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At this scale: 1) Electricity usage 2) Staffing costs, both for operational control and ongoing maintenance and support 3) Parts replacement costs. The more
by _djo_ 2y ago
At this scale:
1) Electricity usage
2) Staffing costs, both for operational control and ongoing maintenance and support
3) Parts replacement costs. The more you use the radar the faster its components wear out
- KeplerBoy 2y agoThanks for the reply. I'm doing research on radars at a lab, but on automotive and robotics scales and operating costs are just not something we consider.
- _djo_ 2y agoNo problem at all. I can imagine so. For context, OTH sites are generally massive with hundreds of large antenna elements. This article has some pictures of one of the JORN sites as an example: https://www.australiandefence.com.au/defence/cyber-space/jorn-a-world-leading-othr-capability https://www.australiandefence.com.au/defence/cyber-space/jor...