AN/TPX-3

Secondary Surveillance Radar

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Basic Information

Name

AN/TPX-3

Designation

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Alternate Designation

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Equipment Type

Secondary Surveillance Radar

Manufacturer

Hazeltine

Date of Introduction

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Description

The AN/TPX-3 is a secondary surveillance radar (SSR) manufactured by Hazeltine. Operating in the 157 to 187 MHz frequency range with a pulse repetition frequency of 200 to 750 Hz and a pulsewidth of 5 to 8 µs, it functions as an auxiliary system. Its primary purpose is to identify aircraft detected by the AN/TPS-3 radar as either friendly or hostile, working in conjunction with but not as an integral part of the AN/TPS-3 system.

Technical Characteristics

frequency 157 … 187 MHz

pulse repetition frequency (PRF) 200 … 750 Hz

pulsewidth (τ) 5 … 8 µs

Details

Category Secondary Surveillance Radars

Land > Radars > Secondary Surveillance Radars

Sources

radartutorial.eu: https://www.radartutorial.eu/19.kartei/14.ssr/karte012.en.html

Classification

Domain

Ground

Equipment Status

Active

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