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FPS-8 Medium Range Search Radar Set - A medium range air transportable Search Radar set built by General Electric. Some 200 units were produced between 1954 and 1958.
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 FPS-8 Search Radar System. |
FPS-8 Search Radar
FPS-8 Search Radar
| Element
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Value
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Notes
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| Nomenclature |
FPS-8 |
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| Origins |
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| Variants |
GPS-3, MPS-11, FPS-88 |
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| Manufacturer |
General Electric |
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| Type |
Search |
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| Number Made |
200+ |
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| IEEE Band |
L Band |
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| Frequency |
1280-1350 MHz |
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| PRF |
360 pps |
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| Pulse Width |
2 us |
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| Peak Power Output |
1 Megawatt |
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| Rotation Speed |
0-10 rpm |
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| RF Power Source |
QK-358 Magnetron |
Tuneable
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| Range |
160 nmi
200 nmi with delay |
Medium Range
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| Accuracy |
.5 mi Range
.5 deg Azimuth |
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| Altitude |
40 k feet |
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| Power Requirements |
129/208 Volts, 3 Phase, 4 wire, 60 Cycle, 20 Kw |
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| Indicators |
12" PPI, 5" A-Scope |
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| Introduced |
circa 1954 |
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 FPS-8/MPS-11/GPS-3 Antenna on Fixed Tower |
 FPS-8/MPS-11 Search Radar Block Diagram.
FPS-8 Components (edit list)
| Component
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Model
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Quantity
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Height
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Width
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Deep
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Weight
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Notes
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| Antenna Group
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OA-405/FPS-8
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1
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200
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300
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72
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2,429
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| Receiver Group
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OA-417/FPS-8
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1
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50-1/2
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33-1/8
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27
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540
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| Transmitter Group
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OA-413/FPS-8
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1
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57-9/16
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32
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24
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578
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| Modulator Group
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OA-414/FPS-8
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1
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55-1/3
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24
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24-1/4
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578
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| Power Supply Group
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OA-412/FPS-8
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1
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54
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30
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28
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1,160
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| Switching Group Electrical Power
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OA-415/FPS-8
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1
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61-1/2
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25
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32
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760
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| Radar Set Group
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OA-381/FPS-8
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1
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40-3/4
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33-3/8
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26-5/8
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150
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| Radar Set Group
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OA-416/FPS-8
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1
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63-9/16
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24
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29
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570
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| Control, Antenna
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C-1133/FPS-8
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1
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30
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15
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15
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| Indicator, Range
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IP-209/FPS-8
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1
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21
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28-11/16
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15
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150
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| Indicator Group
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OA-99A/CPS
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2 to 6
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42
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21
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43
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419
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PPI Scope
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| Radome-Tower Group
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AN/GPA-89
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1
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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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