AN/MPS-4
Description of the radar set, tactical-technical characteristics
Figure 1: AN/MPS-4, here used as weather radar
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| frequency: | 6 275 … 6 575 MHz
(C-Band) |
| pulse repetition time (PRT): | |
| pulse repetition frequency (PRF): | 615 … 650 Hz |
| pulsewidth (τ): | 0.37 or 1.3 µs |
| receiving time: | |
| dead time: | |
| peak power: | 140 kW |
| average power: | |
| instrumented range: | 80 mi (≙ 128 km) |
| range resolution: | |
| accuracy: | |
| beamwidth: | β= 3.8° ;ε= 0.8° |
| hits per scan: | |
| antenna rotation: | |
| MTBCF: | |
| MTTR: | |
AN/MPS-4
AN/MPS-4 was operating in C-Band mobile height finder.
The MPS-4 height-finder was operational in 1952. Its height determination was not adapted to the curvature of the earth, whereby the error became too large with increasing range. It was replaced by the AN/MPS-16 end of the 1950s and was then often used for meteorological experiments.
Source:
- J. Joss et al.: “Untersuchungen zur quantitativen Bestimmung von Niederschlagsmengen mittels Radar”, Veröffentlichungen der Schweizerischen Meteorologischen Zentralanstalt, City-Druck AG, Zürich 1969