This tutorial will show you how to create a static radar signal image.

Create a new file (File>New), having 1280x1024 px and 72 dpi.

Next applying the Rectangle Tool (U), try to make the background of the picture we want to have in the end.



Set the next shown parameters by making a mouse click on the layer we work with on the layers’ palette.
Blending Options>Gradient Overlay



Gradient’s parameters:





Now we shall set for the background’s layer the next parameter: Filter>Noise>Add Noise





… and also Filter>Blur>Motion blur





Next step we’ll try to represent a kind of radar panel. For the beginning we’ll use the Ellipse Tool (U) to make the primary layer of the mentioned element.



The layer’s parameters: Blending Options>Inner Shadow



Blending Options>Outer Glow



Blending Options>Gradient Overlay



Gradient’s parameters:





Choosing the same tool, it’s possible to represent the element’s screen:



The layer’s parameters: Fill 0%
Blending Options>Stroke