MIL-HDBK- 162A
Volume 1
15 December 1965
Section 1
DATE: 1 July 1964
ITEM NAME: RADAR BEACON
COGNIZANT SERVICE: USN
TYPE: AN/UPN-2
FEDERAL STOCK NUMBER:
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
STATUS OR TYPE CLASSIFICATION
Mfg(s) Name or Code Number: Hallicrafters Company, Chicago, Illinois
matically over line-of-site distances. Provisions are
made for the receiver and transmitter of the AN/UPN-2
to be monitored visually and aurally. Monitoring permits
personnel to know when the equipment is being
interrogated. The AN/UPN-2 is interrogated by, and
responds to, various radar equipments on a frequency of
3256 mc.
Receiver-Transmitter RT-73/UPN-2 may be installed
in aircraft. Antenna AS-171/UP is not suitable for
aircraft installation.
RELATION TO SIMILAR EQUIPMENT
None.
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
Frequency: 3256 mc
Power Output: 50w
Operating Voltages and Power Requirements:
100 to 130v or 200 to 260v, 50 to 2, 400 cps,
1-ph; PF 95%
Type of Presentation: Visual and aural
Type of Signal: Pulse
INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS
Siting: Uf Radar Beacon AN/UPN-2-is installed
in an aircraft, a different type antenna must be
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
substituted for Antenna Assembly AS- 171/UP.
Mounting:
Radar Beacon AN/UPN-2 is a ground beacon.
It
Cabling Requirements:
identifies ground installations and operates auto-
Related Equipments:
AN/UPN-2: 1
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