Detail:
Dual channel switching without Diplex Gating Unit (DGU) on the FPS-508B (which was the Canadian version of the FPS-20) turned the FPS-508B into the FPS-87A. See the
FPS-20 page for additional detail. The FPS-87 was a search radar system which operated on the L band. It was developed by Bendix and was used in SAGE operations. The FPS-87 was based on the AN/FPS-20.Locations:
Cartwright, Labrador | 922 AC&W Squadron | FPS-87A | 1964-1966 |
Goose Bay, Labrador | 641 AC&W Squadron | FPS-87A | 1965-1966 |
Hopedale, Labrador | 923 AC&W Squadron | FPS-87A | 1963-1968 |
Kamloops, BC | 56 Radar Squadron | FPS-87A |
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Pagwa, ON | 37 Radar Squadron | FPS-87A |
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Saglek, Labrador | 924 AC&W Squadron | FPS-87A | 1965-1966 |
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