THe JRC 1500 has three pulse widths. The fastest is .08uS (.00000008
second) at 2,250 Hz (.000444 second). That means the pulse is about
1/5550 of the cycle. The slowest is .8 uS at 600 Hz or about 1/2000 of
a cycle. Most of the rest of the time a capacitor/inductor circuit
stores up power at a low rate and then blast it out all at one time.

Aron Tvedt wrote:

There is something I dont understand about radars. I have a JRC 1500 radar
(16 miles), in according to the manual, the antenna is supposed to send out
a radarbeam of 2000 watt. My engines (yanmar 4lha htp) generator produses
12v 80A (1120watt).

I dont use the radar all the time, but if I did, would the engine be able to
produse enough power to my batteries?

Some experienced sailors say my radar cannot have an effect of 2000watt. It
is the same effect of an electical owen.



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