MIL-HDBK-162A
Volume 1
15 December 1965
Section 2
DATE: 1 July 1964
ITEM NAME: RADAR BEACON
COGNIZANT SEHVICE: USN
TYPE: AN/DPN-3A
FEDERAL STOCK NUMBER:
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
STATUS OH TYPE CLASSIFICATION
Used By
Used By
Mfg(s) Name or Code Number: Glenn L. Martin Company (38597)
flight. It has been designed for single frequency band
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
("S" band) usage with pulse type operation at a pretuned
frequency of reception and of transmission in the range
The Radar Beacon AN/DPN-3A is an airborne
of 2700 to 2900 megacycles (mc).
equipment designed for use as a small lightweight
beacon to aid in the radar tracking of pilotless aircraft in
AN/DPN-3A: 1