Raymarine Quantum - Location Requirements

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ItemDescription
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Sonarmodule
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Quantum™Radome
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Multifunctiondisplay
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3.7Locationrequirements
TheoptimumheightfortheQuantum™scanneris
alocationthatishighenoughabovethewaterline
togivealongrangeline-of-sighttothehorizon,but
notsohighastobeadverselyaffectedbytheboat's
pitchingandrolling.
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Thescannermustalsobemountedwhereitis:
•Aboveheadheight.
•Easilyaccessible.
•Asnearaspossibletotheboat'scenterline.
•Onarigidandstableplatform,capableofsecurely
supportingthescannerunderseagoingconditions.
•Clearoflargeobjectssuchastheybridge,large
enginestacks,searchlights,horns,mastsetc.
(seeShadowareasandfalseechoesforadditional
information)
•Clearofheatandfumes.
•Atleast1m(3ft)fromamagneticcompassor
otherscanners.
Shadowareasandfalseechoes
MounttheRadarscannerawayfromlargestructures
orequipment,suchasenginestacks,searchlights,
horns,ormasts.Theseobjectsmaycauseshadow
areasandfalseechoes.Forexample,ifyou
mounttheRadarscanneronamast,echoesfrom
othertargetsmaybereectedfromthemast.Wet
sailsmayalsocauseshadowareas,soRadar
performancemaybereducedintherain.Itis
particularlyimportanttoavoidshadowareasnearthe
bow.RaisingorevenloweringtheRadarscanner
mayhelptoreducetheseeffects.
Inshadowareasbeyondtheobstructiontherewillbe
areductionofthebeamintensity.Theremaybea
blindsectorifthebeamintensityisnotsufcientto
obtainanechofromanobject.Thismayoccureven
atcloserange.Forthisreasontheangularwidth
andrelativebearingofanyshadowareamustbe
determinedatinstallation.
Youmaybeabletodetectshadowareasorfalse
echoesonyourmultifunctiondisplay.Forexample,
seacluttercanbeusedasagoodindicatorofblind
arcs.DarksectorsontheRadardisplayindicate
Planningtheinstallation
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