TPS-10

TPS-10 Medium Range Height Finder Radar Set - A Medium Range Height Finder Radar set built by Zenith/RCA. The original TPS-10 was developed by the MIT Radiation Laboratory during WWII. The postwar A model was produced by Zenith Corporation and following models, including the D model, produced by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA). Modified versions were produced as FPS-4 (fixed) and MPS-8 (mobile), some 450 copies of these versions were produced between 1948 and 1954. TPS-10D Height Finder Radar TPS-10D Height Finder Radar Element Value Notes Nomenclature TPS-10D Origins TPS-10 TPS-10A TPS-10B Variants TPS-10 TPS-10A TPS-10B FPS-4 MPS-8 Manufacturer Zenith/RCA Type Height Finder Number Made 450~ All variants IEEE Band X Frequency 9230-9404 MHz PRF 539 pps Pulse Width 0.5 or 2 usec Rotation Speed Auto - 1/3 rpm Manual - 0 to 6 rpm Nod Speed Auto - 60 cpm Manual - 30 cpm Power 250 kw peak 6002 Magnetron Range 120 nmi Medium Range Altitude -5,000 to +60,000 Introduced WWII FPS-4/TPS-10D USAF Radar Set TPS-10D System Components From MIL-HDBK-162A - 15 Dec 1965: "Radar Set AN/TPS-10D is a lightweight, medium- range height-finding equipment. The extremely narrow beam width of the antenna makes it especially adaptable for use in mountainous terrain. The set has a maximum presentable range coverage of 120 nautical mile s and a height-finding capability of -5000 to +60, 000 feet. Radar Set AN/TPS-10D is air-transportable in a type C-82 cargo aircraft without disassembly of any components other than the upper section of the antenna reflector." TPS-10 Components (edit list) Component Model Quantity Height Width Deep Weight Notes Antenna Group OA-375/TPS-10D 1 157 126.5 1400 Power Supply PP-636/TPS-10D 1 22.25 23.5 21.75 85 Radar Receiver-Transmitter RT- 208/TPS- 10D 1 27.125 27.625 32.5 215 Radar Modulator MD-140/TPS-10D 1 22 24.5 43.25 185 Power Supply PP-635/TPS-10D 1 22 23.75 30.75 210 Antenna Pedestal AB-226/TPS-10D 1 69 168 192 Waveguide Assembly CG-799/U 1 10.625 1.625 15.5 Antenna Pedestal Leg MT- 1061/TPS- 10D 1 31.625 24.25 87.625 Indicator Group OA-268/TPS-10D 1 Antenna Control C-841/TPS-10D 2 8.875 14.25 16 18 Electronic Control Amplifier AM-493/TPS- 10D 1 32.75 35 49.5 450 Control Indicator C-840/TPS-10D 1 18.5 21.5 20.75 97 Interference Blanker MX-1166/TPS- 10D 1 15.5 18 22.5 82 Mounting MT-981/TPS-10D 1 Motor Generator PU-219/TPS-10D 1 31.25 59.5 22.375 950 Manifold Dehydrator HD- 147/TPS- 10D 1 19.75 28 22 150 Standing Wave Indicator IM- 65/TPS- 10D* 1 7.75 24 15.25 25 Directional Coupler CU- 263/TPS- 10D 1 8 3 24 Waveguide Assembly CG-816/TPS-10D 1 1.625 1.625 48.375 Waveguide Assembly CG-800/U 1 1.625 1.625 30 * Dimensions and weight include directional coupler CU-263/TPS-10D 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 76. MIL-HDBK-162A, 15 Dec 1965. Links: Bad Links /museum/equip.php Radar Equipment]