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Typical control functions include generator (start/stop), generator (on line/off line), radar channel (on/off), radar (channel change), FST-1 (channel on/off), FST-1 (channel change).
Typical control functions include generator (start/stop), generator (on line/off line), radar channel (on/off), radar (channel change), FST-1 (channel on/off), FST-1 (channel change).
The FSW-1 also had the ability to provide a voice circuit between the gap filler site and the main site and often this was the only means of communications between the two. Many of the gap fillers were on mountain tops or in remote locations with no nearby communities and this telephone line kept the gap filler teams in touch.
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FSW-1 Remote Gap Filler Site Control/Monitor Set - A Remote Gap Filler Site Control/Monitor set built by Westinghouse Electric Corporation.

FSW-1 Gap Filler Site Control/Monitor

The FSW-1 provides a remote control system for the control and monitoring of equipment functions, building conditions, or both at unattended gap filler sites.

Typical functions to monitor include site security (doors open/closed), fire alarm, radar set status (channel on line/Channel off line) (Channel up/Channel down), FST-1 channel status (channel on line/Channel off line) (Channel up/Channel down), antenna (rotating/not rotating), generator status (running/stopped) (on line/off line).

Typical control functions include generator (start/stop), generator (on line/off line), radar channel (on/off), radar (channel change), FST-1 (channel on/off), FST-1 (channel change).

The FSW-1 also had the ability to provide a voice circuit between the gap filler site and the main site and often this was the only means of communications between the two. Many of the gap fillers were on mountain tops or in remote locations with no nearby communities and this telephone line kept the gap filler teams in touch.


FSW-1 Gap Filler Site Control/Monitor
Element Value Notes
Nomenclature FSW-1
Origins
Manufacturer Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Type Remote Gap Filler Site Control/Monitor Set
Communications media 600 ohm Telephone line
Std single pair
Remote Control Functions 20
Remote Monitor Functions 15 Visual
15 Audio-Visual
Power 105-130 AC 300w
Introduced

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FPS-3 System Components


FSW-1 Components (edit list)
Component Model Quantity Height Width Deep Weight Notes
Control Monitor (Prime) C-2063 1 84" 26" 25" 690 lb
Control Monitor (Remote) C-2062 1 84" 26" 25" 720 lb

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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