Category:FPS-3

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FPS-3 - A long range search radar built by Bendix.

Othello AFS, two FPS 6 Height Finder Radars on the left, FPS 3 Search Radar in the bubble and Operations building on the right, circa 1959
FPS-3 search radar
Element Value Notes
Nomenclature FPS-3
Origins CPS-5 Disputed
Variants FPS-3A
MPS-7 Mobile Version
FPS-508 Canadian Version
Manufacturer Bendix Corporation
Type Search
Number Made 48~
IEEE Band L
Frequency 1300 MHz
PRF 440
Pulse Width 2 us
Rotation Speed 3.3, 5, 10 RPM
Power 750 Kw per magnetron
Range 220 nmi Long Range
Altitude 55k
Introduced 1950
File:AN-FPS-3 Radar.jpg
FPS-3 Radar Set on a Temperate Tower

[[File:FPS-3 System.png|thumb|center|800px|FPS-3 System Components]

FPS-3 Components (edit list)
Component Model Quantity Height Width Deep Weight Notes
Antenna Reflector AT-251/FPS-3 1 480 230 156
Pedestal AB-180/FPS-3 1 63 66 108
Antenna Support AB-179/FPS-3 1 160 89 101
Antenna Horn AS-488/FPS-3 1 96 60 138
Transmitter Group OA-398/FPS-3 2 42 39 43 600
Oscilloscope OA-17/FPS-3
Receiver Group OA-176
OA-318 		1 59 27 28 450
Indicator Group OA-175/FPS-3 0-12 44 24 45 412
Indicator Group OA-188/FPS-3
OA-319/FPS-3 		1 48 21 26
Radar Control Group OA-179/FPS-3 1 60 23 26
Generator Group OA-174/FPS-3 1
Display-Plotting Board Group OA-289A/G
OA-327/G 		1 21.25 15.25 10.125
Telephone Central Group AN/GTA-3 1
Towers AB-178/FPS-3 (Temperate)
AB-196/FPS-3 (Temperate)
AB-199/FPS-3 (Arctic)
AB-199A/FPS-3A (Arctic) 		1 300 264 480 14,000

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

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