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
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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."
| Component | Model | Quantity | Height | Width | Deep | Weight | Notes |
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| 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:
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.
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