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CPN-18 medium range Gap-filler Radar Set - A medium range radar set originally meant as a part of an Air Traffic Control System adapted as a Gap-filler Radar set for the Experimental Sage Sub-Sector (ESS). Built by Bendix Radio in the late 1940s.
CPN-18 Gap-filler Radar
CPN-18 Gap-filler Radar
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Value
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Notes
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| Nomenclature |
CPN-18 |
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| Origins |
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| Variants |
CPN-18A, 18C, 18D |
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| Manufacturer |
Bendix Radio |
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| Type |
Gap-filler |
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| Number Made |
? |
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| IEEE Band |
S-Band |
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| Frequency |
2700- 2900 mc |
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| PRF |
1500 pps/ 900 pps modified |
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| Pulse Width |
0.5 usec
1.0 usec modified |
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| Rotation Speed |
10 rpm clockwise |
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| Power |
500 kw peak min |
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| Range |
53 nmi |
medium range
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| Introduced |
Circa 1946 |
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 CPN-18 Medium Range Search Radar. |
 CPN-18 ESS Installation at Halibut Point Radar Site.
See Also:
Sources:
- Winkler, David F., Searching the Skies: the Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program, USAF Hq Air Combat Command, 1997, 192 pages, Pdf
- MIL-HDBK-162A, 15 Dec 1965.
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