In order to get the most bang for your buck in a radar reflector all you really need are right angles. Look at any sailing reflector and you'll see it's basically designed to have as many right angles as possible in a small space. The right angles reflect radar waves at the receiver's antenna regardless of its orientation relative to the reflector. Two ways to do this work well. One is to take a soda can (or any can) and cut a slit in the middle, then cut a piece off another can, flatten it, and stick it through the slot. This makes a pretty good, light weight reflector with decent right angles. Another easier way is to wad up a ball of aluminum(American spelling :) foil in a ball. It works surprisingly well and is cheap too. I live on the Naragensett, and I find that you are correct, bigger boaters can't or don't see kayakers, so I always "drive defensively" and assume the responsibility for ensuring I don't get hit lies with me. OBTW, anybody know if a kayaker and a power boat or sail boat collide, who is usally at fault? (I know, lots of factors go into it, but generally...) Regards, Sluf *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Aug 15 1999 - 06:06:44 PDT
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