A method of dual-mode radar operation of a radar system, the method comprising: at a hybrid coupler, providing a continuous load to a single synthesizer; receiving a signal produced by the single synthesizer; and coupling the received signal to two output ports; at a pulse transmitter, receiving a pulse transmit-activate signal from a controller; receiving an input signal from a first one of the two output ports of the hybrid coupler; and amplifying the received input signal if the activate signal has been received, wherein amplifying is based on a predefined desired pulse output transmission setting; at a frequency-modulation continuous-wave, FMCW, transmitter, receiving an FMCW transmit-activate signal from the controller; receiving an input signal from the other output port of the hybrid coupler; and amplifying the received input signal if the FMCW transmit-activate signal has been received, wherein amplifying is based on a predefined desired FMCW output transmission setting; at an isolator receiving signals from the pulse transmitter; directing signals received from a directional coupler to a load; at the directional coupler, directing signals received from either the isolator or the FMCW transmitter to a lowpass filter, LPF,; and at the lowpass filter, directing signals received from the directional coupler to an antenna 30. at a hybrid coupler, providing a continuous load to a single synthesizer; receiving a signal produced by the single synthesizer; and coupling the received signal to two output ports; providing a continuous load to a single synthesizer; receiving a signal produced by the single synthesizer; and coupling the received signal to two output ports; at a pulse transmitter, receiving a pulse transmit-activate signal from a controller; receiving an input signal from a first one of the two output ports of the hybrid coupler; and amplifying the received input signal if the activate signal has been received, wherein amplifying is based on a predefined desired pulse output transmission setting; receiving a pulse transmit-activate signal from a controller; receiving an input signal from a first one of the two output ports of the hybrid coupler; and amplifying the received input signal if the activate signal has been received, wherein amplifying is based on a predefined desired pulse output transmission setting; at a frequency-modulation continuous-wave, FMCW, transmitter, receiving an FMCW transmit-activate signal from the controller; receiving an input signal from the other output port of the hybrid coupler; and amplifying the received input signal if the FMCW transmit-activate signal has been received, wherein amplifying is based on a predefined desired FMCW output transmission setting; at an isolator receiving signals from the pulse transmitter; directing signals received from a directional coupler to a load; at the directional coupler, directing signals received from either the isolator or the FMCW transmitter to a lowpass filter, LPF,; and at the lowpass filter, directing signals received from the directional coupler to an antenna 30. receiving an FMCW transmit-activate signal from the controller; receiving an input signal from the other output port of the hybrid coupler; and amplifying the received input signal if the FMCW transmit-activate signal has been received, wherein amplifying is based on a predefined desired FMCW output transmission setting; at an isolator receiving signals from the pulse transmitter; directing signals received from a directional coupler to a load; at the directional coupler, directing signals received from either the isolator or the FMCW transmitter to a lowpass filter, LPF,; and at the lowpass filter, directing signals received from the directional coupler to an antenna 30.