FPS-20

FPS-20 Long Range Search Radar Set - A Long Range Search Radar set built by Bendix Corporation. Deployed in the late 1950s and 1960 to SAGE System radar sites. Kamloops AFS FPS-20 Search Radar Antenna, now in a City Park. Kamloops AFS FPS-20 Search Radar Antenna, now in a City Park. FPS-20 Search Radar FPS-20 Search Radar Element Value Notes Nomenclature FPS-20 Origins FPS-3 Variants FPS-20A FPS-20B FPS-20 + GPA-102 = FPS-64 FPS-20 + GPA-103 = FPS-65 FPS-20A + GPA-102 = FPS-66 FPS-20A + GPA-103 = FPS-67 Manufacturer Bendix Corporation Type Search Number Made 200+ IEEE Band L Frequency 1250-1350 MHz PRF 360 Pulse Width 2 us Rotation Speed Power Klystron Range 220 nmi Long Range Altitude 65k Introduced 1956 File:AN-FPS-20 Radar.jpg FPS-20 on Temperate Tower See Also: SAGE System US Radar Sets 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 MIL-HDBK-162A, 15 Dec 1965. Links: Radomes - FPS-20 Radomes - Radar Equipment Wikipedia - FPS-20 FAS - FPS-20 Radar Tutorial FPS-20