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Raymarine E90W User Manual

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Radarimagequality
Anumberoffactorscanaffectthequalityofaradarimage,including
echoes,seaclutter,andotherinterference.
Notallradarechoesareproducedbyvalidtargets.Spuriousechoes
maybecausedby:
Sidelobes.
Indirectechoes.
Multipleechoes.
Blindsectors.
Sea,rain,orsnowclutter.
Interference.
Throughobservation,practice,andexperience,youcangenerally
detecttheseconditionsveryquicklyandusetheradarcontrolsto
minimizethem.
SideLobes
Sidelobepatternsareproducedbysmallamountsofenergyfrom
thetransmittedpulsesthatareradiatedoutsidethenarrowmain
beam.Theeffectsofsidelobesaremostnoticeablewithtargetsat
shortranges(normallybelow3nm),andinparticularwithlarger
objects.Sidelobeechoesformeitherarcsontheradarscreen
similartorangerings,oraseriesofechoesformingabrokenarc.
True echo Side echoes
Main lobe
Antenna
Arc
Side
lobe
Side
lobe
D1638-4
IndirectEchoes
Thereareseveraltypesofindirectechoesorghostimages.These
sometimeshavetheappearanceoftrueechoes,butingeneralthey
areintermittentandpoorlydened.
False echo
Passing
ship
True echo
D1641-4
True echo
False echo
Mast
or funnel
Usingradar
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Raymarine E90W Specifications

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BrandRaymarine
ModelE90W
CategoryGPS
LanguageEnglish

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