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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
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Value
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Notes
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| Nomenclature |
TPS-10D |
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| Origins |
PS-10
TPS-10A
TPS-10B |
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| Variants |
TPS-10
TPS-10A
TPS-10B |
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| Manufacturer |
Zenith/RCA |
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| Type |
Height Finder |
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| Number Made |
450~ |
All variants
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| IEEE Band |
X |
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| Frequency |
9230-9404 MHz |
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| PRF |
539 pps |
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| Pulse Width |
0.5 or 2 usec |
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| Rotation Speed |
Auto - 1/3 rpm
Manual - 0 to 6 rpm |
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| Nod Speed |
Auto - 60 cpm
Manual - 30 cpm |
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| Power |
250 kw peak |
6002 Magnetron
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| Range |
120 nmi |
Medium Range
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| Altitude |
-5,000 to +60,000 |
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| Introduced |
WWII |
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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, page 76.
- MIL-HDBK-162A, 15 Dec 1965.
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