US Radar Sets

IEEE Frequency Bands From To Band Notes 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 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