TPS-10

TPS-10 Medium Range Height Finder Radar Set - A Medium Range Height Finder Radar set built by Zenith/RCA. The original TPS-10 was developed by the MIT Radiation Laboratory during WWII. The postwar A model was produced by Zenith Corporation and following models, including the D model, produced by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA). Modified versions were produced as FPS-4 (fixed) and MPS-8 (mobile), some 450 copies of these versions were produced between 1948 and 1954. TPS-10D Height Finder Radar TPS-10D Height Finder Radar Element Value Notes Nomenclature TPS-10D Origins TPS-10 TPS-10A TPS-10B Variants TPS-10 TPS-10A TPS-10B FPS-4 MPS-8 Manufacturer Zenith/RCA Type Height Finder Number Made 450~ All variants IEEE Band X Frequency 9230-9404 MHz PRF 539 pps Pulse Width 0.5 or 2 usec Rotation Speed Auto - 1/3 rpm Manual - 0 to 6 rpm Nod Speed Auto - 60 cpm Manual - 30 cpm Power 250 kw peak 6002 Magnetron Range 120 nmi Medium Range Altitude -5,000 to +60,000 Introduced WWII FPS-4/TPS-10D USAF Radar Set TPS-10D System Components 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 76. MIL-HDBK-162A, 15 Dec 1965. Links: Radomes - Radar Equipment