FPS-8 Medium Range Search Radar Set - A medium range air transportable Search Radar set built by General Electric. Some 200 units were produced between 1954 and 1958.
FPS-8 Search Radar System.
FPS-8 Search Radar
FPS-8 Search Radar
Element
Value
Notes
Nomenclature
FPS-8
Origins
Variants
GPS-3 , MPS-11 , FPS-88
Manufacturer
General Electric
Type
Search
Number Made
200+
IEEE Band
L Band
Frequency
1280-1350 MHz
PRF
360 pps
Pulse Width
2 us
Peak Power Output
1 Megawatt
Rotation Speed
0-10 rpm
RF Power Source
QK-358 Magnetron
Tuneable
Range
160 nmi
Medium Range
Accuracy
.5 mi Range
Altitude
40 k feet
Power Requirements
129/208 Volts, 3 Phase, 4 wire, 60 Cycle, 20 Kw
Indicators
12" PPI, 5" A-Scope
Introduced
circa 1954
FPS-8/MPS-11/GPS-3 Antenna on Fixed Tower
FPS-8/MPS-11 Search Radar Block Diagram.
FPS-8 Components (edit list)
Component
Model
Quantity
Height
Width
Deep
Weight
Notes
Antenna Group
OA-405/FPS-8
1
200
300
72
2,429
Receiver Group
OA-417/FPS-8
1
50-1/2
33-1/8
27
540
Transmitter Group
OA-413/FPS-8
1
57-9/16
32
24
578
Modulator Group
OA-414/FPS-8
1
55-1/3
24
24-1/4
578
Power Supply Group
OA-412/FPS-8
1
54
30
28
1,160
Switching Group Electrical Power
OA-415/FPS-8
1
61-1/2
25
32
760
Radar Set Group
OA-381/FPS-8
1
40-3/4
33-3/8
26-5/8
150
Radar Set Group
OA-416/FPS-8
1
63-9/16
24
29
570
Control, Antenna
C-1133/FPS-8
1
30
15
15
Indicator, Range
IP-209/FPS-8
1
21
28-11/16
15
150
Indicator Group
OA-99A/CPS
2 to 6
42
21
43
419
PPI Scope
Radome-Tower Group
AN/GPA-89
1
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
MIL-HDBK-162A, 15 Dec 1965. Links:
