.jpg) Photograph of Guardian-class radar picket ship USS Interdictor while underway. AN/SPS-17 is the large "billboard" on the second radar mast from right. | |
| Country of origin | United States of America |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | General Electric and ITE Circuit Breaker Company[1] |
| Introduced | July 1957 [1] |
| No. built | 20-22[1][2][a] |
| Frequency | P-Band, 215-225 MHz [3][4] |
| PRF | 120 PPS[4] |
| Beamwidth | 18° (horizontal), 20° (vertical)[4] |
| Pulsewidth | 10 𝜇s [1] |
| RPM | 5-15 RPM[4] |
| Range | 200 nmi (370 km) [1] |
| Power | 1.5 MW[4] |
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The AN/SPS-17 is a long-range air-search radar developed for the United States Navy during the early Cold War, primarily used on the Guardian-class radar picket ship. It was the first major postwar P-band air search radar.[5]
Although this radar set did not see widespread service in the U.S. Navy, it led to the development of several far more prolific radar systems, including the AN/SPS-29, the AN/SPS-37, the AN/SPS-43, and the AN/SPS-40.[1][2][b]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ a b c d e "Chapter 6--Surveillance Radars". Radarman 3 & 2. Vol. 1. Bureau of Naval Personnel. 1961. p. 85.
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