Hi all,
Transport Canada has now but settled the debate surrounding Radar Reflectors and has made them mandatory for most circumstances:
Anyhow, I now need to get one and mount it. I need to figure out which unit to get -- I've found this document to be helpful: http://www.theradarreflectorsite.org...PassiveRTE.pdf -- for my uses, it looks like the Davis Echomaster is a decent choice as power boats don't heel over for long intervals and that the Mobri style units don't work well (see page 31 of this report: http://www.maib.gov.uk/cms_resources...s%20report.pdf).
Interested in how others have mounted their units of choice. In particular, the Davis Echomaster units. On the Westmarine website, the reviewer of the Davis Echomaster indicated it mounted it under the dash on his flybridge. That's an interesting idea as the units are a bit of a challenge to mount -- but I'm wondering if that mounting position reduces the performance of the unit itself? Any thoughts and photos would be appreciated.
Transport Canada has now but settled the debate surrounding Radar Reflectors and has made them mandatory for most circumstances:
Radar reflectors are required for boats under 20 m (65'7") and boats that are built of mostly non-metallic materials. A radar reflector is not required if:
the boat operates in limited traffic conditions, daylight and favourable environmental conditions, and where having a radar reflector is not essential to the boat's safety; or
the small size of the boat or its operation away from radar navigation makes having a radar reflector impracticable.
the boat operates in limited traffic conditions, daylight and favourable environmental conditions, and where having a radar reflector is not essential to the boat's safety; or
the small size of the boat or its operation away from radar navigation makes having a radar reflector impracticable.
Anyhow, I now need to get one and mount it. I need to figure out which unit to get -- I've found this document to be helpful: http://www.theradarreflectorsite.org...PassiveRTE.pdf -- for my uses, it looks like the Davis Echomaster is a decent choice as power boats don't heel over for long intervals and that the Mobri style units don't work well (see page 31 of this report: http://www.maib.gov.uk/cms_resources...s%20report.pdf).
Interested in how others have mounted their units of choice. In particular, the Davis Echomaster units. On the Westmarine website, the reviewer of the Davis Echomaster indicated it mounted it under the dash on his flybridge. That's an interesting idea as the units are a bit of a challenge to mount -- but I'm wondering if that mounting position reduces the performance of the unit itself? Any thoughts and photos would be appreciated.
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