MIL-HDBK-162A
Volume 1
15 December 1965
Section 3
DATE: 1 July 1964
ITEM NAME: TRANSPONDER SET
COGNIZANT SERVICE: USN
TYPE: AN/UPX-17
FEDERAL STOCK NUMBER:
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
STATUS OR TYPE CLASSIFICATION
Std
Mfg(s) Name or Code Number: General Communications Company
Illustration Not Available
Operating Voltages and Power Requirements:
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
105 to 125 vac, 57 to 63 cps, 1-ph;
105 to 125 vac, 360 to 440 cps, 1-ph
The AN/UPX-17 is a general purpose transponder
Coded Channels: 3
set. The equipment receives paired pulse challenging
Type of Presentation: Indicator not included.
signals and transmits identifying reply signals for the
Designed for use with remote indicator.
purpose of self-identification.
INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS
RELATION TO SIMILAR EQUIPMENT
Siting:
Mounting:
None.
Cabling Requirements:
Related Equipment: The if. amplifier and modu-
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
lator subassemblies used in the AN/UPX-17
are interchangeable with the if. amplifier and
Frequency: Transmitter, 1090 to 1110 mc;
modulator units used in Interrogator Set AN/
receiver, 1010 to 1040
UPX-11.
PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS AND PHYSICAL DATA
COMPONENT
QTY
HEIGHT
WIDTH
DEPTH
UNIT WT.
(Inches)
(Inches)
(Inches)
(Pounds)
Transponder Part No. 53822
1
Antenna AS-177A/UPX
2
Radar Set Control C-1407A/UPA-38
1
REFERENCE DATA AND LITERATURE
Technical Manual:
NAVSHIPS 92642
Specification:
MIL-T-17963(SHIPS)
AN/UPX-17: 1
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