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FPS-10 long range Combo Radar Set - A long range Combo Radar set (search + height-finder) manufactured by the General Electric Company. A stripped down version of the CPS-6B.
FPS-10 Combo Radar
FPS-10 Combo Radar
| Element
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Value
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Notes
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| Nomenclature |
FPS-10 |
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| Origins |
CPS-6B |
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| Variants |
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| Manufacturer |
General Electric Company |
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| Type |
Combo |
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| Number Made |
14+ CPS-6B
13+ FPS-10 |
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| IEEE Band |
S |
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| Frequency |
2700 to 3019 mc |
6 freq bands
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| PRF |
600 or 300 pps |
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| Pulse Width |
1us at 600 pps
1 or 2 us at 300 pps
EW Tx 2 us |
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| Rotation Speed |
2 to 15 rpm |
Continuously variable
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| Range |
Height Finder - 120 nmi
EW (V-beam) - 150 nmi
EW (S-beam) - 240 nmi |
Long range
B-17 or B-29 Type Target
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| Accuracy |
Range - 0.87 mi
EW Channel - 0.5 mi
Azimuth - 1 deg
EW Channel - 0.5 deg
Elevation - plus or minus 500 ft
(relative; plus or minus 1OO0 ft absolute |
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| Altitude |
40,000 ft altitude |
0 to 24 deg angular
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| Power |
120-208v ac, 60 cps,
3-ph, 4-wire, 100 kw |
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| Introduced |
1950 (CPS-6B) |
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FPS-10 Components (edit list)
| Component
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Model
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Quantity
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Height
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Width
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Deep
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Weight
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Notes
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| Antenna Assembly
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AS-451/CPS-6B
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1
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684
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720
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Includes Arctic Tower
and Building
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| Radar Set Group
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OA-345/CPS-6B
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1
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60
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51.5
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31
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| Receiver-Transmitter Group
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OA-126/CPS-6B
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2
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59
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45
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24
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| Receiver-Transmitter Group
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OA-127/CPS-6B
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2
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59
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45
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24
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| Receiver Transmitter Group
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OA-128/CPS-6B
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1
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59
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45
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24
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| Radar Modulator
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MD-98/CPS-6B
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1
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43
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34
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34
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824
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| Radar Modulator
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MD-99/CPS-6B
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1
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43
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34
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34
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710
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| Relay Assembly
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RE-76/CPS-6B
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1
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60
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36
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12
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| Motor Generator
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PU-178/CPS-6B
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1
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19
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24
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54
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| Motor Generator
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PU-179/CPS-6B
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1
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14.35
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13.35
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25.35
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| Control Power Supply Group
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OA-103/CPS-6B
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1
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72
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24
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24
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377
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| Power Supply
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PP-415/CPS-6B
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1
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30
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29
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40
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| Indicator Group
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OA-98/CPS-6B
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2
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42
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21
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43
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500
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| Indicator Group
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OA-99/CPS-6B
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7
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42
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21
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43
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| Indicator Group
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OA-100/CPS-6B
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1
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42
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21
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43
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362
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| Blanker-Indicator Group
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OA-101/CPS-6B
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1
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72
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24
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24
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352
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| Antenna Control Group
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OA-110/CPS-6B
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1
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42
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40
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30
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| Calibrator Generator Group
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OA-96/CPS- 6B
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1
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72
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24
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24
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219
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| Mixer-Blanker
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MX-918/CPS-6B
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1
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72
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24
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24
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259
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| Moving Target Indicator Group
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OA-121/CPS-6B
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1
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72
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24
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24
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| Power Supply
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PP-415/CPS-6B
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1
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27
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24
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24
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| Power Control Group
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OA-122/CPS-6B
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1
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72
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24
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24
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| Plotting Board
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PT-105/CPS-6B
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2
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114
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46
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108
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| Plotting Table
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PT-104/CPS-6B
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2
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38
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36.5
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34
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| Radome Pressure Control Unit
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1
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| Diesel Power Unit (GFE)
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3
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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 75-76 (CPS-6B), page 77 (FPS-10).
- MIL-HDBK-162A, 15 Dec 1965.
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