Volume 1
MIL-HDBK-162A
Section 1
15 December 1965
ITEM NAME: RADAR SET
TYPE: AN/CPS-6B
EW Channel - 0.5 deg
telephone system. The AN/FPS-10 has fewer indicators
Elevation - plus or minus 500 ft (relative);
and the telephone system is not included as part of the
plus or minus 1000 ft (absolute)
set, but is Government furnished.
Beam Width:
Vertical Beam Antenna - horizontal - 1
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
deg; vertical - 2.2 deg (lower beam),
Frequency: 2700 to 3019 mc (in six freq
4.2 deg (middle beam), 21 deg (upper
bands, one for each transmitter)
beam)
Power Output: 900 kw, peak (each of five
Slant Beam Antenna - horizontal - 0.8
transmitters), 2 megw, peak (EW transmitter)
deg; vertical - 7.7 deg (lower beam),
RF Power Source: Type 5586 and 5657 tunable
24 deg (upper beam)
magnetron, and QK-254 magnetron (EW)
Receiver Bandwidth: 2 mc
Pulse Width: 1 usec at 600 pps; 1 or 2
IF. Frequency: 30 mc
usec at 300 pps
Indicator Type and Quantity:
EW Transmitter - 2 usec
PPI scopes - Ten 12-in.
Pulse Repetition Rate: 600 or 300 pps
B-scopes - Five 12-in.
EW Transmitter - 300 pps
RHI scopes - Four 12-in.
Range (B-17 or B-29 Type Target):
Indicator Ranges: O to 50, 0 to 100, and
Height Finding - 120 mi
0 to 200 naut mi
EW (V-Beam) - 150 mi
Range-Marks: 10- and 50-mi intervals
EW (S-Beam) - 240 mi
Angle Marks: 10-deg intervals and 30-deg
Vertical Coverage: 40,000 ft in altitude,
marks, intensified.
0 to 24 deg angular
Power Requirements: 120/208v ac, 60 cps,
Horizontal Coverage: 360 deg continuous
3 ph, 4-wire, 120 kva
rotation
Antenna Speed of Rotation: O to 15 rpm
INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS:
(continuously variable)
Resolution:
Siting: For optimum performance use the
Range - 0.17 mi
highest available location, with ample
EW Channel - 0.85 deg
space for erection of operations build-
Azimuth - plus or minus 1 deg
ing, power building and arctic tower.
EW Channel - 0.85 deg
Elevation - 1 deg
Mounting:
System Accuracy:
Antenna Group is mounted in Arctic
Range - 0.87 mi
Tower AB-451/CPS-6B
EW Channel - 0.5 mi
Indicator and Control Group is installed
Azimuth - 1 deg
in the operations building.
Power units are housed in the power
building.
PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS AND PHYSICAL DATA
COMPONENT
QTY
HEIGHT
WIDTH
DEPTH
UNIT WT.
(Inches)
(Inches)
(Inches)
Antenna Assembly AS-451/CPS-6B
1
684
720
(includes Arctic Tower and Bid)
Radar Set Group OA-345/CPS-6B
1
60
51-1/2
31
Receiver-Transmitter Group
2
59
45
24
OA-126/CPS-6B
Receiver-Transmitter Group
2
59
45
24
OA-127/CPS-6B
Receiver Transmitter Group
1
59
45
24
OA-128/CPS-6B
Radar Modulator MD-98/CPS-6B
1
43
34
34
824
AN/CPS-6B: 2
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