Share What You Know About the AN/TPS-43E

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I worked on the AN/TPS-43E with the 726th Tactical Control Squadron at Homestead AFB from 1985 to 1989. This project is my effort to record how the radar worked and what it was like to keep it running, but no one person remembers it all. If you operated, maintained, trained on, or lived alongside a TPS-43, I'd like to hear from you.

What I'm looking for

Photos of the radar, shelters, antenna, sites, or the people who ran them
Manuals, tech order pages, schematics, or training material that is cleared for public release
Unit and site history: where it deployed, exercises, upgrades, notable events
Your stories: troubleshooting wins, known quirks, favorite (or least favorite) parts to replace
Corrections to anything in the article

How it works

I read every submission myself. Nothing is posted automatically. If I use your material, I may crop or edit it to fit, and I'll credit you by name if you ask me to. Your email address stays private. I use it only to follow up with you about your submission.

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