On 06 Sep 2003 18:54:20 GMT, (BOEING377) wrote:

My suggestion is to leave the radar on constantly in the learning phase. On a
clear day you can learn a LOT by comparing what you see (and don't see) on the
radar compared to eyeballing the scene. I still marvel at how well (low flying)
Pelicans show up. I'd have thought they were the ideal stealth plane. What
reflects so well?


Hmm....I never saw a pelican swallow a radar reflector ball....(c;


Larry

Extremely intelligent life must exist in the universe.
You can tell because they never tried to contact us.

Hey, don't laugh. I tracked something one day that had to be either a bird
or a UFO. Although I'd have preferred to see the latter, I have to believe
it was a bird.

--


Keith
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Did you ever walk into a room and forget why you walked in? I think that's
how dogs spend their lives.
"Larry W4CSC" wrote in message
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On 06 Sep 2003 18:54:20 GMT, (BOEING377) wrote:

My suggestion is to leave the radar on constantly in the learning phase.
On a
clear day you can learn a LOT by comparing what you see (and don't see)
on the
radar compared to eyeballing the scene. I still marvel at how well (low
flying)
Pelicans show up. I'd have thought they were the ideal stealth plane.
What
reflects so well?


Hmm....I never saw a pelican swallow a radar reflector ball....(c;


Larry

Extremely intelligent life must exist in the universe.
You can tell because they never tried to contact us.

"Keith" wrote in message
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Hey, don't laugh. I tracked something one day that had to be either a bird
or a UFO. Although I'd have preferred to see the latter, I have to believe
it was a bird.

I've heard the air defense radars follow easily crows and other reasonable
size birds. And that it isn't nice for the birds - somehow they can detect
it and tries to dodge.

JV

Is there a way to tune our small boat radars to help see birds? I have a JRC
1500.

Earl


JV wrote:

"Keith" wrote in message
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Hey, don't laugh. I tracked something one day that had to be either a bird
or a UFO. Although I'd have preferred to see the latter, I have to believe
it was a bird.

I've heard the air defense radars follow easily crows and other reasonable
size birds. And that it isn't nice for the birds - somehow they can detect
it and tries to dodge.

JV

On Sun, 07 Sep 2003 13:22:07 -0300, Earl Haase
wrote:

Is there a way to tune our small boat radars to help see birds? I have a JRC
1500.

Earl

No, you don't have NEAR enough power......

The bird-seeing radars are running MEGAWATTS, not kilowatts.... Many
military radars can cook a seagull, in flight, if stationary pointed
in its direction....They are VERY dangerous to be around.....


Larry

Extremely intelligent life must exist in the universe.
You can tell because they never tried to contact us.

Try turning up your gain manually as much as you can without obscuring the
screen. Some of the fishing boats around here can see flocks of birds
feeding, indicating fish.

--


Keith
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A critic is a man who knows the way, but can't drive the car.
"Earl Haase" wrote in message
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Is there a way to tune our small boat radars to help see birds? I have a
JRC
1500.

Earl


JV wrote:

"Keith" wrote in message
...
Hey, don't laugh. I tracked something one day that had to be either a
bird
or a UFO. Although I'd have preferred to see the latter, I have to
believe
it was a bird.

I've heard the air defense radars follow easily crows and other
reasonable
size birds. And that it isn't nice for the birds - somehow they can
detect
it and tries to dodge.

JV