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SCR-602 Early Warning Radar

Sketch of SCR-602 early warning radar

Wavelength	50 cm
Scope	PPI
Range	70 miles (110 km) against bomber
Antenna	Mattress (602-A) or parabolic (602-T8)
Weight	300 lbs 136 kg
Production	650 sets were deployed from 1944-1 to 1945-8

The SCR-602 (AN/TPS-3, or LW in British service) was a lightweight portable early warning radar. Different models used different antennas, but the more advanced used a lightweight parabolic antenna. Designed to provide temporary radar coverage at beachheads or newly capture airfields until heavier radars could be brought in, it was considered highly successful.

References

Buderi (1998)
Guerlac (1987)

Naval Historical Center (accessed 2009-6-6)

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