MIL-HDBK- 162A
Volume 1
15 December 1965
Section 1
ITEM NAME: RADAR SET
TYPE:: AN/TPN-8
overland transport or helicopter pickup, flight or
Service Conditions
landing
Ambient Temperature
Transport: Cargo transport helicopter (Hrs 1 or
Operating: -40 to plus 50C (-40 to plus 122F)
equivalent) or 2-1/2 ton M-35 truck Gross Weight:
Non-Operating: -62 to plus 75C (-80 to
3186 lbs
plus 167F)
Power Source: Operates from a 120/208v,400 cyc,
Relative Humidity: No adverse effects up
3-ph, 4-wire, 4 kw primary source. The equipment
to 95% relative humidity (operating and
is capable of operating within power source
non-operating)
variation of plus or minus 10% and freq variations
Moisture: In transport condition, the radar set shall
of plus or minus 5%, will not be damaged by a
suffer no damage when submerged beneath 3 ft of fresh
transient voltage of plus or minus 30% of a
water for a period of 2 hrs
duration not greater than 1 sec
Altitude
Operating: Sea level to 6000 ft
Non-Operating: Sea level to 25,000 ft
INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS
Winds
Related Equipment
Operating: 40 knots with hold-downstake
Required but not Supplied: (1) Communications
Non-Operating: 100 knots with hold down stake
Transceiver ARC-52; (1) Shelter Tent; (2)
Sand and Dust: As encountered in arid regions
Technical Manuals for Communications
(particles 10-20 microns in size)
Transceiver ARC-52; (1) Diesel Engine
Vibration and Shock: No damage or impairment to
Generator PU-34SA/G (PU-454/G)
from 5 cps to 33 cps, or random type shock
encountered during
PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS AND PHYSICAL DATA
COMPONENTS
QTY
OVERALL DIMENSIONS
UNIT WT.
(Inches)
(Pounds)
Radar Set AN/TPN-8 includes
1
3102
Antenna Reflector Assy
1
33 x 54 x 101
498
Antenna Drive Assy
1
33 x 33 x 56
440
Receiver-Transmitter
1
28 x 28 x 35
271
RT-660/TPN-8
Antenna Pedestal AB-738/TPN-8
1
29 x 33 x 68
102
Elevation Horn and Polarizer
1
20 x 20 x 54
72
102767
Miscellaneous Antenna Components
1
25 x 25 x 36
115
Technical Manual NAVSHIPS 94650
2
Operating Instructions NAVSHIPS
1
94650.21
RF Cable Assy 103160 and 103168
1
15 x 15 x 34
225
Special Purpose Cable Assy
1
15 x 15 x 34
249
103171
Special Purpose Cable Assy
1
15 x 15 x 34
249
103161
Power Cable Assy 103170
1
15 x 15 x 34
279
AN/TPN-8: 3
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