diff --git a/9_Firmware/9_2_FPGA/cfar_ca.v b/9_Firmware/9_2_FPGA/cfar_ca.v
index 02e22cb..321f41c 100644
--- a/9_Firmware/9_2_FPGA/cfar_ca.v
+++ b/9_Firmware/9_2_FPGA/cfar_ca.v
@@ -42,6 +42,29 @@
  *     alpha_fpga = alpha_statistical / 16 = 0.305 → Q4.4 ≈ 0x05
  *   Or host can set alpha per training cell if it accounts for count.
  *
+ * Doppler-window dependency (PR-M, 2026-05-01):
+ *   CFAR slides through RANGE within each Doppler-bin column, so the
+ *   training-cell statistics depend on what "noise" actually looks like
+ *   in a column — which includes Doppler-window sidelobe leakage from
+ *   strong returns at OTHER Doppler bins at the same range.
+ *
+ *   With the new Dolph-Chebyshev 60 dB window (vs the old "Hamming-ish"
+ *   LUT at -33 dB peak sidelobes), sidelobe leakage drops 27 dB. Training
+ *   cells are now closer to true thermal noise; effective Pfa at the
+ *   shipped α defaults (RP_DEF_CFAR_ALPHA=3.0, ALPHA_SOFT=1.5) drops
+ *   accordingly. Two operating-point choices for HW bring-up:
+ *
+ *     (a) Hold α — accept lower Pfa, get higher Pd as a free win.
+ *     (b) Lower α — recover original Pfa, get even higher Pd.
+ *
+ *   Defaults are NOT changed in this PR. Recommended bring-up procedure:
+ *     1. Collect noise-only frames (no targets in dwell).
+ *     2. Measure empirical Pfa at shipped α=3.0/1.5.
+ *     3. If Pfa < 0.5 × design target, lower α to spec; otherwise hold.
+ *
+ *   The opcodes 0x23 (RP_OP_CFAR_ALPHA) and 0x2D (RP_OP_CFAR_ALPHA_SOFT)
+ *   let the host adjust α at runtime without firmware change.
+ *
  * Edge handling:
  *   At range boundaries where the full window doesn't fit, only available
  *   training cells are used. The noise estimate naturally reduces, raising
diff --git a/9_Firmware/9_2_FPGA/radar_params.vh b/9_Firmware/9_2_FPGA/radar_params.vh
index 99c794a..60f05bc 100644
--- a/9_Firmware/9_2_FPGA/radar_params.vh
+++ b/9_Firmware/9_2_FPGA/radar_params.vh
@@ -229,6 +229,12 @@
 // ============================================================================
 // CFAR DEFAULTS
 // ============================================================================
+// alpha defaults below are calibrated for the Dolph-Chebyshev 60 dB Doppler
+// window (PR-M, 2026-05-01). With the new -60 dB sidelobes, training cells
+// suffer ~27 dB less leakage from strong off-Doppler returns than under the
+// previous "Hamming-ish" -33 dB LUT — effective Pfa at fixed alpha drops
+// accordingly. Re-measure during HW bring-up; opcode 0x23/0x2D adjusts at
+// runtime. See cfar_ca.v "Doppler-window dependency" comment for details.
 `define RP_DEF_CFAR_GUARD           2
 `define RP_DEF_CFAR_TRAIN           8
 `define RP_DEF_CFAR_ALPHA           8'h30   // 3.0 in Q4.4