MIL-HDBK-162A
Volume 1
15 December 1965
Section 3
DATE: 1 September 1964
ITEM NAME: ANTENNA
COGNIZANT SERVICE: USN
TYPE: AS-1161/SPS
FEDERAL STOCK NUMBER:
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
STATUS OR TYPE CLASSIFICATION
Used by
Mfg(s) Name or Code Number: Raytheon Manufacturing Company
(10011)
antenna at 17 rpm. Also included with the drive
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
cam-actuated micro-switches that operate the ship's
Antenna AS-1161/SPS includes a truncated parabolic
heading marker circuit. The antenna is designed for
reflector, feed horn waveguide steptwist, rotary joint,
mast mounting, and provides simultaneous surface and
The drive
limited air search.
mechanism is comprised of a 1/5 hp drive motor and a
gear train that rotate the radiation elements of the
AS-1161/SPS: 1