SCR-784 Radar
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.
K84 radar trailer, 1947
Statistics
Frequency: 2,800 MHz
Pulse Width: 0.8 µs
Pulse Repetition Rate: 1707 pps
Vertical Coverage: 300 to 10,000 yards (270 to 9,140 m)
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 pounds (5,972 kg).
- Tires are 9.00 X 20. 10 Ply.
- Electric brakes, and parking brake.
- Overall length 220-3/8"
- Overall width 97-3/4"
Surviving examples
There are no known surviving examples of this array.
See also
References
- TM 9-2800 Military Vehicles October 1947: http://www.scribd.com/doc/188375301/TM-9-2800-1947
- TM 11-1354
- TM 11-1454
- TM 11-1554
- TM 9-873
- SNL G-714
External links
- http://www.mobileradar.org/radar_descptn_2.html
- http://www.campevans.org/_CE/html/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
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