Volume 1
MIL-HDBK 162A
Section 1
15 December 1965
ITEM NAME: RADAR SET
TYPE: AN/MPS-7
Resolution: Range 0.5 mi, azimuth 1.3 deg
and has provisions for including projection PPI height-
System Accuracy: Range plus or minus 1 mi, azimuth plus or
finding radar, IFF video mapping and direction finding
minus 1 deg
equipment.
These equipments are not supplied;
Horizontal Beam Width: 1.3 deg
however, power equipment is provided.
Vertical Beam Width: O to 3 deg lower; 3 to 15 deg upper
Receiver Band Width: 0.4 mc
IF. Frequency: 30 mc
RELATION TO SIMILAR EQUIPMENT
Radar Set AN/MPS-7 is a mobile version of the AN/FPS-3, -
INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS
3A.
Siting: Site must have ample space for erection of shelters
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
and operating units along with additional space to park
Frequency: 1220 to 1350 mc
remaining trucks. If possible, the site should be level and
Range: 325 naut mi
free of obstructions which would cause blind spots in the
Peak Power Output: 650 kw (ea transmitter)
antenna pattern.
Operating Voltages and Power Requirements: 120/208v ac,
60 cps, 3-ph,
Mounting: Antenna Group is mounted on Antenna Trailer V-
4-wire, 27 kw
63/MPS-7.
Six Indicator Groups OA-175/FPS-3 and
Type of Presentation: Seven PPI's
Display-Plotting Board Group OA-423/G are installed in
Indicator Ranges: 0 to 50, 150, and 325 naut mi with range
Operations Building S-80/MPS-7. The remaining units of
marks at 10-and 50-mi intervals
the indicator and control group are mounted in Control
RF Power Source: Type 5J26 tunable
Shelter S-81/MPS-7. Each of the two power units is
magnetron
mounted on an M-35 truck.
Pulse Repetition Rate: 200 or 400 pps
(MTI available or 400 pps only)
Related Equipments: Telephone Set, Height-Finding Radar,
Pulse Width: 3 or 6 usec
Video Mapping Equipment.
Horizontal Coverage: 360 deg
Vertical Coverage: Up to 60,000 ft
(15 deg angular)
Antenna Rotation Speed: 5 rpm
Antenna Tilt: -0.5 to plus 6.5 deg
PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS AND PHYSICAL DATA
COMPONENT
QTY
HEIGHT
WIDTH
DEPTH
UNIT WT.
(Inches)
(Inches)
(Inches)
Antenna Pedestal AB-2B1/MPS-7
1
Antenna Support AB-179/FPS-3
1
160
89
101
Antenna Reflector AT-392/MPS-7
1
Antenna Horn AS-48B/FPS-3
1
96
60
11-1/2
Radar Modulator MD-128A/FPS-3
1
48
45
32
800
Radar Transmitter T-360A/FPS-3
2
Oscilloscope OS-17/FPS-3
1
Antenna Trailer Outrigger
4
36
30
144
860
MX-1419/MPS-7
Receiver Group OA-318/FPS-3
1
59
27
28
450
Radar Set Group OA-355/MPS-7
1
48
25
25
180
Frequency Control Group
1
64
26
26
350
Indicator Group OA-175/FPS-3
7
44
24
45
412
AN/MPS-7: 2
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