| The HIGH POWER AQUISITION RADAR
(HIPAR) |
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| THE MOBILE & STATIONARY ANTENNA |
| 1. The stationary HIPAR
system. |
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2. HIPAR antenna &
building.
(2./26 Rodenkirchen) |
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4. The mobile HIPAR
system at the "Raketenschule der Luftwaffe", Fort Bliss (El
Paso) Texas. |
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| 5. The OMNI directional
antenna. |
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6. One of two auxilliary
antennas. |
| 7. Antenna FAN
configuration (higher elevation coverage). |
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| 9. Semitrailer level
jacks & gears. |
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11. Mobile antenna
gears. |
12. The level box at the
top of the antenna pedestal. |
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| 13. Azimuth drive
motor. |
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14. View towards the
liquid cooler. |
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15. Feed horn assembly. |
15a. Antenna Control
Box. |
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| THE TRANSMITTER VAN |
| 16. Waveguides & dummy
load inside the transmitter van. |
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17. The duplexer &
cooler. |
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18. Duplexer. 18 quarz
tube were used to shift the radio frequncy by 90 degree. |
19. The harmonic filter
at the left hand side. |
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| 20. Air flow control
indicator. |
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21. Old type hydrogen
thyratron |
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22. The klystron
amplifier. Power output 10.4 MW nominal. |
22a. Klystron, pumping
unit (glycol), harmonic filter and high voltage pulse
generator. |
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| THE POWER CONTROL VAN |
| 23. The Power Control
Indicator (PCI) . |
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25. Inside the PCI. |
26. Controls &
Indicator. |
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| 27. Controls & Indicator
of the waveguide pressurizer & dehumidifier. |
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28. An old high voltage
diode used in the high voltage power supply. |
| THE RECEIVER VAN |
| 29. The old
parametric amplifier. (MAVAR = Microwave Amplification by
VAriable Reactanc) |
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30. Power supplies
inside the receiver cabinet. |
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31. Controls & Indicator
at the rcvr cabinet door. |
32. Electronic
components inside the rcvr cabinet. |
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| 33. The modified solid
state rcvr. |
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| 34a. Receiver cabinet &
monitor PPI. |
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| THE MOVING TARGET INDICATOR
(MTI) CABINET |
| 35. Automatic
frequency control circuits. |
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36. Rcvr test
circuits. |
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37. MTI delay line. |
38. ACET = Automatic
Cancellation of Extended Targets. |
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| 39. AJAC = Automatic
Jamming Avoidance Circuitry. |
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40. Sunset |
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41. HIPAR course Spring
1971. Click on the thumb for a larger
view. |
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