Pulse repetition frequency Pulse repetition frequency The pulse repetition frequency (PRF) is the number of pulses of a repeating signal in a specific time unit, normally measured in pulses per second. The term is used within a number of technical disciplines, notably radar. In radar, a radio signal of a particular carrier frequency is turned on and off; the term "frequency" refers to the carrier, while the PRF refers to the number of switches. Both are measured in terms of cycle per second, or hertz. The PRF is normally much lower than the frequency. For instance, a typical World War II radar like
Hartley (unit) digit, a ban corresponds to a decimal digit. A deciban is one tenth of a ban; the name is formed from "ban" by the SI prefix "deci-". One hartley corresponds to log(10) bit = ln(10) nat, or approximately 3.322 Sh, or 2.303 nat. A deciban is about 0.332 Sh. Though not an SI unit, the hartley is part of the International System of Quantities, defined by International Standard IEC 80000-13 of the International Electrotechnical Commission. It is named after Ralph Hartley. The term "hartley" is named after Ralph Hartley, who suggested in 1928 to measure information using a logarithmic base