AN/TPS-48
Description of the radar set, tactical-technical characteristics
Figure 1: AN/TPS-48
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| frequency: | 2 900 … 3 100 MHz
(S-Band) |
| pulse repetition time (PRT): | |
| pulse repetition frequency (PRF): | 250 ±25 Hz |
| pulsewidth (τ): | 6.7 µs |
| receiving time: | |
| dead time: | |
| peak power: | 2.8 MW |
| average power: | 4.7 kW |
| instrumented range: | 242 mi (≙ 388 km) |
| range resolution: | |
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| beamwidth: | |
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| antenna rotation: | |
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AN/TPS-48
AN/TPS-48 was a highly mobile tactical ground radar set, operating in E-Band, designed for simultaneous long-range search and height finding in a severe jamming environment.
The AN/TPS-48 used an antenna with Stacked Beam Cosecant Squared Pattern. The radar receivers use IF amplifiers with a logarithmic characteristic. The bandwidth of the receivers is switchable against active jamming. The radar signal processing includes an MTI- and the “Dicke Fix”- processing. The height system utilizes an analog computer and a digital evaluation system for providing an accurate target height.
The first radar of this type become operational in the US- Air Force on 4 December 1967.[1] This AN/TPS-48 was a transition radar to be replaced by the AN/TPS-43.
Picture gallery of AN/TPS-48
Sources and ressorces:
- Department of the Air Force, United States Air Force Statistical Digest, Fiscal Year 1968, Washington, 30 September 1968 (23. Edition)