Portable ground surveillance radar for detection of humans and vehicles.
Components: receive-transmitter, antenna assembly, drive unit, tripod or mast, control-indicator unit and power source.
Detection range: single human – 5 km; several humans – 8 Km; moving vehicle – 10 km (20 Km after modifications).
Scanning sector: 30, 60, 90 or 110 degrees )90, 180, 270 or 360 degrees after modifications).
Displays target on two screens, azimuth and range). Target identification by audio signal using headsets.
Used by the US Military from 1975 until early 2000s, designated AN/PPS‑5A.
Used by the IDF during the War of Attrition (1967-1970), the Yom Kippur War (1973) and the Peace for Galilee War (1982).
Frequency: Ku band (16.5 GHz); power supply: 24 Volts DC; weight: 57 kg.
Coherent doppler radar; solid state and magnetron technology; parabolic antenna.
Manufactured by Cutler Hammer, AIL division, Deer Park, NY, USA.
