MIL-HDBK-162A
Volume 1
15 December 1965
Section 2
DATE: 1 July 1964
ITEM NAME: HOMING EQUIPMENT
COGNIZANT SERVICE: USN
TYPE: AN/APA-48
FEDERAL STOCK NUMBER:
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
STATUS OR TYPE CLASSIFICATION
Used By
Used By
Mfg(s) Name or Code Number:
ed for mounting the antennas on the F6F type aircraft.
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
Different mounts may be necessary if the equipment is
installed in other aircraft.
The Homing Equipment AN/APA-48 is designed to
provide for detection and homing on radar signals in the
The AN/APA-48 is so designed that signals picked
frequency range 125 to 190 megacycles (mc). The
up by the antennas are fed through a modified
Antenna Mounts AB-103/FPA-18 are design-
Receiving Equipment
AN/APA-48: 1