[Milsurplus] [armyradios] Re: AN/PPS-4

Fri Sep 4 23:22:31 EDT 2009

The feed I'm looking for is kinda like a walking stick with an offset in
the straight part. It is for the two-part orange peel fiberglass dish and
has a quick-connect K band fitting at the dish center.

-John

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> I believe mine is a simple splash plate feed on the end of a piece of WG.
> There is no real simple way to attach a horn that I can see. Besides, the
> aperture at that frequency is way too small to be fed by a horn - too much
> blockage as it is a prime focus reflector. - Mike
>
> Mike B. Feher, N4FS
> 89 Arnold Blvd.
> Howell, NJ, 07731
> 732-886-5960
>
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of J. Forster
> Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 11:03 PM
> To: Mike Feher
> Cc: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net; armyradios at yahoogroups.com;
> vintage-military-radar at yahoogroups.com; mrca at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] [armyradios] Re: AN/PPS-4
>
> Which feed did you get? There are 2 AFAIK.
>
> -John
>
> ==============
>
>
>> The PPS-4A is self contained, unlike the PPS-5 with the easily losable
>> feed.
>> I also bought a couple of PPS-5s from Mike Murphy about 10 or more years
>> ago
>> and one did come with the feed and everything else required. Regards -
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>> Mike B. Feher, N4FS
>>
>> 89 Arnold Blvd.
>>
>> Howell, NJ, 07731
>>
>> 732-886-5960
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> From: armyradios at yahoogroups.com [mailto:armyradios at yahoogroups.com] On
>> Behalf Of J. Forster
>> Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 9:28 PM
>> To: w2hx at w2hx.com; vintage-military-RADAR at yahoogroups.com
>> Cc: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net; armyradios at yahoogroups.com;
>> mrca at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: [armyradios] Re: [Milsurplus] AN/PPS-4
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Eugene,
>>
>> I don't know about price, but make sure you get ALL the needed bits or
>> be
>> prepared for a loooong search. I've been looking for a feed horn for my
>> PPS-5 for better than 10 years w/o any luck.
>>
>> Also, the only really useful manuals are the depot maintenance manuals,
>> ending in -15; -25; -35. They are also VERY tough to get.
>>
>> Finally, do you intend to power the set? Magnetrons (if used) don't age
>> gracefully and may blow over after some years in storage, when powered.
>> Also, can you LEGALLY transmit on the set's frequency?
>>
>> Best,
>> -John
>>
>> ===============
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> Anyone know what an AN/PPS-4 (ground radar surveillance system) might
>>> cost
>>> in decent condx?
>>>
>>> (No, I don't have one but might be interested in buying one)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 73 Eugene W2HX
>>>
>>>
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