Introduction - Mm500780007

INTRODUCTION

This subcourse consists of one lesson, divided into four

learning events, designed to provide you with the skills and

knowledge necessary to align and adjust the radar set AN/FPN-40. The

four learning events are Adjust the Precision Display, Adjust the PPI

Delay Control, Adjust PPI Display, and Adjust IFF Display.

Radar set AN/FPN-40 is a lightweight radar set that can be

transported by truck or helicopter.

The AN/FPN-40 operates in the

9000 to 9160 MHz frequency range (Figure 1).

Figure 1.

GCA radar set AN/FPN-40.

The

radar

set

AN/FPN-40

has

four

separate

functions:

surveillance, height finder, final approach, and taxi (Figure 2).