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robj250

04-22-09 06:47 PM

Snorkel Depth & Hydrophone

If I were to run at snorkel depth and stop my engines for a moment, does the hydrophone work?

Now if so, and I hear screws, say at 130° and I'm on a course of 270°, what course would I travel to head to the sound?

Same course and I hear a ship at 320° what would my new heading be to get closer to the ship?

Rob:salute:

makman94

04-22-09 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robj250 (Post 1088936)

If I were to run at snorkel depth and stop my engines for a moment, does the hydrophone work?---yes

Now if so, and I hear screws, say at 130° and I'm on a course of 270°, what course would I travel to head to the sound?---270+130=400, 400-360=40.you will turn to travel at 40 degrees but note that the target is moving so don't expect to find it there .search to find tutorials about hunting with hydro,its very interesting.

Same course and I hear a ship at 320° what would my new heading be to get closer to the ship?---if you turn to course at 230 you are heading right to the target but how to intercept is a long story.search for the tutorials

Rob:salute:

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04-22-09 07:59 PM

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robj250

04-23-09 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by makman94 (Post 1088943)

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So then, if I understand you correctly. No matter what my course is, I add the direction where I hear the sound coming from, I add it to my heading then subtract that total from 360, correct?

Rob

irish1958

04-23-09 01:24 PM

Rob: Easy way. On the compass there are two sets of numbers. The outer one will give you the heading of the boat. The inner one will always point to the bow of your boat (not North, as the larger one is marked). So if you get a report that the sighting is at 340, check the inner compass markings and head that direction. You don't have to be very accurate, as the sighted object is moving and won't be on that heading for long.

Pisces

04-23-09 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robj250 (Post 1089393)

So then, if I understand you correctly. No matter what my course is, I add the direction where I hear the sound coming from, I add it to my heading then subtract that total from 360, correct?

Rob

Yes, if I may skip in, hydrophone/periscope direction PLUS own course. But NOT subtracting the result from 360 degrees. You should subtract 360 from the result (the opposite of what you said), and ONLY subtract the 360 IF the result is BIGGER than 360, since there are only 360 degrees in a circle. Anything beyond that is starting a new lap.

I think the depth at which the hydrophone starts working is about 10m. I don't know what the snorkeldepth is.

robj250

04-23-09 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pisces (Post 1089418)

Thanks for correcting that for me Pisces.

Rob:salute:

robj250

04-26-09 08:00 PM

Thanks for the good advice guys.

I went all the way down to the Canary Island in July 1944 thinking there would be ships there. I covered the whole area and found nothing.

I'm think of going over to the African coastline and down to Freetown.

Is it worth the trip in July 1944?

Rob:salute:

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