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FPS-26 - A Long Range Height Finder Radar 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.

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