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'''{{PAGENAME}} Medium Range Search Radar Set''' - A 160 mile range Search Radar set developed by Bell Telephone Laboratories. First manufactured by Western Electric Company and later licensed for manufacture to other companies such as Raytheon, Bendix and foreign companies such as Microlambda in Italy. Used in the U.S. [[Lashup System]] the early 1950s. Usually replaced in the U.S. Permanent Radar System with the [[FPS-3]] or [[FPS-8]] search radars.
'''{{PAGENAME}} Medium Range Search Radar Set''' - A 160-mile range Search Radar set developed by Bell Telephone Laboratories. First manufactured by Western Electric Company and later licensed for manufacture to other companies such as Raytheon, Bendix and foreign companies such as Microlambda in Italy. Used in the U.S. [[Lashup System]] the early 1950s. Usually replaced in the U.S. Permanent Radar System with the [[FPS-3]] or [[FPS-8]] search radars.
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== TPS-1D Search Radar ==
== TPS-1D Search Radar ==
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'''Links:'''  
'''Links:'''  
* [http://www.radomes.org/museum/equip/tps-1d.html Radomes - Radar Equipment TPS-1D]
* [[Bad Links]] /museum/equip/tps-1d.html Radar Equipment TPS-1D]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Electric_AN/TPS-1B_Radar Wikipedia - Western Electric AN/TPS-1B Radar]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Electric_AN/TPS-1B_Radar Wikipedia - Western Electric AN/TPS-1B Radar]
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Latest revision as of 07:01, 29 May 2020

TPS-1D Medium Range Search Radar Set - A 160-mile range Search Radar set developed by Bell Telephone Laboratories. First manufactured by Western Electric Company and later licensed for manufacture to other companies such as Raytheon, Bendix and foreign companies such as Microlambda in Italy. Used in the U.S. Lashup System the early 1950s. Usually replaced in the U.S. Permanent Radar System with the FPS-3 or FPS-8 search radars.

TPS-1E Power Supply & Signal Comparison Unit.
TPS-1E Display Console.
TPS-1E Transmitter-Receiver

TPS-1D Search Radar

TPS-1D Search Radar
Element Value Notes
Nomenclature TPS-1D
Origins TPS-1B, TPS-1C
Variants TPS-1E, TPS-1F, TPS-1G
Manufacturer Western Electric
Raytheon Manufacturing & Others
Type Search
Number Made ?
IEEE Band L Band
Frequency 1220-1350 MHz
PRF 360-400 pps 380 pps normal
Pulse Width 2 Microseconds
Rotation Speed 0-15 rpm
Power 500 KW
Range 160 mi
Altitude 30k ft
Beam Width Horizontal 4 deg
Vertical 12 deg
Displays 7" PPI
5" A-scope
RF Power Source 5J26 magnetron
Power Requirements 115 volts, 400 cycles, 1 phase, 7.5 kw
Introduced circa 1948
TPS-1D Sytem
Bendix TPS-1B Radar Antenna and Shelter at the Air Force Museum.


TPS-1D Components (edit list)
Component Model Quantity Height Width Deep Weight Notes
Mounting MT-960/TPS-1D 1 5-1/8 6 34-1/8 23.25
Radar Modulator MD-144/TPS-1D 1 29 24-1/4 34-1/8 346.5
Azimuth-Range Indicator IP-141/TPS-1D 1 29 24-1/4 24 217.0
Signal Comparator CM-36/TPS-1D 1 20 24-1/4 24 204.5
Power Supply PP-674/TPS-ID 1 29 24-1/4 24 237.0
Radar Receiver-Transmitter RT-212/TPS-1D 1 29 24-1/4 24 355.0
Antenna Base AB-221/TPS-1D 1 33-3/4 24-1/4 23-1/4 368.5
Antenna AS-548/TPS-1D 1 75 180 79 180.0
Radar Test Set UPM-30 1 17 14-1/4 14-1/4 84.0
Shelter S-68/TPS-1D 1 178-4/5 120 120 203.0 Erected
Case CY-1060/TPS-1D 1 31 25 25 358.0
Case CY-1061/TPS-1D 1 54 48 57-1/4 230.0
Case CY-1062/TPS-1D 1 58 56 82 206.0
Case CY-1279/TPS-1D 1 31 25 25 167.0

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 73-74.
  • MIL-HDBK-162A, 15 Dec 1965.

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