Volume 1
MIL-HDBK-162A
Section 1
15 December 1965
ITEM NAME: RADAR SET
TYPE: AN/MPN-1A
Elevation Antenna Beam: 7 deg (plus 1 deg to plus
RELATION TO SIMILAR EQUIPMENT
8 deg).
None.
Search Antenna Beam: 360 deg scan
Frequency Range
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
Precision System: X-band
Magnetron Tube Currents
Search System: S-band
Search System: 20 ma
Communication Equipment
Precision System: 11 ma
HF Band: 2 to 9 mc
Range Limits
VHF Band: 100 to 156 mc
Precision System: 10 mi
Tower: 200 to 400 kc
Search System: 30 mi
Tower: 2300 to 6700 kc
Pulse Repetition Frequency: 2000 pps
Receiving: 19 to 55 mc and 3 to 6 mc
Pulse Duration: 0.5 usec
Transmitting: 34 mc
Duty Cycle: .001
Peak Power Output
Beam Pattern Dimensions
Precision System: 15 kw
Azimuth Antenna
Search System: 80 kw
Width in Azimuth: 1 deg
Height in Elevation: 2 deg
HF Range: 9w to 100w
Elevation Antenna
VHF Range: 8w to 10w
Width in Azimuth: 3.6 deg
Operating Power Requirements: 117v and 220v ac, 60
Height in Elevation: 0.6 deg
cps, 14.0 kw max, 0.73 to 0.85 pf Primary power
Scanning Rates
supply included in Radio Set in form of two (2)
Azimuth and Elevation Antennas: 1 or 4 "looks"
Gasoline or Diesel Motor-Generator Units.
per sec
Search Antenna: 30 rpm
INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS
Scanning Ranges
Not available.
Azimuth Antenna Beam: 20 deg (-1 deg to -21
deg).
PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS AND PHYSICAL DATA
COMPONENTS
QTY
OVERALL DIMENSIONS
UNIT WT.
(Inches)
(Pounds)
Track V-10/MPN-lA or V-11/MPN-1A
1
96 x 125 x 268
18,400
Mounting Rack MT-177/MPN-1A
1
16 x 19-1/8 x 68-13/16
150
Mounting Rack MT-178/MPN-1A
1
19-1/8 x 20-3/4 x 69-3/8
75
Mounting Rack MT-179/MPN-1A
1
19-1/8 x 23-5/8 x 58-1/16
50
Sweep Amplifier AM-28/MPN-1A
4
8-3/4 x 17-3/4 x 19
31
Synchronizer SN-1O/MPN-1A
2
8-3/4 x 17-3/4 x 19
28
Azimuth Indicator ID-52/MPN-1A
1
19 x 26-1/2 x 26-1/2
100
Elevation Indicator ID-53/MPN-1A
1
19 x 26-1/2 x 26-1/2
100
Approach Indicator ID-55/MPN-lA
1
14 x 19 x 25-1/2
58
Search Indicator ID-54/MPN-IA
2
19 x 24-1/8 x 25-1/2
101
Rectifier Power Unit PP-124/MPN-1A
2
8-3/4 x 17-3/4 x 19
15
Rectifier Power Unit PP-59/MPN-1A
2
8-3/4 x 17-3/4 x 19
64
Rectifier Power Unit PP-60/MPN-1A
2
8-3/4 x 17-3/4 x 19
70
Rectifier Power Unit PP-61/MPN-1A
2
8-3/4 x 17-3/4 x 19
36
Rectifier Power Unit PP-62/MPN-1A
2
19 x 22 x 25-1/8
260
Rectifier Power Unit eP-63,'MPN-1A
3
8-3/4 x 10-1/4 x 19
50
AN/MPN-1A: 2
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