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Phased array radar question

Anyone know why the Zhuk MSF and Kopyo-F radars have a non-equidistant or spiral arrangement of emmitters?

Kopyo-F:
http://aerospace.boopidoo.com/philez/Su-15TM%20PICTURES%20&%20DOCS/Overscan%27s%20guide%20to%20Russian%20Military%20Avionics_archivos/pharaon2.jpg

Zhuk MSF:
http://aerospace.boopidoo.com/philez/Su-15TM%20PICTURES%20&%20DOCS/Overscan%27s%20guide%20to%20Russian%20Military%20Avionics_archivos/sokol3.jpg

Conventional ESA (BARS):
http://www.ausairpower.net/Irkut-Su-30MKI-BARS-1.jpg

Many thanks.

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