PROJECT 1947


Table 1

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RADIO SET SCR-584 ( )
Data from U.S. War Department Technical Manuals TM11-1324 and TM11-1524
(published April, 1946 by the United States Government Printing Office)

 
 

Wavelength

10 cm

Frequency

(four bands around 3,000 MHz)

Magnetron

2J32 ()

Peak Power Output

250 kW

Pulse Width

0.8 microsecond

Pulse Repetition Frequency

1707 pulses per second

Antenna Diameter

6 feet

Beam width to half power

4 degrees

Maximum Range

 

   PPI Search

70,000 yards (39.7 statute miles)

   Auto-Track

32,000 yards (18.2 statute miles)

   Potentiometer Data (artillery control)

28,000 yards (15.9 statute miles)

Minimum Range

500 - 1000 yards

Lower Elevation Limit

-175 mils (-9.8 degrees)

Upper Elevation Limit

+1,580 mils (+88.9 degrees)

Azimuth Coverage

360 degrees

Azimuthal scan rate in search mode

5 revolutions per minute

Range Error

25 yards

Azimuth Error

1 mil (0.06 degree)

Elevation Accuracy

1 mil (0.06 degree)

Power Requirements

115 V, 60 Hz, 3 phase, 10 kVA maximum (without IFF)

The SCR-584 is built into a K-78 trailer. Its gross weight is 10 tons. The overall length is 19.5 feet, width is 8 feet, height 10 feet, 4 inches

 


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