 
Figure 1 (Sheet 2)
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FIRST OFFICER'S DISPLAY TRANSFER MODULE
Weather Radar System - Component Location 
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