MIL-HDBK-162A
Volume 1
15 December 1965
Section 1
DATE: 1 July 1964
ITEM NAME: RECEIVER GROUP
COGNIZANT SERVICE: USN
TYPE: AN/GPA- 68
FEDERAL STOCK NUMBER:
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
STATUS OR TYPE CLASSIFICATION
Mfg(s) Name or Code Number: Stewart-Warner Electronics
Illustration not available.
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
The AN/GPA-68 receives IFF signals from air-
Not available.
borne transponders that are triggered by Transpon-
der Set GroupAN/ARA-44. The AN/GPA-68 mixes
the received IFF signal with the radarvideo signal.
INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS
The mixed signal is applied to Radar Set AN/FPN-
16.
Siting:
Mounting:
Cabling Requirements:
RELATION TO SIMILAR EQUIPMENT
Related Equipment: Used with Radar Set
AN/FPN-16 and Transponder Set Group
None.
AN/ARA- 44.
PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS AND PHYSICAL DATA
COMPONENT
QTY
HEIGHT
WIDTH
DEPTH
UNIT WT.
(Inches)
(Inches)
(Inches)
(Pounds)
1
Radar Receiver R-900/GPA-68
1
1
CV-676/GPA-68
Power Supply PP-2126/GPA-68 1
Interconnecting Cables
REFERENCE DATA AND LITERATURE
Not available.
AN/GPA-68: 1