Radartutorial .eu AN/MPS-16
Figure 1: Antenna of the AN/MPS-16
Figure 2: Antenna of the AN/MPS-16
Built by Avco.
The radar set AN/MPS-16 is a high-power, long-range, mobile height finder. It is capable of accepting azimuth control from, and furnishing height data to, search radar sets equipeed with either Indicator Group OA-175/FPS-3 or AN/UPA-35. Radar information displayed by the AN/UPA-35 permits control and direction of military aircraft from a ground station. The transmitter uses a Magnetron type QK 632. The waveguide-system depends on inputs of dry air for proper operation. The electronics dry-air branch is fed from the compressor air main through desiccant dehydrator. The receiver is a superheterodyne usin an IF-frequency of 30 MHz. The receiver has got a noise figure of 10 dB at a bandwidth of 500 kHz.
The antenna is a paraboloidal reflector with a 21’ height and 5’5” width. The antenna forms a Fan-Beam pattern with a gain of 43 dB. The antenna can rotate continuously in the horizontal plane, and nod in the vertical plane through two arcs of different magnitude. The side-lobe attenuation is 26 dB minimally.
The power consumption is fed by aa autarc 20kW Generator, or by a motor-generator set with an input of 25 kw, 60 cps, 3 ph, 4-wire, 120/208v ac and an output of 20 kw, 400 cps, 3 ph, 4-wire, 120/208v ac. The components are mounted on pallets which are, in turn, mounted on 1 each M-35 trucks (Including the Indicator Group 4 each trucks). An antenna of the AN/MPS-16 is exhibited into the „Bayerwald” barracks in Regen (Bavaria - Germany).
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| frequency: | 5.2 … 5.3 GHz |
| pulse repetition time (PRT): | |
| pulse repetition frequency (PRF): | 300 … 364 hertzes, nominally: 360 hertzes |
| pulsewidth (PW): | 2.5 microseconds |
| receive time: | |
| dead time: | |
| peak power: | 1 megawatt |
| average power: | 900 watts |
| displayed range: | 200 nautical miles (370 km) |
| range resolution: | |
| beamwidth: | β:2,4° ε:0,6° |
| hits per scan: | |
| antenna rotation: | 0 … 8 rpm |