MPS-11

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 MPS-11 Components (edit list) Component Model Quantity Height Width Deep Weight Notes Radar Set Group OA-379 1 Radar Set Group OA-380 1 Antenna Group OA-405 1 Power Supply OA-412A 1 Transmitter Group OA-413 1 Radar Set Group OA-416 1 Receiver Group OA-417 1 Tower AB-396 1 Pulse Generator Group OA-1263 1 Plan Position Indicator GPA-126 Transmitter Trailer Assembly Van V-112/MPS-11 1 89 92 230 12,000 Distribution Trailer Assembly Van V-112/MPS-11 1 89 92 230 10,940 Antenna Truck Assembly M-35 Type Truck 1 113 96 277 12,880 Tower Truck Assembly M-35 Type Truck 1 113 96 277 19,300 Indicator Truck Assembly M-35 Type Truck 1 113 96 277 18,400 Power Truck M-35 Type Truck 2 113 96 277 19,500 Shelter Truck M-35 Type Trucks 1 1 1 125 133 128 96 96 96 277 277 277 20,100 18,600 17,900 Spare Parts Truck Assembly M-35 Type Truck 1 113 96 277 17,100 See Also: 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 - Radar Equipment Wikipedia - FPS-8