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
Element
Value
Notes
Nomenclature
CPN-18
Origins
Variants
CPN-18A, 18C, 18D
Manufacturer
Bendix Radio
Type
Gap-filler
Number Made
?
IEEE Band
S-Band
Frequency
2700- 2900 mc
PRF
1500 pps/ 900 pps modified
Pulse Width
0.5 usec 1.0 usec modified
Rotation Speed
10 rpm clockwise
Power
500 kw peak min
Range
53 nmi
medium range
Introduced
Circa 1946
CPN-18 Medium Range Search Radar.
CPN-18 ESS Installation at Halibut Point Radar Site.
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
