MIL-HDBK-162A
Volume 1
15 December 1965
Section 1
DATE: 1 July 1964
ITEM NAME: INTERROGATOR SET
COGNIZANT SERVICE: USN
TYPE: AN/TPX-17,* -17A
FEDERAL STOCK NUMBER: F5895-636-3438*
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
STATUS OR TYPE CLASSIFICATION
Mfg(s) Name or Code Number: General Electric Co., Syracuse, N. Y., Hazeltine Electronic Corp.,
Illustration Not Available
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
Frequency: Receiver, 1090 to 1110 mc
Transmitter, 1010 to 1030 mc
Interrogator Sets AN/TPX-17 and AN/TPX-17A are
Sensitivity of Receiver: At least 80 db below 1v
used at ground installations to distinguish between
Peak Power Output: 1000w into 52-ohm load
friendly and enemy aircraft. Both are similar except for
Transmitter Duty Cycle: 0.1% max
the number of units and the number of operations that
Voltage Requirements: AN/TPX-17, 115 vac
may be performed. The AN/TPX-17A obtains similar
10%, 60 cps 10% or 400 cps 10%, 1-ph,
information which is displayed either alone or on the PPI
of the associated radar.
440w; AN/TPX-17A, 115 vac 10%, 400 cps,
1-ph, 400w (115 vac 10%, 60 cps required
when antenna AN/GPA-8 is used)
RELATION TO SIMILAR EQUIPMENT
INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS
The AN/TPX-18 includes all of the AN/TPX-17
components and a distributor group not a part of the
Not Available
AN/TPX-17 (OS-440/TPX-18).
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
AN/TPX-17: 1
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