SCR-658 radar
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| File:SCR-658 radar.JPG SCR-658 radar | |
| Country of origin | USA |
|---|---|
| Introduced | 1944 |
| Type | a radio- direction- finding device |
The SCR-658 radar is a radio direction finding set [1] introduced by the U. S. Army in 1944,[2] was developed in conjunction with the SCR-268 radar. It was preceded by the SCR-258. Its primary purpose was to track weather balloons. Prior to this it was only possible to track weather balloons with a theodolite, causing difficulty with visual tracking in poor weather conditions. The set is small enough to be portable and carried in a Ben Hur trailer.
Surviving examples
[edit | edit source]There is one known survivor at the Air Force museum in Dayton Ohio.[3]
See also
[edit | edit source]Notes
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References
[edit | edit source]- TM 11-1158
- TM 11-2409 mobile Meteorological station
- Air Defense Artillery Journal March–April 1949 [1]
External links
[edit | edit source]- http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/htmls/wea01200.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100413132056/http://www.gordon.army.mil/ocos/museum/equipment.asp SCR and BC lists
- https://web.archive.org/web/20081121225613/http://6thweathermobile.org/1949_(part%201).htm excellent pics.
- http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ssd/tstm/html/tstorm.htm
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