MIL-HDBK-162A
Volume 1
15 December 1965
Section 2
DATE: 1 September 1964
ITEM NAME: RADAR SET
COGNIZANT SERVICE: USAF
TYPE: AN/A PN-59
FEDERAL STOCK NUMBER: 5841-505-0759
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
STATUS OR TYPE CLASSIFICATION
Std
Mfg(s) Name or Code Number: Sperry Gyroscope Co., Div. of Sperry Rand Corp. (56232)
1 Mount MT-1254/APN-59*
8 Mounting Base MT-1557/APN-
2 Azimuth and Range Indicator IP-
59*
239/APN-59
9 Antenna AS-652/APN-59*
3 Radar Set Control C-1242/APN-
10 Antenna Reflector AT-560/APN-
59
59 to complete
4 Azimuth and Range Indicator IP-
11 Mounting Base MT-1497/APN-59
268/APN-59
12 Electronic Control Amplifier AM-
5 Vaneaxial Fan HD-150/APN-59
853/APN-59
6 Radar Receiver-Transmitter RT-
13 Stabilization Data Generator CN-
289/APN-59 or RT-289A/APN-59
221/APN-59
7 Power Supply PP-11073/APN-59
showing cities and towns, highways, airplane hangers,
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
rivers, islands, shorelines, mountains, and ships at sea.
When used as weather radar, because of increased
RADAR Set AN/APN-59 is a small, lightweight,
sensitivity, it displays less substantial objects such as
airborne radar system designed to operate as a
storm fronts, heavy rainfall, or other turbulent weather
navigational and search radar, a weather observation
features with precipitation.
radar or an interrogator-receiver. When used as a
search radar, it displays a visual, map-like scope picture
AN/APN-59: 1
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