🔍 Key Concepts

• Basic components of a marine radar transmitting system • Difference between microwave output devices and timing/energy control circuits • How RF (radio frequency) power is actually generated vs. how it is shaped and triggered

💭 Think About

• Identify which items are responsible for actually creating or amplifying the RF/microwave energy that leaves the antenna • Separate components that control timing or pulse shape from those that generate or amplify RF power • Think about which device name is usually associated with a different type of transmitter than standard small-ship marine radar

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which components are typically found together in a radar transmitter cabinet on commercial radars • Check which devices are known as microwave tubes used to generate or amplify RF energy • Confirm which option is more commonly associated with high‑power linear RF amplification rather than pulse generation/timing