Volume 1
MIL-HDBK-162A
Section 3
15 December 1965
ITEM NAME: RADAR SET
TYPE: AN/SPS-10E
Radar Resolution (Effect of Indicator Not
RELATION TO SIMILAR EQUIPMENT
Considered)
Radar Set AN/SPS-10E is similar to AN/SPS10 with
Bearing: Less than 10
the exception of major change between the two is the
Range Short Pulse: 50 yds
use of Antenna AS-1161 in AN/SPS-10E. In addition
Range Long Pulse: 275 yds
minor changes have resulted in new nomenclature.
Humidity: Up to 95% relative
Ambient Temperature (Except Antenna): 0
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
to 50C (32 to 122F)
Ambient Temperature Antenna: -35 to plus
60C (-31 to plus 1400F)
Radar and Beacon: 5450 to 5825 mc
Construction (Except Antenna): Dripproof
Construction Antenna: Watertight
Beacon: 5450 plus or minus 2 mc
Antenna
Type of Frequency Control: Amplitude-
Frequency of Operation: 5450 to 5825
mc
Type of Emission
Antenna Gain: 30.0 db
Radar Pulse: 0.25 to 1.3 usec plus or
Antenna Horizontal Beamwidth: 1.9
minus 10%
Antenna Vertical Beamwidth: 16
Beacon Pulse: 2.25 usec plus or minus
High Angle Coverage: Approx csc2 plus
10%
7 to 22
Type of Receiver: Superheterodyne
Intermediate Frequency: 30 mc
Rotation Speed: 17 rpm
Relative Bearing Data: 1 speed
Narrow Band: 1 mc
Power Source: 115v, 60 cyc
Wide Band: 5 mc
Power Supply
INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS
Voltage: 115v ac plus or minus 10%
Not available.
Frequency: 60 plus or minus 2 cyc
Phase: Single
Estimated Power: 3.5 kva
Estimated Power Factor: 0.9
PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS AND PHYSICAL DATA
COMPONENT
OVERALL DIMENSIONS
UNIT WT.
QTY
(Inches)
(Pounds)
Antenna AS-1161/SPS
1
Adapter Indicator
1
MX-1399/SPS-10
Control Radar Set 1
C-3678/SPS-10E
Filter Band Suppression
1
F-188/SPS-10
Filter Band Suppression
1
F-189/SPS-10
Indicator Standing Wave Ratio
1
IM-127/SPS-10
Interconnecting Box
1
J-510/SPS-10E
Modulator Radar MD-412/SPS-10E
1
Power Supply PP-2984/SPS-10E
1
AN/SPS-10E: 2