Derek wrote: > 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? Derek, I think you have it exactly right. Local SAR folks, etc., who have been questioned on this all agree: nothing that close to the surface is going to make you stand out against surface return. Waste of time unless you can get a significant return, above the average wave height. To achieve this, think 10 foot mast with a serious radar reflector on top. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Apr 23 2009 - 17:36:46 PDT
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