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add-on unit, increasing the altitude to 65,000 feet (20 km). Installations began in 1956. New-build units from Bendix with this equipment pre-installed became the AN/FPS-20 in 1957. Otherwise similar units with an antenna from
General Electric were known as the AN/FPS-20B. The slotted-waveguide
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The FPS-20s were simple pulse-radar systems and subject to jamming using basic techniques. This led to a second series of upgrades to provide anti-jamming capabilities starting in 1959. Among these were the GPA-102 (MK-448) which turned an FPS-20 into an FPS-64 and a FPS-20A to an FPS-66, and the
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in 1950, was upgraded to the FPS-20, then spawned over a dozen different variants as additional upgrades were applied. The FPS-20 formed the backbone of the US air defense network through the early
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and 100A. These systems were known as the "Blue Pearl", or Bendix Radar
Processor BRP-150. These were remanufactured units with a new antenna, and included a new low-noise front-end amplifier.
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A high-resolution
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191:Lashup Radar Network
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149:Pinetree Line
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48:United States
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3421:US Air Force
3335:Texas Towers
3270:Investigator
2717:Air Defense
2407:Air Defense
1966:Stephenville
1851:Baldy Hughes
1780:Walnut Ridge
1700:Saint Albans
1580:Mount Lemmon
1575:Mount Laguna
1490:Lake Charles
1425:Grand Rapids
1420:Grand Marais
1260:Cape Charles
1240:Bucks Harbor
978:Presque Isle
898:McGhee Tyson
606:
542:
533:the original
527:
518:Bibliography
508:Winkler 1997
503:
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473:Winkler 1997
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461:Winkler 1997
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3265:Interpreter
3260:Interdictor
3255:Interceptor
2226:Los Angeles
2221:Kansas City
2216:Great Falls
2211:Grand Forks
2176:Albuquerque
1946:St. Anthony
1881:Fox Harbour
1755:Thomasville
1660:Port Isabel
1655:Port Austin
1650:Point Arena
1635:Owingsville
1600:North Truro
1550:Mill Valley
1525:Lyndonville
1400:Fort Fisher
1365:Duncanville
998:K.I. Sawyer
778:Grand Forks
738:Ethan Allen
441:Radar Types
403:Bacque 1990
155:, the USAF
105:Other Names
3681:Categories
3666:AN/FPS-132
3661:AN/FPS-129
3656:AN/FPS-126
3651:AN/FPS-124
3646:AN/FPS-123
3641:AN/FPS-120
3636:AN/FPS-117
3631:AN/FPS-116
3626:AN/FPS-115
3621:AN/FPS-113
3616:AN/FPS-108
3611:AN/FPS-107
3606:AN/FPS-100
3310:Skywatcher
3129:Propeller:
3097:Electronic
2301:Washington
2281:Sioux City
2236:Montgomery
2032:Fourteenth
1866:Cartwright
1856:Beausejour
1805:Winnemucca
1800:Willow Run
1770:Two Creeks
1740:Sweetwater
1590:North Bend
1570:Mount Hebo
1545:Miles City
1500:Las Cruces
1480:Kirksville
1455:Hutchinson
1435:Hanna City
1415:Gettysburg
1390:Flintstone
1325:Cross City
1320:Cottonwood
1285:Charleston
1230:Brookfield
1215:Belleville
1129:Pepperrell
1088:Youngstown
1053:Vandenberg
1013:Sioux City
968:Pittsburgh
923:New Castle
758:Fort Heath
678:Charleston
385:References
369:design by
297:Under the
281:AN/FPS-113
273:AN/FPS-100
247:AN/FPS-67A
243:AN/FPS-66A
239:AN/FPS-65A
235:AN/FPS-64A
199:magnetrons
118:The FPS-3.
100:750 kW x 2
81:Pulsewidth
3601:AN/FPS-95
3596:AN/FPS-93
3591:AN/FPS-92
3586:AN/FPS-91
3581:AN/FPS-90
3576:AN/FPS-87
3571:AN/FPS-85
3566:AN/FPS-82
3561:AN/FPS-67
3556:AN/FPS-66
3551:AN/FPS-65
3546:AN/FPS-64
3541:AN/FPS-50
3536:AN/FPS-49
3531:AN/FPS-41
3526:AN/FPS-35
3521:AN/FPS-30
3516:AN/FPS-27
3511:AN/FPS-26
3506:AN/FPS-24
3501:AN/FPS-23
3496:AN/FPS-20
3491:AN/FPS-19
3486:AN/FPS-18
3481:AN/FPS-17
3476:AN/FPS-16
3471:AN/FPS-14
3466:AN/FPS-12
3461:AN/FPS-10
3295:Protector
3061:Squadrons
2043:Divisions
1936:Rockville
1931:Red Cliff
1846:Armstrong
1795:West Mesa
1785:Watertown
1745:Texarkana
1675:Rochester
1670:Red Bluff
1540:Mica Peak
1510:Lewistown
1505:Las Vegas
1495:Lake City
1445:Highlands
1360:Dickinson
1295:Claysburg
1235:Brunswick
1083:Wurtsmith
1003:Selfridge
983:R.I. Bong
893:McClellan
878:Malmstrom
833:Kincheloe
808:Homestead
723:Ellsworth
718:Ellington
390:Citations
371:Bell Labs
251:AN/FPS-93
231:AN/FPS-91
224:AN/FPS-82
220:AN/FPS-87
211:AN/GPA-27
124:AN/FPS-20
61:Frequency
3456:AN/FPS-8
3451:AN/FPS-7
3446:AN/FPS-6
3441:AN/FPS-5
3436:AN/FPS-4
3431:AN/FPS-3
3320:Watchman
3305:Searcher
3250:Guardian
3212:Missiles
3123:Fighters
2544:Fighter
2316:Fighter
2296:Syracuse
2256:Portland
2241:New York
1916:Melville
1906:Langanes
1896:Kamloops
1891:Hopedale
1839:Overseas
1730:Snelling
1680:Rockport
1565:Moriarty
1515:Lockport
1405:Fort Lee
1395:Fordland
1370:Eldorado
1345:Cut Bank
1305:Colville
1280:Chandler
1265:Cape Cod
1156:Stations
1124:McAndrew
1119:Keflavik
1097:Overseas
1073:Westover
973:Portland
963:Peterson
848:Lackland
843:Kirtland
838:Kingsley
828:Key West
813:Hurlburt
798:Hamilton
788:Griffiss
668:Amarillo
596:See Also
555:97020912
332:renamed.
257:system.
195:AN/MPS-7
180:ARSR-60s
168:Cold War
164:AN/FPS-3
18:AN/FPS-3
3300:Scanner
3290:Pickett
3285:Outpost
3280:Lookout
3275:Locator
3090:systems
2291:Stewart
2286:Spokane
2276:Seattle
2251:Phoenix
2196:Detroit
2191:Chicago
2169:Sectors
2007:Iceland
1981:Defense
1901:La Scie
1820:Woomera
1810:Winslow
1790:Waverly
1765:Topsham
1760:Tonopah
1645:Palermo
1630:Othello
1625:Osceola
1585:Naselle
1560:Montauk
1485:Klamath
1475:Kingman
1470:Killeen
1460:Joelton
1430:Guthrie
1410:Fortuna
1380:Finland
1275:Caswell
1255:Cambria
1250:Calumet
1205:Bedford
1180:Almaden
1058:Vincent
1048:Tyndall
1023:Stewart
918:Mitchel
903:McGuire
888:McChord
868:MacDill
803:Hancock
783:Grenier
773:Glasgow
743:Fairfax
728:England
713:Edwards
688:Dobbins
3315:Tracer
3234:CIM-10
3224:AIM-26
3114:EC-121
3088:weapon
2984:4756th
2979:4750th
2974:4735th
2969:4734th
2954:4731st
2949:4730th
2944:4729th
2939:4728th
2934:4727th
2924:4721st
2919:4700th
2914:4676th
2909:4620th
2904:4606th
2538:Groups
2529:4780th
2524:4756th
2514:4751st
2509:4750th
2504:4711th
2499:4710th
2494:4709th
2489:4708th
2484:4707th
2479:4706th
2474:4705th
2469:4704th
2454:4700th
2444:4628th
2439:4627th
2434:4625th
2429:4624th
2419:4621st
2414:4620th
2201:Duluth
2186:Boston
2181:Bangor
2022:Fourth
1990:Forces
1941:Saglek
1926:Ramore
1911:Latrar
1830:Zapata
1775:Wadena
1725:Shemya
1690:Roslyn
1620:Opheim
1610:Olathe
1530:Madera
1520:Lufkin
1385:Finley
1375:Empire
1340:Custer
1335:Curlew
1310:Condon
1225:Blaine
1220:Benton
1190:Antigo
1185:Alpena
1063:Walker
1038:Travis
1033:Tinker
993:Robins
958:Perrin
948:Oxnard
938:O'Hare
933:Norton
858:Larson
853:Laredo
823:Imeson
818:Hunter
793:Gunter
768:George
763:Geiger
748:Fallon
703:Duluth
553:
161:Bendix
153:Canada
144:, the
128:L band
65:L band
3325:Vigil
3243:Ships
3229:AIR-2
3219:AIM-4
3203:F-106
3198:F-104
3193:F-102
3188:F-101
3109:EB-57
3104:TB-29
3086:Major
3052:566th
3047:565th
3042:564th
3032:546th
3027:545th
3022:544th
3007:541st
3002:540th
2997:505th
2964:4733d
2959:4732d
2929:4722d
2899:858th
2894:827th
2889:780th
2884:778th
2879:765th
2869:751st
2864:701st
2854:678th
2849:665th
2844:637th
2839:575th
2834:568th
2829:567th
2824:566th
2819:564th
2814:534th
2804:530th
2799:529th
2794:528th
2789:527th
2784:525th
2779:521st
2774:520th
2769:519th
2764:518th
2759:517th
2754:516th
2749:515th
2744:514th
2729:501st
2724:500th
2711:507th
2706:478th
2701:476th
2696:475th
2686:414th
2681:412th
2676:408th
2671:355th
2661:337th
2656:329th
2651:328th
2646:327th
2641:326th
2636:325th
2519:4752d
2464:4703d
2459:4702d
2449:4683d
2424:4622d
2396:551st
2378:507th
2373:328th
2368:325th
2310:Wings
2231:Minot
2206:Goose
2027:Tenth
2017:First
1983:units
1665:Pyote
1640:Ozona
1615:Omaha
1555:Minot
1535:Makah
1450:Houma
1440:Havre
1300:Clear
1270:Carmi
1245:Burns
1200:Baker
1175:Aiken
1170:Adair
1163:CONUS
1134:Thule
1114:Goose
1043:Truax
1018:Stead
953:Paine
913:Minot
883:McCoy
873:March
708:Eglin
693:Dover
673:Beale
661:CONUS
654:Bases
648:(ADC)
547:(PDF)
495:(PDF)
367:CPS-5
319:Notes
157:CONAD
146:NORAD
97:Power
3178:F-94
3173:F-89
3168:F-86
3163:F-84
3158:P-80
3148:F-82
3143:P-61
3138:F-51
3133:F-47
3037:563d
3017:543d
3012:542d
2992:503d
2874:762d
2859:692d
2809:533d
2739:503d
2734:502d
2719:10th
2691:473d
2666:343d
2631:84th
2621:81st
2616:79th
2611:78th
2606:57th
2601:56th
2596:54th
2581:50th
2561:15th
2556:14th
2409:46th
2401:552d
2386:71st
2363:81st
2358:78th
2353:56th
2343:50th
2261:Reno
2160:85th
2150:64th
2145:58th
2140:37th
2135:36th
2130:35th
2125:34th
2110:31st
2105:30th
2100:29th
2095:28th
2090:27th
2085:26th
2080:25th
2075:24th
2065:21st
2060:20th
1886:Hofn
1825:Yaak
1465:Keno
1068:Webb
943:Otis
863:Luke
551:LCCN
373:and
255:SAGE
245:and
133:and
122:The
84:4 ÎĽS
53:Type
2626:82d
2591:53d
2586:52d
2576:33d
2571:32d
2566:23d
2551:4th
2546:1st
2391:73d
2348:52d
2338:33d
2333:32d
2328:23d
2323:4th
2318:1st
2155:73d
2120:33d
2115:32d
2070:23d
2055:9th
2050:8th
2041:Air
1979:Air
1695:Rye
733:Ent
698:Dow
172:FAA
151:in
89:RPM
76:440
72:PRF
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410:^
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