Radar scanner mounting angle
Ensure the Radar scanner rotates parallel to
the water line.
Mounting angleThe Radar beam from the Radar scanner is approximately 25° wide in the vertical direction, to give good target detection even when your vessel pitches and rolls.
Planing hull vessels, and some displacement hull vessels, adopt a higher bow angle when the vessel is at cruising speed. This may raise the Radar’s main radiation angle, and can cause poor detection of nearby targets. It may be necessary to compensate for the bow rise to ensure optimum target detection. This can be achieved by fitting a wedge or washers between the mounting platform and the base of the Radar scanner, so that the Radar beam remains parallel to the water line when the vessel's bow rises at cruising speed.
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Wedge or washers. |