TPS-1D

TPS-1D Medium Range Search Radar Set - A 160-mile range Search Radar set developed by Bell Telephone Laboratories. First manufactured by Western Electric Company and later licensed for manufacture to other companies such as Raytheon, Bendix and foreign companies such as Microlambda in Italy. Used in the U.S. Lashup System the early 1950s. Usually replaced in the U.S. Permanent Radar System with the FPS-3 or FPS-8 search radars. TPS-1E Power Supply & Signal Comparison Unit. TPS-1E Display Console. TPS-1E Transmitter-Receiver TPS-1D Search Radar TPS-1D Search Radar Element Value Notes Nomenclature TPS-1D Origins TPS-1B, TPS-1C Variants TPS-1E, TPS-1F, TPS-1G Manufacturer Western Electric Raytheon Manufacturing & Others Type Search Number Made ? IEEE Band L Band Frequency 1220-1350 MHz PRF 360-400 pps 380 pps normal Pulse Width 2 Microseconds Rotation Speed 0-15 rpm Power 500 KW Range 160 mi Altitude 30k ft Beam Width Horizontal 4 deg Vertical 12 deg Displays 7" PPI 5" A-scope RF Power Source 5J26 magnetron Power Requirements 115 volts, 400 cycles, 1 phase, 7.5 kw Introduced circa 1948 TPS-1D Sytem Bendix TPS-1B Radar Antenna and Shelter at the Air Force Museum. TPS-1D Components (edit list) Component Model Quantity Height Width Deep Weight Notes Mounting MT-960/TPS-1D 1 5-1/8 6 34-1/8 23.25 Radar Modulator MD-144/TPS-1D 1 29 24-1/4 34-1/8 346.5 Azimuth-Range Indicator IP-141/TPS-1D 1 29 24-1/4 24 217.0 Signal Comparator CM-36/TPS-1D 1 20 24-1/4 24 204.5 Power Supply PP-674/TPS-ID 1 29 24-1/4 24 237.0 Radar Receiver-Transmitter RT-212/TPS-1D 1 29 24-1/4 24 355.0 Antenna Base AB-221/TPS-1D 1 33-3/4 24-1/4 23-1/4 368.5 Antenna AS-548/TPS-1D 1 75 180 79 180.0 Radar Test Set UPM-30 1 17 14-1/4 14-1/4 84.0 Shelter S-68/TPS-1D 1 178-4/5 120 120 203.0 Erected Case CY-1060/TPS-1D 1 31 25 25 358.0 Case CY-1061/TPS-1D 1 54 48 57-1/4 230.0 Case CY-1062/TPS-1D 1 58 56 82 206.0 Case CY-1279/TPS-1D 1 31 25 25 167.0 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, page 73-74. MIL-HDBK-162A, 15 Dec 1965. Links: Radar Equipment TPS-1D Wikipedia - Western Electric AN/TPS-1B Radar