MIL-HDBK-162A
Volume 1
15 December 1965
Section 1
DATE: 1 September 1964
ITEM NAME: RADAR SET GRO'P
COGNIZANT SERVICE: USAF
TYPE: AN/GPA-50
FEDERAL STOCK NUMBER: 5610-505-3254
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
STATUS OR TYPE CLASSIFICATION
LS
Mfg(s) Name or Code Number. General Electric Company, Syracuse, New York
have adequate floor spa(e and structural strength for the
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
fixed components of a representative radar installation.
The top floor of the arctic tower forms an elevated
Radar Set Group AN/GPA-50 provides an enclosed
antenna platform with mounting facilities antenna table
arctic tower suitable for the installation and operation of
to any of a wide variety of radar antennas. A flexible
a complete radar set, such as Radar Set AN/FPS-6.
The ground and second floors of the arctic tower
AN/GPA-50: 1