The Radar Control Trailer (RCT)
(Trailer Mounted Tracking Station)
 
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  2. The old Target Tracking Radar Control Console.
2. There was no B-Scope or TRR (Target Ranging Radar). Integrated in the Control Console was a Plan Position Indicator (Magnetic Type Sweep Deflection) and a second PI (Precision Indicator). The Radar worked in Short Pulse Mode (SP) only.
3TRR Power Control Cabinet (lower part).
    4Target ranging radar (TRR) Power Control Panel.
3. Bevor the Target Ranging Radar (TRR) was included there was a Maintenance Desk at this location. 
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7. The Radar Control Trailer (RCT) Power Control Cabinet.     8. 
9. Components behind the TTR Power Control Panel.   10. 
11. The modified Power Supplies.   12. 
13. Heater 14. Blower & Temperature Control
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16. This Console was used at the "Rakatenschule der Luftwaffe" Fort Bliss, Texas.     17.Target Tracking
Radar (TTR) & Target Ranging Radar (TRR) Control Console.
18. Lin-Log Amplifier.  19. 
20. The Acq Track Synchronizer in the middle.     21. 
22. Test Adapter (right), Acq Track Synchronizer and B-Scope Control Circuits. 23. Telephone Circuits.
24. Target Ground Speed & Signal Strenght Indicator.     25. Multipuls Control & Valid Target Indicator.
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1. Indicator & Controls for the "Elevation Operator".     2. Used for the
Surface to Surface Mission.
3. Magnetron & Frequency Control.
HV-Power Supply.
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5.      6. Indicator & Controls for the "Range Operator".
  7. Multipulse Control & Status Indicator.  8. Azinuth Indicator pulled out for Adjustments.   
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10. The old Radar Set Group.   11. 
12.      13. The radar set group. A View at the TTR Controls.
13. The (new) Radar Set Group. MTR Controls at the left side. IF-signal generator, error voltage monitor and the AGC can be seen.
14.   15. Bandpass Filter Long Pulse.
16. See how a Bacterium is working on the Material. 17.
18. The "Error Voltage Monitor".     19. 
  20. MTR & TTR RSPU.
(Radar Signal Processing Unit).
 
21RSPU Close-Up.   
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Missile Tracking Radar (MTR) Control Console
1. Calculation Table for the "Range Zero Check".   2. Digital Filter Units.
  3. Radar Set Group (digital modified) total View.  4.   
5. The Missile Tracking Radar (MTR) control console.  6. 
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  15. AJAX Test Oscilloscope.  16. I can`t explain why the old Ajax Components were left in the System so long. (Load for the Power Supplies?) Hihi...   
17. LPU`s, the Launcher Positioning Units.     18. Each Launcher had a LPU.
  19.  20.  The MTR coder close-up.  
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23. Antenna Control Box.    
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24. The latest "Radar Control Console" Edition. Modified by the "Erprobungsstelle 61 in Manchingen" to test the "Eurofighter".
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