Detail:
Bell Telephone Laboratories developed this radar that was subsequently produced by the Western Electric Company. 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. The height detection and range on the 1C and 1D models exceeded those of the 1B. The transmitter sent its pulse at an L-band frequency between 1220 to 1280 megahertz (MHz). This long-range search radar was used in the temporary Lashup system in the USA beginning in 1948.
The TPS-1D search radar was used at a number of Pinetree Line radar stations for initial radar coverage while these units were being constructed and subsequently equipped with the more modern AN/FPS-3 search radar equipment. The TPS-1D was a 500 KW, L-band Mobile Surveillance Radar System with the following Technical Specifications:
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Search band: |
L Band Search |
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Radar Type: |
AN/TPS-1D, ground radar |
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Frequency band: |
1220 to 1350 MHz |
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Power output and range: |
500 KW, 20/40/80/160 miles |
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Indicator: |
PPI and A scopes |
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Magnetron type: |
5J26 |
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Model type: |
5C22 thyr. |
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Rep rate: |
2 microsecond 360 to 400 pps |
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Power input: |
115V 400 cycles |
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AC Antenna |
4 degrees H, 12 degrees V |
Locations:
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Armstrong, ON |
914 AC&W Squadron |
TPS-1D |
1952- |
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Baldy Hughes, BC |
918 AC&W Squadron |
TPS-1D |
1952- |
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Beausejour, MB |
916 AC&W Squadron |
TPS-1D |
1952- |
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Beaverlodge, AB |
919 AC&W Squadron |
TPS-1D |
1952- |
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Pagwa, ON |
913 AC&W Squadron |
TPS-1D |
1952- |
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Ramore, ON |
912 AC&W Squadron |
TPS-1D |
1952- |
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Senneterre, QC |
34 AC&W Squadron |
TPS-1D |
1953-1955 |
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Sioux Lookout, ON |
915 AC&W Squadron |
TPS-1D |
1952- |
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