On Aug 11, 6:57 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 18:16:59 -0700, "

wrote:
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[we] make visual contact on small targets before we see them on
RADAR.

If so, I'd argue that you need a better radar. ...

Yeah, there is better radar out there. For some reason I was thinking
about offshore work rather than coastal. Even with our nasty 4kw
Raymarine mono lcd set we can see tiny targets in glassy conditions.
Given a couple meters of swell little boats get lost in the clutter.
However, in good vis, particularly at night, we can see them or their
lights with our eyes when they are weak and intermittent targets on
the radar.

-- Tom.