FPS-10

FPS-10 long range Combo Radar Set - A long range Combo Radar set (search + height-finder) manufactured by the General Electric Company. A stripped down version of the CPS-6B. CPS-6B/FPS-10 Combination Search and Height Finder Radar Facility. FPS-10 Combo Radar FPS-10 Combo Radar Element Value Notes Nomenclature FPS-10 Origins CPS-6B Variants Manufacturer General Electric Company Type Combo Number Made 14+ CPS-6B 13+ FPS-10 IEEE Band S Frequency 2700 to 3019 mc 6 freq bands PRF 600 or 300 pps Pulse Width 1us at 600 pps 1 or 2 us at 300 pps EW Tx 2 us Rotation Speed 2 to 15 rpm Continuously variable Range Height Finder - 120 nmi EW (V-beam) - 150 nmi EW (S-beam) - 240 nmi Long range B-17 or B-29 Type Target Accuracy Range - 0.87 mi EW Channel - 0.5 mi Azimuth - 1 deg EW Channel - 0.5 deg Elevation - plus or minus 500 ft (relative; plus or minus 1000 ft absolute Altitude 40,000 ft altitude 0 to 24 deg angular Power 120-208v ac, 60 cps, 3-ph, 4-wire, 100 kw Introduced 1950 (CPS-6B) CPS-6B/FPS-10 Radar Set FPS-10 Components (edit list) Component Model Quantity Height Width Deep Weight Notes Antenna Assembly AS-451/CPS-6B 1 684 720 Includes Arctic Tower and Building Radar Set Group OA-345/CPS-6B 1 60 51.5 31 Receiver-Transmitter Group OA-126/CPS-6B 2 59 45 24 Receiver-Transmitter Group OA-127/CPS-6B 2 59 45 24 Receiver Transmitter Group OA-128/CPS-6B 1 59 45 24 Radar Modulator MD-98/CPS-6B 1 43 34 34 824 Radar Modulator MD-99/CPS-6B 1 43 34 34 710 Relay Assembly RE-76/CPS-6B 1 60 36 12 Motor Generator PU-178/CPS-6B 1 19 24 54 Motor Generator PU-179/CPS-6B 1 14.35 13.35 25.35 Control Power Supply Group OA-103/CPS-6B 1 72 24 24 377 Power Supply PP-415/CPS-6B 1 30 29 40 Indicator Group OA-98/CPS-6B 2 42 21 43 500 Indicator Group OA-99/CPS-6B 7 42 21 43 Indicator Group OA-100/CPS-6B 1 42 21 43 362 Blanker-Indicator Group OA-101/CPS-6B 1 72 24 24 352 Antenna Control Group OA-110/CPS-6B 1 42 40 30 Calibrator Generator Group OA-96/CPS- 6B 1 72 24 24 219 Mixer-Blanker MX-918/CPS-6B 1 72 24 24 259 Moving Target Indicator Group OA-121/CPS-6B 1 72 24 24 Power Supply PP-415/CPS-6B 1 27 24 24 Power Control Group OA-122/CPS-6B 1 72 24 24 Plotting Board PT-105/CPS-6B 2 114 46 108 Plotting Table PT-104/CPS-6B 2 38 36.5 34 Radome Pressure Control Unit 1 Diesel Power Unit (GFE) 3 See Also: US Radar Sets CPS-6B 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, page 75-76 (CPS-6B), page 77 (FPS-10). MIL-HDBK-162A, 15 Dec 1965. Links: Radomes - Radar Equipment