AN/TPS-1D

AN/TPS-1 system deployed in West Germany

Type of Radar

Mobile Surveillance Radar

Manufacturer

Sperry

IEEE Band

L Band

NATO Band

D Band

Exact Frequency

1220 – 1350 mHZ

Pulse Repetition Rate/Frequency
(PRR/PRF)

360 to 400 pps

Pulse Width

2 microseconds

Power:

500 kilowatts

Maximum
Instrumented
Range

160 miles

Beam Dimensions

4° x 12°

Power Input

115 volts, 400 Hz AC

Notes:

Lincoln Laboratory Journal, Volume 12, Number 2, 2000, page 184, gives a table of operating characteristics of the AN/TPS-1D (Mod C), and lists the peak output power as 160 kW, and the average power as ~400 W. It lists the pulse width as 6 microseconds. All else is the same.