Question: Updating TMA at will

N00be · 09-21-05, 12:54 AM

Hey

I was wondering how I can update a source in the TMA screen that is coming from the towed array or sphere sonar in the moment I want to and not just automated periodically.

I am not really good with the TMA, because I loose the overallpicture after a while (with many contacts, or contacts that are very close to each other), so I find myself dropping the contact and re designating it frequently so the screen is not so messed up with redunant information.

What I do often is using the towed array and the spheresonar to see where the lines cross in the TMA view. Thats where the target should be, right?

Unfortunately, the towed array picks the signal up much earlier than the sphere, so I need another source (ESM or active intercept) at the same time. That works quite well for me, but my problem is, that I can only press "MARK" on things like ESM, scope etc, but not at the sonar waterfall display. Now if I need a TMA input from 2 sources (towed array and ESM for example) syncronized so I can see where those 2 lines cross, I cannot mark the source with the towed array, but instead I have to wait until it automatically updates through the tracker, and then quicly mark the target with the ESM to see where the lines cross in the TMA. Is there a way to manually "mark" the target with the towed array?

Thanks!

09-21-05, 12:54 AM	#1
N00be Seaman Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 33 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Question: Updating TMA at will Hey I was wondering how I can update a source in the TMA screen that is coming from the towed array or sphere sonar in the moment I want to and not just automated periodically. I am not really good with the TMA, because I loose the overallpicture after a while (with many contacts, or contacts that are very close to each other), so I find myself dropping the contact and re designating it frequently so the screen is not so messed up with redunant information. What I do often is using the towed array and the spheresonar to see where the lines cross in the TMA view. Thats where the target should be, right? Unfortunately, the towed array picks the signal up much earlier than the sphere, so I need another source (ESM or active intercept) at the same time. That works quite well for me, but my problem is, that I can only press "MARK" on things like ESM, scope etc, but not at the sonar waterfall display. Now if I need a TMA input from 2 sources (towed array and ESM for example) syncronized so I can see where those 2 lines cross, I cannot mark the source with the towed array, but instead I have to wait until it automatically updates through the tracker, and then quicly mark the target with the ESM to see where the lines cross in the TMA. Is there a way to manually "mark" the target with the towed array? Thanks!