Radartutorial .euAN/FPS-88
Figure 1: The Pilar Radar Station AN/FPS-88 (Portugal)
Contractor: Lockheed Martin Ocean Radar and Sensor Systems, Syracuse (NY)
AN/FPS-88 is an improved version of the FPS-8 radar which offers enhanced range performance and upgraded signal processing. The radar features a high-gain antenna, circular polarisation, dual channel operation, a parametric amplifier receiver, and a radar signal processor with some ECCM capability. There is also provision for using the main antenna as an identification friend-or-foe radiator.
Figure 2: The Pilar Radar Station AN/FPS-88 (Portugal)
The FPS-88 is currently operational e.g. in Lefkas (Greece) and in some sites in the Turkey.
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| frequency: | 1280 - 1380 MHz |
| pulse repetition time (PRT): | |
| pulse repetition frequency (PRF): | 360 Hz |
| pulsewidth (PW): | |
| receive time: | |
| dead time: | |
| peak power: | 1 MW |
| average power: | 1.1 kW |
| displayed range: | |
| range resolution: | |
| beamwidth: | 1.3° |
| hits per scan: | |
| antenna rotation: | 5 and 10 r.p.m. |