MIL-HDBK-162A
Volume 1
15 December 1965
Section 3
DATE: 1 July 1964
ITEM NAME: RADAR EQUIPMENT
COGNIZANT SERVICE: USN
TYPE: SD, SD-a, SD-2 THRU SD-5
FEDERAL STOCK NUMBEB:
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
STATUS OB TYPE CLASSIFICATION
Mfg(s) Name or Code Number: RCA Victor Div., Radio Corp. of America, Camden, New Jersey
distance with respect to the antenna. They are intended
FUNCTIONAL DESCBIPTION
for installation in submarines, excepting the Model SD-3
which is intended for use on small surface vessels, and
The Navy Model SD Series equipments are
employ an omnidirectional antenna on the mast to permit
designed to provide warning of the proximity of aircraft
operation of the radar while submerged.
and are capable of detecting the presence of remote
aerial, marine and land objects, and of determining their
SD: 1