MIL-HDBK-162A
Volume 1
15 December 1965
Section 1
DATE: 1 July 1964
ITEM NAME: CONTROL-MONITOR GROUP
COGNIZANT SERVICE: USN
TYPE: AN/FPA-l(XN-1)
FEDERAL STOCK NUMBER:
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
STATUS OR TYPE CLASSIFICATION
Used By
Used By
Mfg(s) Name or Code Number: Melpar Incorporated (76394)
one beacon, the active beacon, and in the event of
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
failure or reduced performance of that beacon, it
transfers operation from the active beacon to the other
The Control-Monitor Group AN/FPA-I(XN-1) is
beacon, the standby beacon, and at the same time,
designed for operation in an isolated and unattended
activates an alarm at a remote station.
position in conjunction with two (2) AN/FPN-10 Radar
Beacons. It periodically monitors the performance of
AN/FPA-I(XN-1): 1