FPS-26

FPS-26 Long Range Height Finder Radar Set - A Long Range Height Finder Radar set built by Avco Corporation. Selfridge AFB Radar Site after Closure, FPS-26 Radar Tower in Center, FPS-35 Radar Tower in the Back FPS-26 Height Finder Radar FPS-26 Height Finder Radar Element Value Notes Nomenclature FPS-26 Origins Variants FPS-26A Manufacturer Avco Corporation Type Height Finder Number Made IEEE Band C Frequency 5400-5900 MHz FD PRF Pulse Width Rotation Speed Power 5 MW ~ Range Long Range Altitude Introduced 1960s Makah AFS FPS-26A Antenna, now at McChord AFB Former SAGE Direction Center DC-12 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 82. MIL-HDBK-162A, 15 Dec 1965. Links: Radomes - Radar Equipment Wikipedia - FPS-26