Volume 1
MIL-HDBK-162A
Section 1
15 December 1965
ITEM NAME: RADAR SET
TYPE: AN/FPN-16
Elevation - 0.6 deg target separation
the approach and landing of aircraft during periods of
Pulse Repetition Frequency:
reduced visibility.
Transmitter Normal - 1883 pps
Transmitter MTI - 5500 pps
RELATION TO SIMILAR EQUIPMENT
Antenna Scan Speed: 1 cps
Transmitter Output: 45 kw
Radar Set AN/FPN-16 is similar to AN/CPN-4 and
Pulse Width: 0.18 usec
AN/MPN-11, differs in that AN/FPN-16 does not include
Voltage and Power Requirements: 120/208v,
the search portion of equipment and is not trailer-
4-wire, 3 ph, 60 cycle, 19.3 kw
mounted.
INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
Siting: Requires an unobstructed field in close
Frequency: 9000 to 9160 mc
proximity to the landing facility and sufficient
Wave Length: 3-cm band (X)
space for installation of equipment shelter.
Range: At least 8 naut mi (9.2 statute mi)
Coverage:
Mounting: All equipment is mounted and installed in
Azimuth - Antenna Scan, -2 to 22 deg
Shelter S-59/FPN-16.
Indicator Maps, -5 to plus
15 deg
Cabling Requirements: The primary power cable
Elevation - Antenna Scan, -2 to 9 deg
should be run through an underground duct to a
Indicator Maps, -1 to plus
transformer vault. Cables between AN/FPN-16
6 deg
and RAPCON Center or other remote sites must
System Accuracies:
not be longer than 10, 000 ft. An underground
Azimuth - 0.6 pct
duct system must be used within 300 ft of the
Elevation - 0.3 pct
radar antenna.
Range - 2 pct
Resolution:
Related Equipments: Search Radar AN/CPN-18,
Range - 200 ft, target separation
Communication Equipment.
Azimuth - 1.1 pct target separation
PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS AND PHYSICAL DATA
COMPONENT
QTY
HEIGHT
WIDTH
DEPTH
UNIT WT.
(Inches)
(Inches)
(Inches)
(Pounds)
Antenna Group OA-2B1/GPN
1
40
52
110
1140
(Upper Elevation Antenna)
Antenna Group OA-281/GPN
1
36
52
91
1105
(Lower Elevation Antenna)
Antenna Group OA-280/GPN
1
36
52
125
1664
Antenna AS-520/GPN with
1
172
10
10
280
Sensitive Switch SA-232/GPN
Radar Set Group OA-257B/GPN
1
22
24
32
410
Transmitter Group OA-243B/GPN
1
22
24
32
410
Synchroscope Set OA-283/GPN
1
22
24
32
462
Radar Set Group OA-256/GPN
22
24
32
362
Power Supply-Syncronizer
1
22
24
32
423
Group OA-255/GPN
Power Supply Set OA-282A/GPN
1
36
28
39
1209
(Power Distribution Assembly)
Equipment Assembly - Storage
1
40
22
24
275
and Test No. 1
AN/FPN-16: 2
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