MIL-HDBK-162A
Volume 1
15 December 1965
Section 3
DATE: 1 July 1964
ITEM NAME: COMPUTER-RECORDER GROUP
COGNIZANT SERVICE: USN
TYPE: AN/SPA-14(XN-1)
FEDERAL STOCK NUMBER:
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
STATUS OR TYPE CLASSIFICATION
Mfg(s) Name or Code Number: Electronics Associates, Inc., Long Branch, N. J.
There are four radars, any two of which can be utilized
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
to feed information into the computer-recorder group. In
addition to the input data from the radars, additional
The AN/SPA-14(XN-1) is an electro-mechanical device
input signals are derived from the ship and are called
that automatically computes and records in an x, y, and
Own Ship's Course 1 and 36
z coordinate system the activities of two radars. One
radar tracks a target and the other tracks a beacon.
AN/SPA-14(XN-1): 1