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'''See Also:'''
'''See Also:'''

Revision as of 15:53, 5 May 2016

MPS-11 Medium Range Search Radar Set - A Medium Range mobile Search Radar set built by General Electric.

MPS-11 Manual Plotting Board.
FPS-8/MPS-11 Search Radar Block Diagram.
MPS-11 Search Radar System.

MPS-11 Search Radar

MPS-11 Search Radar
Element Value Notes
Nomenclature MPS-11
Origins FPS-8
Variants MPS-11A
Manufacturer General Electric
Type Search
IEEE Band L
Frequency 1280 to 1350 mc
PRF 360 pps
Pulse Width 3 usec
Rotation Speed 0-10 rpm
Power 1 megw
Horizontal Beam Width 2.5 deg
Vertical Beam Width 9 deg
Range 160 nmi no delay
220 nmi delay
Medium Range
Altitude 40,000 ft
Introduced
Number Made


FPS-8/MPS-11 Antenna on Fixed Tower


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
  • MIL-HDBK-162A, 15 Dec 1965.

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