SPS-38-45 Radars

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I wish to ask if anybody knows more about these two radars which were extremely ECM resistant and long ranged (300nm for the SPS-38)
According to the Electronic Industries a Chilton Publication 1960 February issue (Can be found online) that the smaller SPS-45 was intended for Destroyer sized vessels:
The General Electric Company's Heavy Military Electronics Dept., in Syracuse has a $3,600,000 contract todevelop a lightweight air search radar for the U. S. Navy. The air search radar, the AN/SPS-45, is being designed for installation aboard ships of the destroyer class.

From Friedman's Naval Radars Book:
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The smaller version:
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The only available photo of the SPS-38:
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Here is my illustration of the larger AN/SPS-38, and my take on the SPS-45 Radars:
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