Raymarine VCM100 - Page 33

12.5°
12.5°
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Planinghullvessels,andsomedisplacementhullvessels,adopta
higherbowanglewhenthevesselisatcruisingspeed.Thismay
raisetheradar’smainradiationangle,andcancausepoordetection
ofnearbytargets.Itmaybenecessarytocompensateforthebow
risetoensureoptimumtargetdetection.Thiscanbeachievedby
ttingawedgeorwashersbetweenthemountingplatformandthe
baseoftheradarscanner,sothattheradarbeamremainsparallel
tothewaterlinewhenthevessel’sbowrisesatcruisingspeed.
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ItemDescription
1Wedgeorwashers
Locationandmounting
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