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16.5Radarcontextmenu
Theradarapplicationincludesacontextmenuwhich
providespositionaldataandmenuitems.
Thecontextmenuprovidesthefollowingpositional
dataforthecursorlocationinrelationtoyourvessel:
•Latitude
•Longitude
•Range
•Bearing
Thecontextmenualsoprovidethefollowingmenu
items:
•AcquireTarget
•PlaceVRM/EBL
•PlaceWaypointAtCursor
•Slewthermalcamera(Onlyavailablewhen
thermalcameraisconnectedandoperating.)
Accessingthecontextmenu
1.Non-touchscreenandHybridTouchdisplays:
i.Movethecursorovertheareaorobjectand
pressingtheOkbutton.
2.HybridT ouchandT ouchonlydisplays:
i.Selectandholdonanareaorobject,or
ii.WiththeChartCall-outdisplayedselectthe
Call-outbox.
16.6Radarrangeandimagequality
Radarimagequality
Anumberoffactorscanaffectthequalityofaradar
image,includingechoes,seaclutter,andother
interference.
Notallradarechoesareproducedbyvalidtargets.
Spuriousormissingechoesmaybecausedby:
•Sidelobes.
•Indirectechoes.
•Multipleechoes.
•Blindsectors.
•Sea,rain,orsnowclutter.
•Interference.
Throughobservation,practice,andexperience,you
cangenerallydetecttheseconditionsveryquickly
andusetheradarcontrolstominimizethem.
SideLobes
Sidelobepatternsareproducedbysmallamountsof
energyfromthetransmittedpulsesthatareradiated
outsidethenarrowmainbeam.Theeffectsofside
lobesaremostnoticeablewithtargetsatshort
ranges(normallybelow3nm),andinparticularwith
largerobjects.Sidelobeechoesformeitherarcson
theradarscreensimilartorangerings,oraseriesof
echoesformingabrokenarc.
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ItemDescription
1Mainlobe
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Sidelobes
3Antenna
4Arc
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Trueecho
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Sideechoes
IndirectEchoes
Thereareseveraltypesofindirectechoesorghost
images.Thesesometimeshavetheappearanceof
trueechoes,butingeneraltheyareintermittentand
poorlydened.
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Raymarine a95 Specifications

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BrandRaymarine
Modela95
CategoryMonitor
LanguageEnglish

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