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AN/SPS-39

Description of the radar set, tactical-technical characteristics

Figure 1: AN/SPS-39 radar aboard the U.S. Navy USS Atlanta, 1964.

Figure 1: AN/SPS-39 radar aboard the U.S. Navy USS Atlanta, 1964.

Specifications
frequency: 2 910 … 3 100 MHz
(E/F-band)
pulse repetition time (PRT):
pulse repetition frequency (PRF): 1 850 Hz or 925 Hz
pulsewidth (τ): 2 or 4 µs
receiving time:
dead time:
peak power: 1 MW
average power:
instrumented range: 100 or 160 NM
(≙ 185 or 296 km)
range resolution:
accuracy:
beamwidth: 1.1° × 2.25°
hits per scan:
antenna rotation: 6 or 15 rpm
MTBCF:
MTTR:

AN/SPS-39

AN/SPS-39 was an E/F-band shipborne 3D air search radar used a single curved parabolic reflector fed by a line source to produce the change in phase with frequency necessary to scan its beam electronically in elevation.

The first prototype was presented in January 1960. Upgraded with a planar array and an electronic pitch-roll stabilization instead of the mechanical stabilization of the turntable, this radar evolved into the AN/SPS-52.