The TPS-1 is a lightweight portable search radar using a cut-down parabolic antenna of the "orange peel" design with an off-axis feed and transmitting in the L-band between 1220 and 1280 megahertz (MHz). The initial versions were designed to break down into ten packages and then be assembled on-site, but a number of adaptations to large trucks and even school bus frames were made over the years. A crew of two could operate the radar. The 1B model could detect bombers at 10,000 feet at a distance of 120 nautical miles. Versions B through G differed primarily in the antenna pattern, providing better vertical range, but were electrically identical.
TPS-1s were used to defend many beach-heads in the Pacific during the war and were among the first portable radar units to go into operation following the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. These units saw considerable postwar service. It was used in the temporary Lashup Radar Network beginning in 1948. The AN/TPS-1D was the main component of the AN/GSS-1 Electronic Search Central system used with Nike missile systems.[1]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
^"Learning Event 2: Electronic Search Central AN/GSS-1" (description at Globalsecurity.org). Retrieved 2021-10-28.
AN/TPS-1B @ radomes.org
Winkler, David F. (1997), Searching the skies: the legacy of the United States Cold War defense radar program. Prepared for United States Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command.
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USMC Archival footage of a US Army AN/TPS-1B operating on Iwo Jima beginning at 2:16.
October 16, 2023
radar, early, warning, tactical, control, radar, developed, bell, labs, radiation, laboratory, during, world, initially, used, army, later, used, united, states, force, defense, command, number, european, armed, forces, number, variations, were, produced, seve. The AN TPS 1 Radar was an early warning and tactical control radar developed by Bell Labs and the MIT Radiation Laboratory during World War II Initially used by the US Army it was later used by the United States Air Force Air Defense Command and a number of European armed forces A number of variations were produced by several vendors including Western Electric Westinghouse Electric Bendix Corporation and several European manufacturers in the post war era In Royal Air Force service it was known as AMES Type 61 AN TPS 1AN TPS 1B at the National Museum of the United States Air ForceCountry of originUnited StatesIntroduced1944TypePortable Long Range Search RadarFrequencyL band 1220 to 1350 MHzPRF4 usecBeamwidth3 7 horizontal Range28 80 or 200 miles 45 129 or 322 km Azimuth360ºPrecision 1 mile 3 range Other NamesAMES Type 61The TPS 1 is a lightweight portable search radar using a cut down parabolic antenna of the orange peel design with an off axis feed and transmitting in the L band between 1220 and 1280 megahertz MHz The initial versions were designed to break down into ten packages and then be assembled on site but a number of adaptations to large trucks and even school bus frames were made over the years A crew of two could operate the radar The 1B model could detect bombers at 10 000 feet at a distance of 120 nautical miles Versions B through G differed primarily in the antenna pattern providing better vertical range but were electrically identical TPS 1s were used to defend many beach heads in the Pacific during the war and were among the first portable radar units to go into operation following the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa These units saw considerable postwar service It was used in the temporary Lashup Radar Network beginning in 1948 The AN TPS 1D was the main component of the AN GSS 1 Electronic Search Central system used with Nike missile systems 1 Contents 1 Photographs 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksPhotographs Edit nbsp MGCIS 1 radar site at Yonpo Airfield Korea in December 1950 The TPS 1B is on the far left of the photo See also EditTarget allocation radar TPS 1EReferences Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to AN TPS 1 nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency Learning Event 2 Electronic Search Central AN GSS 1 description at Globalsecurity org Retrieved 2021 10 28 USAF Factsheet Bendix AN TPS 1 AN TPS 1B radomes org Winkler David F 1997 Searching the skies the legacy of the United States Cold War defense radar program Prepared for United States Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command External links EditUSMC Archival footage of a US Army AN TPS 1B operating on Iwo Jima beginning at 2 16 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title AN TPS 1 amp oldid 1113023615, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
