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TPS-10 Medium Range Height Finder Radar Set - A Medium Range Height Finder Radar set built by Zenith/RCA. The original TPS-10 was developed by the MIT Radiation Laboratory during WWII. The postwar A model was produced by Zenith Corporation and following models, including the D model, produced by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA). Modified versions were produced as FPS-4 (fixed) and MPS-8 (mobile), some 450 copies of these versions were produced between 1948 and 1954.
TPS-10D Height Finder Radar
TPS-10D Height Finder Radar
| Element
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Value
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Notes
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| Nomenclature |
TPS-10D |
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| Origins |
TPS-10
TPS-10A
TPS-10B |
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| Variants |
TPS-10
TPS-10A
TPS-10B
FPS-4
MPS-8 |
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| Manufacturer |
Zenith/RCA |
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| Type |
Height Finder |
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| Number Made |
450~ |
All variants
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| IEEE Band |
X |
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| Frequency |
9230-9404 MHz |
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| PRF |
539 pps |
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| Pulse Width |
0.5 or 2 usec |
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| Rotation Speed |
Auto - 1/3 rpm
Manual - 0 to 6 rpm |
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| Nod Speed |
Auto - 60 cpm
Manual - 30 cpm |
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| Power |
250 kw peak |
6002 Magnetron
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| Range |
120 nmi |
Medium Range
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| Altitude |
-5,000 to +60,000 |
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| Introduced |
WWII |
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 FPS-4/TPS-10D USAF Radar Set |
 TPS-10D System Components From MIL-HDBK-162A - 15 Dec 1965:
"Radar Set AN/TPS-10D is a lightweight, medium- range height-finding equipment. The extremely narrow beam width of the antenna makes it especially adaptable for use in mountainous terrain. The set has a maximum presentable range coverage of 120 nautical mile s and a height-finding capability of -5000 to +60, 000 feet. Radar Set AN/TPS-10D is air-transportable in a type C-82 cargo aircraft without disassembly of any components other than the upper section of the antenna reflector."
TPS-10 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-375/TPS-10D
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1
|
157
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126.5
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1400
|
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| Power Supply
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PP-636/TPS-10D
|
1
|
22.25
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23.5
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21.75
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85
|
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| Radar Receiver-Transmitter
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RT- 208/TPS- 10D
|
1
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27.125
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27.625
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32.5
|
215
|
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| Radar Modulator
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MD-140/TPS-10D
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1
|
22
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24.5
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43.25
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185
|
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| Power Supply
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PP-635/TPS-10D
|
1
|
22
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23.75
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30.75
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210
|
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| Antenna Pedestal
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AB-226/TPS-10D
|
1
|
69
|
168
|
192
|
|
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| Waveguide Assembly
|
CG-799/U
|
1
|
10.625
|
1.625
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15.5
|
|
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| Antenna Pedestal Leg
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MT- 1061/TPS- 10D
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1
|
31.625
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24.25
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87.625
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|
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| Indicator Group
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OA-268/TPS-10D
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1
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|
|
|
|
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| Antenna Control
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C-841/TPS-10D
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2
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8.875
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14.25
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16
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18
|
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| Electronic Control Amplifier
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AM-493/TPS- 10D
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1
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32.75
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35
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49.5
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450
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| Control Indicator
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C-840/TPS-10D
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1
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18.5
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21.5
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20.75
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97
|
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| Interference Blanker
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MX-1166/TPS- 10D
|
1
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15.5
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18
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22.5
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82
|
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| Mounting
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MT-981/TPS-10D
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1
|
|
|
|
|
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| Motor Generator
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PU-219/TPS-10D
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1
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31.25
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59.5
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22.375
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950
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| Manifold Dehydrator
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HD- 147/TPS- 10D
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1
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19.75
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28
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22
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150
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| Standing Wave Indicator
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IM- 65/TPS- 10D*
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1
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7.75
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24
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15.25
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25
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| Directional Coupler
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CU- 263/TPS- 10D
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1
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8
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3
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24
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| Waveguide Assembly
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CG-816/TPS-10D
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1
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1.625
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1.625
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48.375
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| Waveguide Assembly
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CG-800/U
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1
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1.625
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1.625
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30
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* Dimensions and weight include directional coupler CU-263/TPS-10D
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, page 76.
- MIL-HDBK-162A, 15 Dec 1965.
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