CPN-18

CPN-18 medium range Gap-filler Radar Set - A medium range radar set originally meant as a part of an Air Traffic Control System adapted as a Gap-filler Radar set for the Experimental Sage Sub-Sector (ESS). Built by Bendix Radio in the late 1940s. CPN-18 Gap-filler Radar CPN-18 Gap-filler Radar Element Value Notes Nomenclature CPN-18 Origins Variants CPN-18A, 18C, 18D Manufacturer Bendix Radio Type Gap-filler Number Made ? IEEE Band S-Band Frequency 2700- 2900 mc PRF 1500 pps/ 900 pps modified Pulse Width 0.5 usec 1.0 usec modified Rotation Speed 10 rpm clockwise Power 500 kw peak min Range 53 nmi medium range Introduced Circa 1946 CPN-18 Medium Range Search Radar. CPN-18 ESS Installation at Halibut Point Radar Site. 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 C & E Museum - AN/CPN-18