FPS-20

FPS-20 Long Range Search Radar Set - A Long Range Search Radar set built by Bendix Corporation. Deployed in the late 1950s and 1960s to SAGE System radar sites. One of the most widely used heavy search radar sets during the period. Modified by GPA-102 and GPA-103 modification kits to provide additional electronic counter-counter measures (ECCM) and re-designated as a FPS-64/65/66/67 depending on which kit was applied. Kamloops AFS FPS-20 Search Radar Antenna, now in a City Park. Kamloops AFS FPS-20 Search Radar Antenna, now in a City Park. FPS-20 Search Radar FPS-20 Search Radar Element Value Notes Nomenclature FPS-20 Origins FPS-3 Variants FPS-20A FPS-20B FPS-20 + GPA-102 = FPS-64 FPS-20 + GPA-103 = FPS-65 FPS-20A + GPA-102 = FPS-66 FPS-20A + GPA-103 = FPS-67 FPS-20 + MK747 = FPS-91 FPS-20A + MK747 = FPS=91A FPS-20 + OA4831 = FPS-87 FPS-20A + OA4831 = FPS-87A FPS-508 Canada Manufacturer Bendix Corporation Type Search Number Made 200+ IEEE Band L Frequency 1250-1350 MHz PRF 360 Adjustable Pulse Width 2 us Rotation Speed 3.3, 5, 10 rpm Selected Power 750 kw x 2 Klystron Range 220 nmi Long Range Altitude 65k Introduced 1956 FPS-20 on Temperate Tower See Also: SAGE System US Radar Sets 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. Links: Wikipedia - FPS-20 FAS - FPS-20 Radar Tutorial FPS-20