MIL-HDBK-162A
Volume 1
15 December 1965
Section 1
ITEM NAME: RADAR SET
TYPE: AN/MPS-11
Pulse Width: 3 usec
comprises standard AN/FPS-8 radar components
Horizontal Coverage: 360 deg, manual or automatic, either
mounted on trucks and lightweight trailers together with
direction
IFF equipment and the additional electrical and
Vertical Coverage: Manually adjustable between -2 and plus
mechanical assemblies required for mobile operation of
5 deg from horizontal (antenna not intended for tilting
the system. Radar Set AN/MPS-11 is both air and road
operation)
transportable.
Antenna Rotation Speed: 0 to 10 rpm
Resolution: plus or minus 0.5 deg in azimuth
RELATION TO SIMILAR EQLIPMENT
System Accuracy: Range, 0.5 mi; azimuth, 0.5 deg
Radar Set AN/MPS-11 is a mobile version of Radar Set
Horizontal Beam Width: 2.5 deg
AN/FPS-8.
Vertical Beam Width: 9 deg
Receiver Band Width: 0.6 plus or minus 0.1 mc
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
IF. Frequency: 30 mc
Frequency: 1280 to 1350 mc
Range:
INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS
Normal - 160 naut mi without delay,
220 naut mi with delay
Siting: Radar Set AN/MPS-11 requires a 100 by 400 ft level
MTI - 150 naut mi
area. The area should permit an unobstructed beam
Peak Power Output: 1 megw
search through 360 deg in azimuth and to an elevation of
Operating Voltages and Power Requirement:
7 deg.
120/208v ac, 60 cps, 3-ph, 4-wire, 20kw
Type of Presentation: two to six 12-in.
Mounting: Components of Radar Set AN/MPS-11 are
PPI's and one 5-in. A-scope
mounted and transported in vehicles.
Scope Ranges: 0 to 50, 100 and 160 naut mi
Range Marks: 10-mi intervals, accentuated at 50-mi
Related Equipment: Radar Set Group
intervals
AN/GPA-49, Radio Interrogator Set
Angle Marks: 10-deg intervals, accentuated at every third
AN/GPX-18A, Telephone Central Group
mark
AN/GTA-6A.
RF Power Source: Type JANQK-358 tunable magnetron
Pulse Repetition Rate: 360 pps
PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS AND PHYSICAL DATA
COMPONENT
QTY
HEIGHT
WIDTH
DEPTH
UNIT WT.
(Inches)
(Inches)
(Inches)
Antenna Group OA-405/FPS-6
1
200
300
72
2429
Receiver Group OA-417/FPS-8
1
50-1/2
33-1/8
27
540
Transmitter Group OA-413/FPS-8
1
57-9/16
32
24
578
Modulator Group OA-414/FPS-8
1
55-1/3
24
24-1/4
578
Power Supply Group
1
54
30
28
1160
OA-412/FPS-8
Electrical Power Switching Group
1
61-1/2
25
32
760
OA-415/FPS-8
Radar Set Group OA-381/FPS-8
1
40-3/4
33-3/8
26-3/8
150
Radar Set Group OA-416/FPS-8
1
63-9/16
24
29
570
Antenna Control C-1133/FPS-8
1
30
15
15
Range Indicator IP-209/FPS-8
1
21
28-11/16
15
150
Indicator Group OA-99A/CPS-6B
2 to 6
42
21
43
419 ea
AN/MPS-11: 2
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