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Radar vs GPS/Sounder
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"Jeff Morris" wrote: I often keep it in standby to save power and magnetron time (they do wear out) Just a point of note here. Leaving the radar in standby on most civilian consumer radars does not save anything on Magnitron Time. What wears out is the Filiment (heater) and that is always ON whenever the Powersupply is on, even in Standby Mode. To convise yourself of this, do this simple test. When you first "Fire up" your radar, there is a timer that allows the Magnitron to "Heat up and Stabalize", usually for three (3) minutes or so. After that initial "Warm up Period", when going from "Standby" to "Operate" does your radar require another "Warm up Period"? If so, then you are correct on your Magnitron time statement.(Not very likely to be this way) If not, then then "Standby" only save you Transmit Power, and that's not really very much in most cases. Most modern Magnitrons have between 2000 and 4000 hours of Service Life and that is Filiment Life, really. Bruce in alaska -- add a 2 before @ |
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