SCR-784
Encyclopedia
The SCR-784 was a fire control radar
set used by the U.S. Army designed to be an amphibious version of the SCR-584, and mounted on a searchlight trailer called a K-84.
Pulse Width: 0.8 µseconds
Pulse Repetition Rate: 1707 pps
Vertical Coverage: 300 yards to 10,000 yards
Indicator Type: display 7 inch PPI and, two 3 inch CRT's for range determination
Radar
Radar is an object-detection system which uses radio waves to determine the range, altitude, direction, or speed of objects. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain. The radar dish or antenna transmits pulses of radio...
set used by the U.S. Army designed to be an amphibious version of the SCR-584, and mounted on a searchlight trailer called a K-84.
Statistics
Frequency: 2,800 MHzPulse Width: 0.8 µseconds
Pulse Repetition Rate: 1707 pps
Vertical Coverage: 300 yards to 10,000 yards
Indicator Type: display 7 inch PPI and, two 3 inch CRT's for range determination
K-84 trailer
- built by Fruehauf Trailer Co.
- Gross Weight is 13,165 LBS.
- Tires are 9.00 X 20. 10 Ply.
- Electric brakes, and parking brake.
- Overall length 220-3/8"
- Overall width 97-3/4"
External links
- http://www.mobileradar.org/radar_descptn_2.html
- http://www.infoage.org/smpr83p25.html report on scr-784
- http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?imgurl=ac8728dc4f57ea22&q=mobile+radar+source:life&usg=__bIHfrqpGapgmikx-GCl7ANOKLKw=&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmobile%2Bradar%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den
- http://sill-www.army.mil/famag/1948/NOV_DEC_1948/NOV_DEC_1948_COVER_TOC.pdf