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:
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.
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