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Forum: Electrics and electronics 12 January 2008, 22:40
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Posted By jwalker
So am I but nobody but you had the courage to...

So am I but nobody but you had the courage to give it a go. :)

Pic to follow. It's a bit blurry cos the exposure is handheld and over 1 sec in a moving boat!

The immediate danger is that...
Forum: Electrics and electronics 09 January 2008, 22:49
Replies: 52
Views: 10,185
Posted By jwalker
Nothing. It's not a trick question. No marks...

Nothing. It's not a trick question. No marks awarded, no critisism. Since we were discussing the usefulness of radar, I though it might be interesting to see whether folks eyeballs alone are as good...
Forum: Electrics and electronics 09 January 2008, 22:09
Replies: 52
Views: 10,185
Posted By jwalker
Out in the boat yesterday and took a few snaps...

Out in the boat yesterday and took a few snaps just for interest sake.

I've got a pic of the view ahead and also a pic of the radar screen. The slightly misty conditions help identificaton.
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Forum: Electrics and electronics 22 December 2007, 12:12
Replies: 52
Views: 10,185
Posted By jwalker
.....:)

.....:)
Forum: Electrics and electronics 20 December 2007, 22:16
Replies: 52
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Posted By jwalker
Mollers, as you say, the lighting is a problem at...

Mollers, as you say, the lighting is a problem at night and that goes for plotters, radio etc too but I limit it with a smoked perspex overlay which works well. The three radars I've had have a...
Forum: Electrics and electronics 20 December 2007, 21:42
Replies: 52
Views: 10,185
Posted By jwalker
Thanks for that, it's what I guessed but couldn't...

Thanks for that, it's what I guessed but couldn't say.:)
Forum: Electrics and electronics 20 December 2007, 21:26
Replies: 52
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Posted By jwalker
Codders, radar gives you much more information...

Codders, radar gives you much more information than seeing. You can view the positions of vessels relative to your own boat and relative to each other. You can see their distances from yourself and...
Forum: Electrics and electronics 19 December 2007, 10:53
Replies: 52
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Posted By jwalker
I find myself agreeing with Mollers. :) I...

I find myself agreeing with Mollers. :)

I don't understand Cookee's point about boat size, fog is fog and dark is dark.

My first radar was on a 6.5 Humber and it was a wee Koden set with a...
Forum: Electrics and electronics 19 December 2007, 00:22
Replies: 52
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Posted By jwalker
I'm a radar fan but the radomes are heavyish and...

I'm a radar fan but the radomes are heavyish and I could see one on a single pole not being satisfactory. If on a rear A-frame, head height might be a problem. You could have a consol frame though.
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