A HISTORY OF

SOLID STATE
WEATHER RADAR

“Solid State Technology is now

widely considered the go-to
option for Doppler radar”

THE WORLD LEADER In

SOLID STATE WEATHER RADAR SYSTEMS

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

SOLID STATE
INNOVATION
In 2006, EWR pioneered the use of solid state transmitter technology in weather radars. The resulting radars
offered customers numerous advantages over the traditional tube-based systems. This timeline shows the history
of EWR’s Solid State Radar Systems and how the rest of the industry is just now catching on.

EWR BEGINS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ANTENNA MOUNTED

DEVELOPMENT OF A DEFENSE SELECTS THE RF DESIGN
SOLID STATE WEATHER E700XD
At the 2012 Meteorological
RADAR SYSTEM The U.S. DoD was one Technology World Expo,
Leveraging past experience of the first adopters of EWR introduces the Dual
supplying the U.S. Air Force Solid State weather radar Polarization E750, a com-
with tube-based portable technology. It was an easy pact, integrated design
X Band weather radar sys- choice due to the low power featuring all electronics
tems, EWR develops the next requirements, compact size, mounted on the back of
generation of radar — a ruggedness and over all user the antenna. Benefits in-
Solid State Portable Doppler safety. clude lower infrastructure
Radar. costs, easy installation,
increased reliability and
lower maintenance.

2005 2006 2009 2011 2012 2014

COMMERCIAL HYBRID PULSE — EWR INTRODUCES A
INTRODUCTION OF ELIMINATING THE COMPLETE LINE OF
THE REVOLUTIONARY RADAR BLIND RANGE TRANSPORTABLE
E700XD SOLID STATE SOLID STATE WEATHER
RADAR Hybrid Pulse is a method of RADAR SYSTEMS
transmitting a combination
of long and short pulses. Options include truck
One of the key benefits is based, trailer based,
the elimination of the blind container based and
range associated with early man portable solid state
solid state weather radars. systems.

In 2011, EWR implements

this method in all of their
Solid State radar systems —
eliminating the blind range.
 While the rest of the industry is just getting started ,
EWR Radar Systems continues to push the boundaries of Solid State Technology
INDUSTRY
INNOVATORS

Solid State Radar Key Advantages

• Rugged and reliable
• Low Maintenance
• Low power consumption
• Lower operating costs
• Compact size
• Extended life
• Increased performance
• Safer operation
• Coherent on transmit

EWR E800 Mexico City, Mexico

Before
After

WINTER OLYMPICS C BAND SOLID STATE “Solid State Technology is

SUPPORTED BY WEATHER RADAR now widely considered the
SOLID STATE WEATHER SYSTEM go-to option for Doppler
RADAR SYSTEMS radar”
The groundbreaking E800
EWR installs a network of Solid State C Band System
Solid State Dual Polariza- is installed in Alamosa,
tion X Band weather Colorado, filling a gap in
radars in South Korea. The the U.S. NEXRAD network.
network was installed to
support the 2018 Winter
Olympics and provide early
warning of high-impact
weather events.

2017 2018 2019 2020 2022 Future

EWR SOLID STATE U.S. DEPARTMENT MULTI FUNCTION
PORTABLE RADARS OF DEFENSE FIELDS PHASED ARRAY
DEPLOYED IN PUERTO ADDITIONAL EWR
RICO E700XD RADAR EWR continues to advance
SYSTEMS the weather radar industry
Hurricane Maria left Puerto with the development of
Rico with two inoperable The U.S. Air Force expands a multi function phased
NEXRAD radars. NOAA the Portable Doppler Radar array radar system.
and the U.S. Marine Corps Program (PDR) with the
teamed up to deploy two procurement of additional Expected to be available
E700XDs to cover the island EWR E700 PDRs. for commercial release in
during relief efforts. late 2023.

EWR has more Solid State Weather Radars

in the field than any other manufacturer

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

THE WORLD LEADER In

SOLID STATE WEATHER RADAR SYSTEMS
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