FPS-8

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 200 nmi with delay Medium Range Accuracy .5 mi Range .5 deg Azimuth 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:

• MPS-11
• 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
• MIL-HDBK-162A, 15 Dec 1965.

Links:

• Bad Links /museum/equip/fps-8.html FPS-8]
• Radar Equipment

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