US Radar Sets

IEEE Frequency Bands From To Band 3 MHz 30 MHz HF 30 MHz 300 MHz VHF 300 MHz 1 GHz UHF 1 GHz 2 GHz L 2 GHz 4 GHz S 4 GHz 8 GHz C 8 GHz 12 GHz X 12 GHz 18 GHz Ku 18 GHz 27 GHz K 27 GHz 40 GHz Ka 40 GHz 75 GHz V 75 GHz 110 GHz W 110 GHz 300 GHz mm National Academies Press - IEEE Standard Letter Designations for Radar Bands Maximum Unambiguous Radar Range PRF Range Meters Range Miles Range Nautical Miles 100 1,500,000 932 809 200 750,000 466 405 300 500,000 311 270 360 416,666 259 225 400 375,000 233 202 500 300,000 186 162 750 200,000 124 108 1000 150,000 93 81 Calculator - Maximum Unambiguous Range 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 Major Canadian Radar Sets (edit list) Model Origin Company Type No. IEEE Band Frequency Prf Range Alt Notes FPS-502 Search Canadian FPS-507 FPS-6 Height Finder Canadian FPS-508 FPS-20 Search Canadian FPS-20 ISG-98 Height Finder Canadian TPS-501 TPS-10A Height Finder Canadian TPS-502 TPS-10D Marconi Height Finder ? X 9230 to 9404MHz 539 60/120mi 60k Canadian TPS-10D