MIL-HDBK-162A
Volume 1
15 December 1965
Section 3
DATE: 1 July 1964
ITEM NAME: RADAR EQUIPMENT
COGNIZANT SERVICE: USN
TYPE: SR*, SR-a**, SR-b***
FEDERAL STOCK NUMBER: F5840-665-2533*
F5840-642-7811**
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
STATUS OR TYPE CLASSIFICATION
*Obs
**Ltd Std
Mfg(s) Name or Code Number: Westinghouse Electric Co.*, **; U.S. Repair Facility, Naval Station***
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
Radar Equipments SR, SR-a, and SR-b are basically
The SR was originally designed to search within a
identical in design. They function as searching, ranging,
radius of 400 nautical miles but was later modified in the
and direction finding devices for ship installations.
field to reduce the maximum range to 200 miles.
SR: 1