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A multitransmitter RF rotary joint free weather radar system is used to transmit two transmitted waves toward an object and to receive two reflected waves from the object. The system incorporates an antenna pedestal having a platform support and a platform. The platform support is attached to a base

A multitransmitter RF rotary joint free weather radar system is used to transmit two transmitted waves toward an object and to receive two reflected waves from the object. The system incorporates an antenna pedestal having a platform support and a platform. The platform support is attached to a base. The platform is rotatably coupled to the platform support. A reflector is in electromagnetic communication with a coherent transmitter subsystem, a first channel subsystem, a second channel subsystem, and an analyzer subsystem. The subsystems rotate with the platform and reflector. RF rotary joints are not utilized. The coherent transmitter subsystem generates radio signals that are modulated by the two subsystems to create the two transmitted waves. Two receivers process the reflected waves. The analyzer subsystem is in wireless communication with a remote computer.

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I claim: 1. A multitransmitter RF rotary joint free weather radar system (60) mounted on a base (30) for emitting a first channel first transmitted wave (10) and a second channel first transmitted wave (20), towards an object and receiving a first channel first reflected wave (40) and a second chan

I claim: 1. A multitransmitter RF rotary joint free weather radar system (60) mounted on a base (30) for emitting a first channel first transmitted wave (10) and a second channel first transmitted wave (20), towards an object and receiving a first channel first reflected wave (40) and a second channel first reflected wave (50), from the object, comprising: (A) an antenna pedestal (100) having a platform support (110), a platform (120), an azimuth control system (152), and an elevation control system (132), wherein the platform support (110) is attached to the base (30), and the platform (120) is rotatably coupled to the platform support (110), whereby the azimuth control system (152) positions the platform (120) and the azimuth control system (152) generates an azimuth position signal (156) to indicate the position of the platform (120) at the emission of the first channel first transmitted wave (10) and the second channel first transmitted wave (20) and at the receipt of the first channel first reflected wave (40), and the second channel first reflected wave (50); (B) a reflector (200) having a capture surface (210) and an orthomode feed horn (220), wherein the reflector (200) rotates with the platform (120), whereby the elevation control system (132) positions the reflector (200) and the elevation control system (132) generates an elevation position signal (136), and the orthomode feed horn (220) directs the first channel first transmitted wave (10) and the second channel first transmitted wave (20) to the reflector (200), the reflector (200) reflects the first channel first transmitted wave (10) and the second channel first transmitted wave (20) toward the object, and the capture surface (210) focuses the first channel first reflected wave (40) and the second channel first reflected wave (50) to the orthomode feed horn (220); (C) a coherent transmitter subsystem (300), wherein the coherent transmitter subsystem (300) rotates with the platform (120), whereby the coherent transmitter subsystem (300) generates a first radio signal (310), a second radio signal (320), and a reference radio signal (330); (D) a first channel subsystem (400) having: (i) a first channel transmitter (410) in electromagnetic communication with the coherent transmitter subsystem (300), whereby the first channel transmitter (410) receives the first radio signal (310) from the coherent transmitter subsystem (300) and the first channel transmitter (410) modulates the first radio signal (310) to produce the first channel first transmitted wave (10); (ii) a first channel power monitor (420) in electromagnetic communication with the first channel transmitter (410), whereby the first channel power monitor (420) allows sampling of the first channel first transmitted wave (10) for analysis; (iii) a first channel circulator (430) in electromagnetic communication with both the first channel power monitor (420) and the orthomode feed horn (220), whereby the first channel circulator (430) directs the first channel first transmitted wave (10) toward the orthomode feed horn (220); (iv) a first channel TR limiter (440) in electromagnetic communication with the first channel circulator (430), whereby the orthomode feed horn (220) receives the first channel reflected wave (40) from the reflector (200), the first channel circulator (430) directs the first channel first reflected wave (40) toward the first channel TR limiter (440), and the first channel TR limiter (440) allows passage of the first channel first reflected wave (40) but blocks passage of the first channel first transmitted wave (10); and (v) a first channel receiver (450) in electromagnetic communication with the first channel TR limiter (440), whereby the first channel receiver (450) converts the first channel first reflected wave (40) into a first received wave (452), wherein the first channel subsystem (400) rotates with the platform (120); (E) a second channel subsystem (500) having: (i) a second channel transmitter (510) in electromagnetic communication with the coherent transmitter subsystem (300), whereby the second channel transmitter (510) receives the second radio signal (320) and the second channel transmitter (510) modulates the second radio signal (320) to produce the second channel first transmitted wave (20); (ii) a second channel power monitor (520) in electromagnetic communication with the second channel transmitter (510), whereby the second channel power monitor (520) allows sampling of the second channel first transmitted wave (20) for analysis; (iii) a second channel circulator (530) in electromagnetic communication with both the second channel power monitor (520) and the orthomode feed horn (220), whereby the second channel circulator (530) directs the second channel first transmitted wave (20) toward the orthomode feed horn (220); (iv) a second channel TR limiter (540) in electromagnetic communication with the second channel circulator (530), whereby the orthomode feed horn (220) receives the second channel first reflected wave (50) from the reflector (200), the second channel circulator (530) directs the second channel first reflected wave (50) to the second channel TR limiter (540), and the second channel TR limiter (540) allows passage of the second channel first reflected wave (50) but blocks passage of the second channel first transmitted wave (20); and (v) a second channel receiver (550) in electromagnetic communication with the second channel TR limiter (540), whereby the second channel receiver (550) converts the second channel first reflected wave (50) into a second received wave (552), wherein the second channel subsystem (500) rotates with the platform (120); and (F) an analyzer subsystem (600), wherein the analyzer subsystem (600) is in electrical communication with the azimuth control system (152), the elevation control system (132), the first channel receiver (450), the second channel receiver (550), and the coherent transmitter subsystem (300), whereby the analyzer subsystem (600) receives the azimuth position signal (156), the elevation position signal (136), first received wave (452), the second received wave (552), and the reference radio signal (330), and the analyzer subsystem (600) compares the reference radio signal (330), the first channel first transmitted wave (10), the second channel first transmitted wave (20), the first received wave (452), and the second received wave (552) for the azimuth position signal (156) and the elevation position signal (136) and calculates a position of the object. 2. The multitransmitter RF rotary joint free weather radar system (60) of claim 1, wherein the first channel first transmitted wave (10) has a first channel first transmitted wave frequency and the second channel first transmitted wave (20) has a second channel first transmitted wave frequency, and the first channel first transmitted wave frequency is different from the second channel first transmitted wave frequency. 3. The multitransmitter RF rotary joint free weather radar system (60) of claim 2, wherein the first channel subsystem (400) emits a first channel second transmitted wave (12) and the second channel subsystem (500) emits a second channel second transmitted wave (22), wherein the first channel second transmitted wave (12) has a first channel second transmitted wave frequency that is different from the first channel first transmitted wave frequency, and the second channel second transmitted wave (22) has a second channel second transmitted wave frequency that is different from the second channel first transmitted wave frequency. 4. The multitransmitter RF rotary joint free weather radar system (60) of claim 1, wherein the first channel first transmitted wave (10) has a first channel first transmitted wave phase and the second channel first transmitted wave (20) has a second channel first transmitted wave phase, and the first channel first transmitted wave phase is different from the second channel first transmitted wave phase. 5. The multitransmitter RF rotary joint free weather radar system (60) of claim 4, wherein the first channel subsystem (400) emits a first channel second transmitted wave (12) and the second channel subsystem (500) emits a second channel second transmitted wave (22), wherein the first channel second transmitted wave (12) has a first channel second transmitted wave phase that is different from the first channel first transmitted wave phase, and the second channel second transmitted wave (22) has a second channel second transmitted wave phase that is different from the second channel first transmitted wave phase. 6. The multitransmitter RF rotary joint free weather radar system (60) of claim 1, wherein the first channel transmitter (410) is a first traveling wave tube amplifier (412) and the second channel transmitter (510) is a second traveling wave tube amplifier (512). 7. The multitransmitter RF rotary joint free weather radar system (60) of claim 6, wherein the first traveling wave tube amplifier (412) and the second traveling wave tube amplifier (512) are grid-pulsed traveling wave tube amplifiers. 8. The multitransmitter RF rotary joint free weather radar system (60) of claim 1, wherein the first channel transmitter (410) and the second channel transmitter (510) are solid state amplifiers. 9. The multitransmitter RF rotary joint free weather radar system (60) of claim 1, wherein the first channel TR limiter (450) and the second channel TR limiter (550) are high-speed solid-state diode switches. 10. The multitransmitter RF rotary joint free weather radar system (60) of claim 1, wherein the first channel subsystem (400) emits the first channel first transmitted wave (10) substantially simultaneously with the emission of the second channel first transmitted wave (20) from the second channel subsystem (500). 11. The multitransmitter RF rotary joint free weather radar system (60) of claim 1, wherein the first channel first transmitted wave (10) has a first channel first transmitted wave angle of polarization and the second channel first transmitted wave (20) has a second channel first transmitted wave angle of polarization, such that a polarization differential angle measured between the first channel first transmitted wave angle of polarization and the second channel second transmitted wave angle of polarization is approximately ninety degrees. 12. The multitransmitter RF rotary joint free weather radar system (60) of claim 1, wherein the first channel first transmitted wave (10) has a first channel first transmitted wave frequency of between approximately 3 GHz and approximately 35 GHz, and the second channel first transmitted wave (20) has a second channel first transmitted wave frequency of between approximately 3 GHz and approximately 35 GHz. 13. The multitransmitter RF rotary joint free weather radar system (60) of claim 1, wherein the platform (120) has a platform base (150) having a sinistral side (130) and a dextral side (140), wherein the sinistral side (130) and the dextral side (140) extend from the platform base (150); an azimuth axis of rotation (160) that extends through the platform base (150) to the platform support (110), wherein the platform (120) is rotatably coupled to the platform support (110) with the sinistral side (130) and dextral side (140) substantially parallel to the azimuth axis of rotation (160), whereby the platform (120) rotates around the azimuth axis of rotation (160); and an elevation axis of rotation (170) that extends from the sinistral side (130) to the dextral side (140) substantially parallel to the platform base (150), wherein the first channel subsystem (400) and the second channel subsystem (500) are rigidly coupled to the orthomode feed horn (220) such that the first channel subsystem (400), the second channel subsystem (500), and the orthomode feed horn (220) rotate about the elevation axis of rotation (170), such that a weight of the reflector (200) is counterbalanced in part by a weight of the first channel subsystem (400) and a weight of the second channel subsystem (500) across the elevation axis of rotation (170), whereby the reflector (200), the first channel subsystem (400), and the second channel subsystem (500) move in unison. 14. The multitransmitter RF rotary joint free weather radar system (60) of claim 1, wherein the analyzer subsystem (600) further includes: an IF digitizer (610); a system controller (620) in electromagnetic communication with the IF digitizer (610), a data transmitter (630) in electrical communication with the system controller (620), a remote computer system (800) in wireless communication through a wireless link (632) with the data transmitter (630), whereby (i) the IF digitizer (610) receives the first received wave (452) from the first channel subsystem (400), the second received wave (552) from the second channel subsystem (500), and the reference radio signal (330) from the coherent transmitter subsystem (300); (ii) the IF digitizer (610) converts the first received wave (452), the second received wave (552), and the reference radio signal (330) to a readable format (612) for the system controller (620); (iii) the system controller (620) compares the readable format (612) for the azimuth position signal (156) and the elevation position signal (136) and calculates a position of the object; and (iv) the system controller (620) outputs a plurality of data (622) to a data transmitter (630) which transfers the data (622) to the remote computer system (800). 15. The multitransmitter RF rotary joint free weather radar system (60) of claim 1, wherein the analyzer subsystem (600) rotates with the platform (120) and the analyzer subsystem (600) is in wireless communication with a remote computer system (800). 16. A multitransmitter RF rotary joint free weather radar system (60) mounted on a base (30) for emitting a first channel first transmitted wave (10), having a first channel first transmitted wave frequency, and a second channel first transmitted wave (20), having a second channel first transmitted wave frequency, towards an object and receiving a first channel first reflected wave (40) and a second channel first reflected wave (50), from the object, comprising: (A) an antenna pedestal (100) having a platform support (110), a platform (120), an azimuth control system (152), and an elevation control system (132), wherein the platform support (110) is attached to the base (30), and the platform (120) is rotatably coupled to the platform support (110), whereby the azimuth control system (152) positions the platform (120), and the azimuth control system (152) generates an azimuth position signal (156) to indicate the position of the platform (120) at the emission of the first channel first transmitted wave (10) and the second channel first transmitted wave (20) and at the receipt of the first channel first reflected wave (40), and the second channel first reflected wave (50); (B) a reflector (200) having a capture surface (210) and an orthomode feed horn (220), wherein the reflector (200) rotates with the platform (120), whereby the elevation control system (132) positions the reflector (200) and generates an elevation position signal (136) such that the orthomode feed horn (220) directs the first channel first transmitted wave (10) and the second channel first transmitted wave (20) to the reflector (200), the reflector (200) reflects the first channel first transmitted wave (10) and the second channel first transmitted wave (20) toward the object, and the capture surface (210) focuses the first channel first reflected wave (40) and the second channel first reflected wave (50) to the orthomode feed horn (220); (C) a coherent transmitter subsystem (300), wherein the coherent transmitter subsystem (300) rotates with the platform (120), whereby the coherent transmitter subsystem (300) generates a first radio signal (310), a second radio signal (320), and a reference radio signal (330); (D) a first channel subsystem (400) having: (i) a first traveling wave tube amplifier (412) in electromagnetic communication with the coherent transmitter subsystem (300), whereby the first traveling wave tube amplifier (412) receives the first radio signal (310) from the coherent transmitter subsystem (300) and the first traveling wave tube amplifier (412) modulates the first radio signal (310) to produce the first channel first transmitted wave (10) having the first channel first transmitted wave frequency of between approximately 3 GHz and approximately 35 GHz; (ii) a first channel power monitor (420) in electromagnetic communication with the first traveling wave tube amplifier (412), whereby the first channel power monitor (420) allows sampling of the first channel first transmitted wave (10) for analysis; (iii) a first channel circulator (430) in electromagnetic communication with both the first channel power monitor (420) and the orthomode feed horn (220), whereby the first channel circulator (430) directs the first channel first transmitted wave (10) toward the orthomode feed horn (220); (iv) a first channel TR limiter (440) in electromagnetic communication with the first channel circulator (430), wherein the first channel TR limiter (440) is a high-speed solid-state diode switch, whereby the orthomode feed horn (220) receives the first channel reflected wave (40) from the reflector (200), the first channel circulator (430) directs the first channel first reflected wave (40) toward the first channel TR limiter (440), and the first channel TR limiter (440) allows passage of the first channel first reflected wave (40) but blocks passage of the first channel first transmitted wave (10); and (v) a first channel receiver (450) in electromagnetic communication with the first channel TR limiter (440), whereby the first channel receiver (450) converts the first channel first reflected wave (40) into a first received wave (452), wherein the first channel subsystem (400) rotates with the platform (120); (E) a second channel subsystem (500) having: (i) a second traveling wave tube amplifier (512) in electromagnetic communication with the coherent transmitter subsystem (300), whereby the second traveling wave tube amplifier (512) receives the second radio signal (320) and the second traveling wave tube amplifier (512) modulates the second radio signal (320) to produce the second channel first transmitted wave (20) having the second channel first transmitted wave frequency of between approximately 3 GHz and approximately 35 GHz, and the second channel first transmitted wave frequency is different from the first channel first transmitted wave frequency; (ii) a second channel power monitor (520) in electromagnetic communication with the second traveling wave tube amplifier (512), whereby the second channel power monitor (520) allows sampling of the second channel first transmitted wave (20) for analysis; (iii) a second channel circulator (530) in electromagnetic communication with both the second channel power monitor (520) and the orthomode feed horn (220), whereby the second channel circulator (530) directs the second channel first transmitted wave (20) toward the orthomode feed horn (220); (iv) a second channel TR limiter (540) in electromagnetic communication with the second channel circulator (530), wherein the second channel TR limiter (540) is a high-speed solid-state switch, whereby the orthomode feed horn (220) receives the second channel first reflected wave (50) from the reflector (200), the second channel circulator (530) directs the second channel first reflected wave (50) to the second channel TR limiter (540), and the second channel TR limiter (540) allows passage of the second channel first reflected wave (50) but blocks passage of the second channel first transmitted wave (20); and (v) a second channel receiver (550) in electromagnetic communication with the second channel TR limiter (540), whereby the second channel receiver (550) converts the second channel first reflected wave (50) into a second received wave (552), wherein the second channel subsystem (500) rotates with the platform (120); and (F) an analyzer subsystem (600), wherein the analyzer subsystem (600) is in communication with the azimuth control system (152), the elevation control system (132), the first channel receiver (450), the second channel receiver (550), and the coherent transmitter subsystem (300) and the analyzer subsystem (600), whereby the analyzer subsystem (600) receives the azimuth position signal (156), the elevation position signal (136), first received wave (452), the second received wave (552), and the reference radio signal (330), and the analyzer subsystem (600) compares the reference radio signal (330), the first received wave (452), and the second received wave (552) for the azimuth position signal (156) and the elevation position signal (136) and calculates a position of the object, a reflectivity differential, and a phase differential. 17. The multitransmitter RF rotary joint free weather radar system (60) of claim 16, wherein the first channel subsystem (400) emits a first channel second transmitted wave (12) and the second channel subsystem (500) emits a second channel second transmitted wave (22), wherein the first channel second transmitted wave (12) has a first channel second transmitted wave frequency that is different from the first channel first transmitted wave frequency, and the second channel second transmitted wave (22) has a second channel second transmitted wave frequency that is different from the second channel first transmitted wave frequency. 18. The multitransmitter RF rotary joint free weather radar system (60) of claim 16, wherein the platform (120) has a platform base (150) having a sinistral side (130) and a dextral side (140), wherein the sinistral side (130) and the dextral side (140) extend from the platform base (150); an azimuth axis of rotation (160) that extends through the platform base (150) to the platform support (110), wherein the platform (120) is rotatably coupled to the platform support (110) with the sinistral side (130) and dextral side (140) substantially parallel to the azimuth axis of rotation (160), whereby the platform (120) rotates around the azimuth axis of rotation (160); and an elevation axis of rotation (170) that extends from the sinistral side (130) to the dextral side (140) substantially parallel to the platform base (150), wherein the first channel subsystem (400) and the second channel subsystem (500) are rigidly coupled to the orthomode feed horn (220) such that the first channel subsystem (400), the second channel subsystem (500) and the orthomode feed horn (220) rotate about the elevation axis of rotation (170), such that a weight of the reflector (200) is counterbalanced in part by a weight of the first channel subsystem (400) and a weight of the second channel subsystem (500) across the elevation axis of rotation (170), whereby the reflector (200), the first channel subsystem (400), and the second channel subsystem (500) move in unison. 19. The multitransmitter RF rotary joint free weather radar system (60) of claim 16, wherein the first channel first transmitted wave (10) has a first channel first transmitted wave phase and the second channel first transmitted wave (20) has a second channel first transmitted wave phase, and the first channel first transmitted wave phase is different from the second channel first transmitted wave phase. 20. The multitransmitter RF rotary joint free weather radar system (60) of claim 16, wherein the first channel first transmitted wave (10) has a first channel first transmitted wave polarization and the second channel first transmitted wave (20) has a second channel first transmitted wave polarization, and the first channel first transmitted wave polarization is different from the second channel first transmitted wave polarization. 21. The multitransmitter RF rotary joint free weather radar system (60) of claim 16, wherein the analyzer subsystem (600) rotates with the platform (120) and the analyzer subsystem (600) is in wireless communication with a remote computer system (800). 22. The multitransmitter RF rotary joint free weather radar system (60) of claim 16, wherein the analyzer subsystem (600) further includes: an IF digitizer (610); a system controller (620) in electromagnetic communication with the IF digitizer (610), a data transmitter (630) in electrical communication with the system controller (620), a remote computer system (800) in wireless communication through a wireless link (632) with the data transmitter (630), whereby (i) the IF digitizer (610) receives the first received wave (452) from the first channel subsystem (400), the second received wave (552) from the second channel subsystem (500), and the reference radio signal (330) from the coherent transmitter subsystem (300); (ii) the IF digitizer (610) converts the first received wave (452), the second received wave (552), and the reference radio signal (330) to a readable format (612) for the system controller (620); (iii) the system controller (620) compares the readable format (612) for the azimuth position signal (156) and the elevation position signal (136) and calculates a position of the object; and (iv) the system controller (620) outputs a plurality of data (622) to a data transmitter (630) which transfers the data (622) to the remote computer system (800). 23. A multitransmitter RF rotary joint free weather radar system (60) mounted on a base (30) for emitting a first channel first transmitted wave (10), having a first channel first transmitted wave frequency and a first channel first transmitted wave phase, and a second channel first transmitted wave (20), having a second channel first transmitted wave frequency and a second channel first transmitted wave phase, towards an object and receiving a first channel first reflected wave (40) and a second channel first reflected wave (50), from the object, comprising: (A) an antenna pedestal (100) having a platform support (110) and a platform (120) wherein the platform support (110) is attached to the base (30), and wherein the platform (120) has (i) a platform base (150) having a sinistral side (130) and a dextral side (140), wherein the sinistral side (130) and dextral side (140) extend from the platform base (150); (ii) an azimuth axis of rotation (160) that extends through the platform base (150) to the platform support (110), wherein the platform (120) is rotatably coupled to the platform support (110) with the sinistral side (130) and dextral side (140) substantially parallel to the azimuth axis of rotation (160), whereby the platform (120) rotates around the azimuth axis of rotation (160); and (iii) an elevation axis of rotation (170) that extends from the sinistral side (130) to the dextral side (140) substantially parallel to the platform base (150); (B) a reflector (200) having a capture surface (210) and an orthomode feed horn (220), wherein the reflector (200) rotates with the platform (120), whereby the azimuth control system (152) and the elevation control system (132) coordinate positioning of the reflector (200) and the azimuth control system (152) generates an azimuth position signal (156) and the elevation control system (132) generates an elevation position signal (136) to indicate the position of the reflector (200) at the emission of the first channel first transmitted wave (10), the second channel first transmitted wave (20), and the orthomode feed horn (220) directs the first channel first transmitted wave (10) and the second channel first transmitted wave (20) to the reflector (200), the reflector (200) reflects the first channel first transmitted wave (10) and the second channel first transmitted wave (20) toward the object, and the capture surface (210) focuses the first channel first reflected wave (40) and the second channel first reflected wave (50) to the orthomode feed horn (220); (C) a coherent transmitter subsystem (300), wherein the coherent transmitter subsystem (300) rotates with the platform (120), whereby the coherent transmitter subsystem (300) generates a first radio signal (310), a second radio signal (320), and a reference radio signal (330); (D) a first channel subsystem (400) having: (i) a first traveling wave tube amplifier (412) in electromagnetic communication with the coherent transmitter subsystem (300), whereby the first traveling wave tube amplifier (412) receives the first radio signal (310) from the coherent transmitter subsystem (300) and the first traveling wave tube amplifier (412) modulates the first radio signal (310) to produce the first channel first transmitted wave (10) having the first channel first transmitted wave frequency of between approximately 3 GHz and approximately 35 GHz; (ii) a first channel power monitor (420) in electromagnetic communication with the first traveling wave tube amplifier (412), whereby the first channel power monitor (420) allows sampling of the first channel first transmitted wave (10) for analysis; (iii) a first channel circulator (430) in electromagnetic communication with both the first channel power monitor (420) and the orthomode feed horn (220), whereby the first channel circulator (430) directs the first channel first transmitted wave (10) toward the orthomode feed horn (220); (iv) a first channel TR limiter (440) in electromagnetic communication with the first channel circulator (430), wherein the first channel TR limiter (440) is a high-speed solid-state diode switch, whereby the orthomode feed horn (220) receives the first channel reflected wave (40) from the reflector (200), the first channel circulator (430) directs the first channel first reflected wave (40) toward the first channel TR limiter (440), and the first channel TR limiter (440) allows passage of the first channel first reflected wave (40) but blocks passage of the first channel first transmitted wave (10); and (v) a first channel receiver (450) in electromagnetic communication with the first channel TR limiter (440), whereby the first channel receiver (450) converts the first channel first reflected wave (40) into a first received wave (452); (E) a second channel subsystem (500) having: (i) a second traveling wave tube amplifier (512) in electromagnetic communication with the coherent transmitter subsystem (300), whereby the second traveling wave tube amplifier (512) receives the second radio signal (320) and the second traveling wave tube amplifier (512) modulates the second radio signal (320) to produce the second channel first transmitted wave (20) having the second channel first transmitted wave frequency of between approximately 3 GHz and approximately 35 GHz and the second channel first transmitted wave frequency is different from the first channel first transmitted wave frequency and the first channel first transmitted wave phase is different from the second channel first transmitted wave phase; to (ii) a second channel power monitor (520) in electromagnetic communication with the second traveling wave tube amplifier (512), whereby the second channel power monitor (520) allows sampling of the second channel first transmitted wave (20) for analysis; (iii) a second channel circulator (530) in electromagnetic communication with both the second channel power monitor (520) and the orthomode feed horn (220), whereby the second channel circulator (530) directs the second channel first transmitted wave (20) toward the orthomode feed horn (220); (iv) a second channel TR limiter (540) in electromagnetic communication with the second channel circulator (530), wherein the second channel TR limiter (540) is a high-speed solid-state switch, whereby the orthomode feed horn (220) receives the second channel first reflected wave (50) from the reflector (200), the second channel circulator (530) directs the second channel first reflected wave (50) to the second channel TR limiter (540), and the second channel TR limiter (540) allows passage of the second channel first reflected wave (50) but blocks passage of the second channel first transmitted wave (20); and (v) a second channel receiver (550) in electromagnetic communication with the second channel TR limiter (540), whereby the second channel receiver (550) converts the second channel first reflected wave (50) into a second received wave (552), wherein the first channel subsystem (400) and the second channel subsystem (500) are rigidly coupled to the orthomode feed horn (220) such that the first channel subsystem (400), the second channel subsystem (500) and the orthomode feed horn (220) rotate about the elevation axis of rotation (170), such that a weight of the reflector (200) is counterbalanced in part by a weight of the first channel subsystem (400) and a weight of the second channel subsystem (500) across the elevation axis of rotation (170), whereby the reflector (200), the first channel subsystem (400), and the second channel subsystem (500) move in unison; and (F) an analyzer subsystem (600) having: (i) an IF digitizer (610); (ii) a system controller (620) in electromagnetic communication with the IF digitizer (610), (iii) a data transmitter (630) in electrical communication with the system controller (620), and (iv) a remote computer system (800) in wireless communication through a wireless link (632) with the data transmitter (630), whereby (a) the IF digitizer (610) receives the first received wave (452) from the first channel subsystem (400), the second received wave (552) from the second channel subsystem (500), and the reference radio signal (330) from the coherent transmitter subsystem (300); (b) the IF digitizer (610) converts the first received wave (452), the second received wave (552), and the reference radio signal (330) to a readable format (612) for the system controller (620); (c) the system controller (620) compares the readable format (612) for the azimuth position signal (156) and the elevation position signal (136) and calculates a position of the object; and (d) the system controller (620) outputs a plurality of data (622) to a data transmitter (630) which transfers the data (622) to the remote computer system (800).