Re: [Paddlewise] Shipping Lane Traffic - deflector tube

From: Derek <glamourpets_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:18:10 -0700 (PDT)
I was at a seminar last spring where it was suggested that we should carry a tube style radar reflector on our kayaks.  His suggestion was that we strap it under our deck lines.  This would make them  more visible on a radar screen.  I pondered this after the seminar, and wonder about the merit of this suggestion.  On the deck of a kayak, the tube is only a few inches above the water level.  Wouldn't it still look like random surface scatter?  Thoughts?

This is one version of the product I am talkingabout.  I provide this as an example, not an endorsement:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mobri-S-2-sailboat-radar-reflector-radar-brand-new_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a1Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a0Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem160329781016QQitemZ160329781016QQptZBoatQ5fPartsQ5fAccessoriesQ5fGear
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