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AN/SPS-52

Description of the radar set, tactical-technical characteristics

Figure 1: AN/SPS-52

Figure 1: AN/SPS-52

Specifications
frequency: 2 910 … 3 100 MHz
(E/F-band)
pulse repetition time (PRT):
pulse repetition frequency (PRF): 329 Hz
pulsewidth (τ): 1 µs
receiving time:
dead time:
peak power: 330 kW
average power:
instrumented range: 240 NM (≙ 445 km)
range resolution: 150 m
accuracy:
beamwidth: 1.1°
hits per scan:
antenna rotation: 5 rpm
MTBCF:
MTTR:

AN/SPS-52

The US-Navys AN/SPS-52 is a shipborne 3-D long-range air surveillance radar. The Radar is a Hughes development of the earlier AN/SPS-39A. The antenna assembly is a planar array of a collection of rows of slotted waveguides, tilted back at an angle of 15 degrees, the version 52C at an angle of 25 degrees. Is is a serpentine fed frequency scanning phased array for electronic beam-deflection in elevation angle depending on the transmitted frequency, and mechanical rotation in azimuth.

The AN/SPS-52C has completely different below-the-decks electronic. The radars are mostly de-commissioned and replaced by the AN/SPS-48E. Some devices could still be in operation.

Picture gallery of AN/SPS-52

Figure 2: The AN/SPS-52C version uses an antenna with the serpentine feed only on the right side.