Some radar will interfere with some other radar sometimes. The weird lines you see do not show where the boat is. I have never seen this sailing, but I have flying. It was a series of curved dashed lines across the screen. AIS will be 10,000x better than any kind of radar reflector to get you seen by other boats, but the radar reflector can’t hurt.
Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Damian Greene via CnC-List Sent: Friday, February 02, 2018 12:42 PM To: C&C List Cc: Damian Greene Subject: Stus-List Question: Radar reflector vs. active radar Here's a question for your collective wisdom: We regularly have fog here in Maine, and my normal practice is to hoist a Davis emergency radar reflector in the shrouds (so I hopefully will not get run over by a lobster boat). So this year I decided to get the yard to mount an EchoMax reflector on the mast, and be better prepared. However, reviewing my work-list with the yard maintenance manager yesterday, he asked why I was doing this, as I have radar, and the signal from my radome would light up on other boats' radar better than a reflector. That's something I've never heard before, so I told him I would investigate and get back on that. Frankly, this does not make a lot of sense - why would people bother with radar reflectors - but he has more than 20 years' experience with Hinckley and others. I'd like a definitive answer (Fred?) to resolve this. Thanks, Damian Greene ex C&C 34 Ghost now Sabre 38 Freefall Bass Harbor, Maine
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