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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
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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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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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