MIL-HDBK- 162A
Volume 1
15 December 1965
Section 3
DATE: 1 July 1964
ITEM NAME: INTERROGATION SET
COGNIZANT SERVICE: USN
TYPE: AN/UPX-9
USA LINE ITEM NUMBER: 621432
FEDERAL STOCK NUMBER: 5895-548-7568
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
STATUS OR TYPE CLASSIFICATION
Std
Mfg(s) Name or Code Number: Radio Receptor Company, Inc.
Illustration Not Available
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
Frequency: Transmitter, 1005 to 1035 mc;
Interrogator Set AN/UPX-9 is an IFF transmitter-
receiver, 1085 to 1115 mc
receiver used for challenging and recognizing targets.
Peak Power Output: 1 kw
The set is used with a remote PPI which displays the
Frequency Control: Crystal
IFF reply signals from the target as broken, illuminated
Modes of Operation: 3
arcs that are delayed outward along the sweep to
Operating Voltages and Power Requirements:
appear after the radar signals.
105, 117, or 125v, 60 or 400 cps, 1-ph
A coder-decoder receives trigger pulses from the
associated radar, processes them for triggering, and
separates transponder replies for distribution to video
units.
INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS
RELATION TO SIMILAR EQUIPMENT
Not available.
None.
PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS AND PHYSICAL DATA
COMPONENT
QTY
HEIGHT
WIDTH
DEPTH
UNIT WT.
(Inches)
(Inches)
(Inches)
(Pounds)
Receiver-Transmitter RT-288/UPX-9
1
Coder-Decoder KY-109/UPX-9
1
27-3/8
18-1/8
9-25/32
REFERENCE DATA AND LITERATURE
Not available.
AN/UPX-9: 1
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