Volume 1
MIL-HDBK-162A
Section 3
15 December 1965
ITEM NAME: RADAR SET
TYPE: AN/SPS-46
RELATION TO SIMILAR EQUIPMENT
None.
Number of Bands: 1 band
Number of Channels: 1 channel
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
Receiver
Type of Emission: PO type
Number of Bands: 1 band
Cable Limitations: 50 ft max
Number of Channels: 1 channel
Waveguide Limitations: 25 ft max
Operating Power Requirements: 115v ac,
Beam Pattern
60 cps, single ph.
Horizontal: 2.2 deg
Vertical: 15 deg
INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS
Power Output: 7 kw (Peak) min
Output Signal Characteristics: 1500 pps
Siting: Seaborne for water surface craft.
(option of 750 pps on 32-mi range) 0.2 usec
Frequency Data
PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS AND PHYSICAL DATA
COMPONENTS
QTY
OVERALL DIMENSIONS
UNIT WT.
(Inches)
(Pounds)
Control-Indicator C-3142/SPS-46
1
7-1/2 x 18-5/16 x 21-3/4
96
1
27-3/4 x 48-1/2 dia
88
1
9-15/16 x 20-9/16 x 25-7/8
107
RT-560/S PS-46
REFERENCE DATA AND LITERATURE
Technical Manuals:
NAVSHIPS 93400: Preliminary Data Form
AN/SPS-46: 2