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**Major U.S. Radar Sets** (edit list)
Model	Origin	Company	Type	No.	IEEE Band	Frequency	Prf	Range	Alt	Notes
ARSR-1 A thru E		Raytheon	Search	29	L	1280-1350MHz	360	170nmi	61k	FAA-Obsolete
ARSR-2		Raytheon	Search	18	L	1280-1350MHz	360	200nmi	61k	FAA-Obsolete
ARSR-3 A thru D		Westinghouse	Search	36	L	1250-1350MHz	310-365	250nmi	100k	FAA-Obsolete
ARSR-4 A thru D		Westinghouse	3D Long Range	44	L	1215-1400MHz	216 Low Stack 72 High Stack	254nmi	100k	FAA-Current Minimally-attended Radar
CARSR	FPS-20 ARSR-1	Raytheon	Search	84	L	1.2-1.4 GHz	3 Staggered PRFs	200nmi	100k	FAA-Current Minimally-attended Radar
CPN-18		Bendix	Search		S	2700- 2900 mc	1500	53 nmi
CPS-4		MIT	Height Finder		S	2700-2900MHz		90nmi
CPS-5		GE	Search		L	1300MHz	400	60nmi	40k
CPS-6 A/B		GE	Combo	Limited 12+	S	2700-3019MHz	300-600	84nmi 165nmi	16k 45k
FPQ-16		GE	SLBM-ICBM	1	UHF	442MHz	120	1,780nmi		PARCS
FPS-3 A		Bendix	Search	49+	L	1300MHz	440	220nmi	55k
FPS-4	TPS-10B	RCA	Height Finder		X	9000-9160MHz		60nmi	10k
FPS-5		Hazeltine	Search	Limited
FPS-6 A/B		GE	Height Finder	450~	S	2700-2900MHz	300-405	200nmi	75k
FPS-7 A/B/C/D		GE	Search	33 Auth	L	1250-1350MHz	244	270nmi	100k	FD
FPS-8		GE	Search	200+	L	1280-1350MHz	360	200nmi	40k
FPS-10	CPS-6B	GE	Combo	14+	S	2700-3019MHz	300-600	165nmi	45k	Stripped down CPS-6B
FPS-14		Bendix	Gap Filler	100~	S	2700-2900MHz	1200	65nmi		Unattended Radar
FPS-17		GE	Missile Detection	3~	VHF	175-215MHz	30	2000+
FPS-18		Bendix	Gap Filler	100~	S	2700-2900MHz	1200	65nmi		Unattended Radar
FPS-19	TPS-1D	Raytheon	Search		L	1220-1350 MHz	400	160nmi		DEW-Line
FPS-20 A/B	FPS-3	Bendix	Search	200+	L	1250-1350MHz	360	220nmi	65k
FPS-23		Motorola	Gap Filler		UHF	475-525MHz				DEW-Line
FPS-24		GE	Search	12	VHF	214-236MHz	278	250nmi		FD
FPS-26 A		Avco	Height Finder		C	5400-5900MHz				FD
FPS-27 A		Westinghouse	Search	20	S	2322-2670MHz	333	220nmi	150k	FD
FPS-28		Raytheon	Search	1	S	410-690MHz				FD
FPS-30		Bendix	Search	4	UHF	570-630MHz	500			Greenland “DYE” sites
FPS-31		MIT Lincoln Labs	Search	1	UHF	425Mhz				120' W x 16' H Antenna on Jughead Hill West Bath, ME.
FPS-35		Sperry	Search	12	UHF	420-450MHz	333			FD
FPS-64	FPS-20	Bendix	Search		L	1250-1350MHz	360			FPS-20+GPA-102
FPS-65	FPS-20	Bendix	Search		L	1250-1350MHz	360			FPS-20+GPA-103
FPS-66	FPS-20A	Bendix	Search		L	1250-1350MHz	360			FPS-20A+GPA-102
FPS-67 A/B	FPS-20A	Bendix	Search		L	1250-1350MHz	360			FPS-20A+GPA-103
FPS-80		GE	Missile Detection		UHF L
FPS-87 A	FPS-20	Bendix	Search		L	1250-1350MHz	360
FPS-89	FPS-6	GE	Height Finder		S	2700-2900MHz	300-405	110nmi
FPS-90	FPS-6	GE	Height Finder		S	2700-2900MHz	300-405	200nmi	75k
FPS-91	FPS-20	Bendix	Search		L	1250-1350MHz
FPS-93	FPS-20	Bendix	Search		L	1250-1350MHz				Raytheon Modified
FPS-100	FPS-20	Bendix	Search		L	1250-1350MHz	350-370
FPS-107		Westinghouse	Search		L	1250-1350MHz	244
FPS-108		Raytheon	Missile Detection		L	1215-1400MHz		2000nmi~		Cobra Dane
FPS-115		Raytheon	SLBM	4	UHF	420-450MHz	16	3,000nmi~		Pave Paws
FPS-116	FPS-6	GE	Height Finder		S
FPS-117		GE Lockheed Martin	3D Long Range	32	L	1215-1400MHz	241	250nmi	100k	North Warning System Alaska JSS Minimally-attended Radar
FPS-120	FPS-115	Raytheon	SSPARS							SSPARS
FPS-123	FPS-115	Raytheon	SSPARS							Pave Paws
FPS-124		Unisys	3D Gap Filler	42	L	1215-1400MHz		70nmi	15k	North Warning System Unattended Radar
FPS-126	FPS-115	Raytheon	SSPARS
FPS-130	ARSR-4	Westinghouse	3D Long Range	?	L	1215-1400MHz	216 Low Stack 72 High Stack	254nmi	100k	Mil Version of FAA Minimally-attended Radar
FPS-132	FPS-115	Boeing	SSPARS-UEWR		UHF			3000 mi		Pave Paws
FSS-7	FPS-26	Avco	SLBM	7	C					BMEWS-SLBM
GPS-3	FPS-8	GE	Backup Search		L	1280-1380 MHz	360 pps	Medium	40k
MPS-4		Hazeltine	Height Finder			6275-6575MHz	615-650	80nmi	40k
MPS-7	FPS-3	Bendix	Search		L	1300MHz	440	220nmi	55k	Mobile Version of FPS-3
MPS-8	FPS-4	RCA	Height Finder		X	9000-9160MHz		60nmi	10k	Mobile Version of FPS-4
MPS-11	FPS-8	GE	Search		L	1280-1350MHz	360	200nmi	40k	Mobile Version of FPS-8
MPS-14	FPS-6	GE	Height Finder		S	2700-2900MHz	300-405	200nmi	75k	Mobile Version of FPS-6
MPS-16 A/B		Avco	Height Finder		C	5200-5300MHz	360
SCR-268 T3/B/C		Signal Corps Western Electric	Search Light Control	2,974	VHF	205 MHz	4098	50,000 Yds
SCR-270 SCR-271		Westinghouse	Search	794	I	104-112 MHz	621	110mi	25k	SCR-270 Mobile SCR-271 Fixed
SCR-296-A	SCR-296	Western Electric	Tracking	176+	UHF	700 MHz	?	100k yds		The SCR-296-A had Lobe Switching
SCR-582		Radiation Labs	Search	55	S	2.8 GHz		45nmi SCR-582	Low	SCR-582 Fixed
SCR-584 A/B		Westinghouse General Electric Chrysler	Auto Tracking	3,825	S	2,700-2,800 MHz	1707	39.7 mi Search 18.2 mi Auto track		Mobile
SCR-588 A/B	CHL/GCI	Research Enterprises LTD	Search/GC/HFI		VHF	209 MHz	300-700	105 S 45 GCI	25k
SCR-682		Radiation Labs	Search	140	S	2.8 GHz		118nmi SCR-682A	Low	SCR-682 Mobile Also used Fixed
TPS-1D	TPS-1B	Western Electric	Search		L	1220-1350MHz	360-400	160nmi	10k
TPS-10 A/D		RCA	Height Finder		X	9000-9160MHz	539	60nm 120nm	10k 60k
TPS-43		Westinghouse	Combo	106+	S	2900-3100 MHz	250	243nm
TPS-63	UPS-1	Northrop Grumman	Search	97	L	1.25-1.35 GHz	774 avg	160		Aerostat
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 * Radomes - Radar Equipment * Mobile Radar * Thompson, Harris, Oakes & Terrett, The Signal Corps: the test (December 1941 to July 1943), Office of the Chief of Military History, Dept. of the Army, 1957 - World War, 1939-1945 - 621 pages, Pdf

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-{{RadarSetList|Model=[[ARSR-1]]|Origin=|Company=Raytheon|Type=Search|Number=|Band=L|Freq=1280-1350MHz|Prf=360|Range=170nmi|Alt=|Notes=FAA-Obsolete}}
+{{RadarSetList|Model=[[ARSR-1]]<br>A thru E|Origin=|Company=Raytheon|Type=Search|Number=29|Band=L|Freq=1280-1350MHz|Prf=360|Range=170nmi|Alt=61k|Notes=FAA-Obsolete}}
-{{RadarSetList|Model=[[ARSR-2]]|Origin=|Company=Raytheon|Type=Search|Number=|Band=L|Freq=1280-1350MHz|Prf=360|Range=200nmi|Alt=|Notes=FAA-Obsolete}}
+{{RadarSetList|Model=[[ARSR-2]]|Origin=|Company=Raytheon|Type=Search|Number=18|Band=L|Freq=1280-1350MHz|Prf=360|Range=200nmi|Alt=61k|Notes=FAA-Obsolete}}
-{{RadarSetList|Model=[[ARSR-3|ARSR-3<br>D]]|Origin=|Company=Westinghouse|Type=Search|Number=|Band=L|Freq=1250-1350MHz|Prf=310-365|Range=250nmi|Alt=100k|Notes=FAA-Obsolete}}
+{{RadarSetList|Model=[[ARSR-3|ARSR-3<br>A thru D]]|Origin=|Company=Westinghouse|Type=Search|Number=36|Band=L|Freq=1250-1350MHz|Prf=310-365|Range=250nmi|Alt=100k|Notes=FAA-Obsolete}}
-{{RadarSetList|Model=[[ARSR-4|ARSR-4<br>D]]|Origin=|Company=Westinghouse|Type=3D Long Range|Number=44|Band=L|Freq=1215-1400MHz|Prf=216 Low Stack<br>72 High Stack|Range=254nmi|Alt=100k|Notes=FAA-Current<br>Minimally-attended Radar}}
+{{RadarSetList|Model=[[ARSR-4|ARSR-4<br>A thru D]]|Origin=|Company=Westinghouse|Type=3D Long Range|Number=44|Band=L|Freq=1215-1400MHz|Prf=216 Low Stack<br>72 High Stack|Range=254nmi|Alt=100k|Notes=FAA-Current<br>Minimally-attended Radar}}
-{{RadarSetList|Model=[[CARSR]]|Origin=[[FPS-20]]<br>[[ARSR-1]]|Company=Raytheon|Type=3D Long Range|Number=84|Band=L|Freq=1.2-1.4 GHz|Prf=3 Staggered PRFs|Range=200nmi|Alt=100K|Notes=FAA-Current}}
+{{RadarSetList|Model=[[CARSR]]|Origin=[[FPS-20]]<br>[[ARSR-1]]|Company=Raytheon|Type=Search|Number=84|Band=L|Freq=1.2-1.4 GHz|Prf=3 Staggered PRFs|Range=200nmi|Alt=100k|Notes=FAA-Current<br>Minimally-attended Radar}}
 {{RadarSetList|Model=[[CPN-18]]|Origin=|Company=Bendix|Type=Search|Number=|Band=S|Freq=2700- 2900 mc|Prf=1500|Range=53 nmi|Alt=|Notes=}}
 {{RadarSetList|Model=[[CPS-4]]|Origin=|Company=MIT|Type=Height Finder|Number=|Band=S|Freq=2700-2900MHz|Prf=|Range=90nmi|Alt=|Notes=}}
-{{RadarSetList|Model=[[CPS-5]]|Origin=|Company=GE/Bendix|Type=Search|Number=|Band=L|Freq=1300MHz|Prf=400|Range=60nmi|Alt=40k|Notes=}}
+{{RadarSetList|Model=[[CPS-5]]|Origin=|Company=GE|Type=Search|Number=|Band=L|Freq=1300MHz|Prf=400|Range=60nmi|Alt=40k|Notes=}}
 {{RadarSetList|Model=[[CPS-6|CPS-6<br>A/B]]|Origin=|Company=GE|Type=Combo|Number=Limited<br>12+|Band=S|Freq=2700-3019MHz|Prf=300-600|Range=84nmi<br>165nmi|Alt=16k<br>45k|Notes=}}
 {{RadarSetList|Model=[[FPQ-16]]|Origin=|Company=GE|Type=SLBM-ICBM|Number=1|Band=UHF|Freq=442MHz|Prf=120|Range=1,780nmi|Alt=|Notes=PARCS}}
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 {{RadarSetList|Model=[[MPS-14]]|Origin=FPS-6|Company=GE|Type=Height Finder|Number=|Band=S|Freq=2700-2900MHz|Prf=300-405|Range=200nmi|Alt=75k|Notes=Mobile Version of FPS-6}}
 {{RadarSetList|Model=[[MPS-16|MPS-16<br>A/B]]|Origin=|Company=Avco|Type=Height Finder|Number=|Band=C|Freq=5200-5300MHz|Prf=360|Range=|Alt=|Notes=}}
-{{RadarSetList|Model=[[SCR-268]]<br>T3/B/C|Origin=|Company=Signal Corps<br>Western Electric|Type=Search Light Control|Number=2,974|Band=|Freq=205 MHz|Prf=4098|Range=40,000 Yds|Alt=|Notes=}}
+{{RadarSetList|Model=[[SCR-268]]<br>T3/B/C|Origin=|Company=Signal Corps<br>Western Electric|Type=Search Light Control|Number=2,974|Band=VHF|Freq=205 MHz|Prf=4098|Range=50,000 Yds|Alt=|Notes=}}
 {{RadarSetList|Model=[[SCR-270|SCR-270<br>SCR-271]]|Origin=|Company=Westinghouse|Type=Search|Number=794|Band=I|Freq=104-112 MHz|Prf=621|Range=110mi|Alt=25k|Notes=SCR-270 Mobile<br>SCR-271 Fixed}}
+{{RadarSetList|Model=[[SCR-296|SCR-296-A]]|Origin=SCR-296|Company=Western Electric|Type=Tracking|Number=176+|Band=UHF|Freq=700 MHz|Prf=?|Range=100k yds|Alt=|Notes=The SCR-296-A had Lobe Switching}}
 {{RadarSetList|Model=[[SCR-582|SCR-582]]|Origin=|Company=Radiation Labs|Type=Search|Number=55|Band=S|Freq=2.8 GHz|Prf=|Range=45nmi SCR-582|Alt=Low|Notes=SCR-582 Fixed}}
 {{RadarSetList|Model=[[SCR-584|SCR-584<br>A/B]]|Origin=|Company=Westinghouse<br>General Electric<br>Chrysler|Type=Auto Tracking|Number=3,825|Band=S|Freq=2,700-2,800 MHz|Prf=1707|Range=39.7 mi Search<br>18.2 mi Auto track|Alt=|Notes=Mobile}}
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 {{RadarSetList|Model=[[TPS-10|TPS-10<br>A/D]]|Origin=|Company=RCA|Type=Height Finder|Number=|Band=X|Freq=9000-9160MHz|Prf=539|Range=60nm<br>120nm|Alt=10k<br>60k|Notes=}}
 {{RadarSetList|Model=[[TPS-43]]|Origin=|Company=Westinghouse|Type=Combo|Number=106+|Band=S|Freq=2900-3100 MHz|Prf=250|Range=243nm|Alt=|Notes=}}
-{{RadarSetList|Model=[[FPS-502]]|Origin=|Company=|Type=Search|Number=|Band=|Freq=|Prf=|Range=|Alt=|Notes=Canadian}}
+{{RadarSetList|Model=[[TPS-63]]|Origin=UPS-1|Company=Northrop Grumman|Type=Search|Number=97|Band=L|Freq=1.25-1.35 GHz|Prf=774 avg|Range=160|Alt=|Notes=Aerostat}}
-{{RadarSetList|Model=[[FPS-507]]|Origin=|Company=|Type=Height Finder|Number=|Band=|Freq=|Prf=|Range=|Alt=|Notes=Canadian}}
-{{RadarSetList|Model=[[FPS-508]]|Origin=FPS-20|Company=|Type=Search|Number=|Band=|Freq=|Prf=|Range=|Alt=|Notes=Canadian FPS-20}}
-{{RadarSetList|Model=[[ISG-98]]|Origin=|Company=|Type=Height Finder|Number=|Band=|Freq=|Prf=|Range=|Alt=|Notes=Canadian}}
-{{RadarSetList|Model=[[TPS-501]]|Origin=|Company=|Type=Height Finder|Number=|Band=|Freq=|Prf=|Range=|Alt=|Notes=Canadian}}
-{{RadarSetList|Model=[[TPS-502]]|Origin=TPS-10D|Company=Marconi|Type=Height Finder|Number=?|Band=X|Freq=9230 to 9404MHz|Prf=539|Range=60/120mi|Alt=60k|Notes=Canadian TPS-10D}}
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 {{RadarSetFooter|Notes='''Sources:''' <br>* {{Winkler}}<br>* [http://www.radomes.org/museum/equip.php Radomes - Radar Equipment]<br>* [http://www.mobileradar.org/radar_descptn_1.html Mobile Radar]<br>* {{SignalCorpsWWIITest}}}}

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