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The thing is that they all need maintenance and at some point fail 
In Response To: The point of the transponder is that it gives 10x - 100x the return of a Blipper... ()
() I don't care what it is,, at some point it will need to be fixed. There is so much stuff on the boat already 'for me' I don't want to add more things to maintain.
Being really aware and always observant is good for your brain. A kind of maintenance of the brain. I'd rater maintain that piece of equipment.
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- Radar Signal Multipliers?
- You mean a reflector; or a transponder?
- I have a SeaMe, there is also the Echomax....
- the best type of passive radar reflector
- Actually, a sailboat hull -- even steel, unless it's a really big hull) -- isn't that visible.
- Might be the best... but still piss poor....
- Sorry to burst everyone's bubble, but
- The point of the transponder is that it gives 10x - 100x the return of a Blipper...
- There is no argument
- The thing is that they all need maintenance and at some point fail
- The point of the transponder is that it gives 10x - 100x the return of a Blipper...
- The new broadband radars do very well with small boats..
- Sorry to burst everyone's bubble, but
- Actually, a sailboat hull -- even steel, unless it's a really big hull) -- isn't that visible.
- You mean a reflector; or a transponder?
