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Old 09-25-2021, 06:48 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by Shreddy View Post
I don't have direct experience, but isn't identifying other boats on radar only good if they are on radar as well? I've been out with friends on the ocean in the fog and I know the captain wasn't concerned with where we were going, but he was concerned with all the other smaller boats that "weren't on radar".

No, it's like AIS, ideally both boats have transmitters, but one is better than none.


Unlike AIS though, the "other" boat doesn't need to have any particular electronics in order to show up for a boat that IS running radar.
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