GWX radar ranges?

Paajtor · 01-19-07, 05:58 AM

Can someone tell me what the 2 ranges of the GWX-radar FuMO-29 are?
The scales on the monitor are a bit hard to see, imo.
I know the coverage on each side is around +/-10degr.

Txema · 01-19-07, 08:14 AM

The scales on the radar monitor are in hectometers (hm).

1 hectometer = 100 meters.

So to get the distance in meters, you have to multiply the value on the scale by 100.

Txema

Paajtor · 01-19-07, 03:35 PM

That answers my question to some degree, thx.

I was wondering, how the range-switch works, but I guess the scale-values can give me the answer?
I thought I read somewhere, that the max-range is around 16km, but I was unsure about that.
Forgot where I read it, allthough I did a good search.

ref · 01-19-07, 04:15 PM

I think they are the same as stock (have to check on that)

FUMO29 7500 mts.
FUMO30 7500 mts.
FUMO64 8000 mts.
FUMO64 8000 mts.

Ref

Steppenwolf · 01-19-07, 04:46 PM

Paatjor,
Ref is correct, the GWX ranges are the same as stock for the FuMO29, FuMO30 and FuMO6x. The FuMO391 was changed from max-range of 10000 to 9500.

Paajtor · 01-19-07, 06:31 PM

I'm puzzled...

Take a look at the scales of a FuMO-29:

Short Range = 300m - 4500m
Long Range = 1000m - 15000m

So it's obvious that the "Entfernungsskala"-switch picks either the left or the right scale.
And there's a range between 1000 and 4500, that you can see a target on both scales, right?

So you guys are telling me, that the whole scale-display makes no sense, and my standard radar-range is 7500m, regardless of what range-selection?

01-19-07, 05:58 AM	#1
Paajtor The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Dutch mountains Posts: 1,552 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 1	GWX radar ranges? Can someone tell me what the 2 ranges of the GWX-radar FuMO-29 are? The scales on the monitor are a bit hard to see, imo. I know the coverage on each side is around +/-10degr. __________________

01-19-07, 03:35 PM	#3
Paajtor The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Dutch mountains Posts: 1,552 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 1	That answers my question to some degree, thx. I was wondering, how the range-switch works, but I guess the scale-values can give me the answer? I thought I read somewhere, that the max-range is around 16km, but I was unsure about that. Forgot where I read it, allthough I did a good search. __________________

01-19-07, 04:15 PM	#4
ref Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mar del Plata, Argentina Posts: 871 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I think they are the same as stock (have to check on that) FUMO29 7500 mts. FUMO30 7500 mts. FUMO64 8000 mts. FUMO64 8000 mts. Ref __________________

01-19-07, 06:31 PM	#6
Paajtor The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Dutch mountains Posts: 1,552 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 1	I'm puzzled... Take a look at the scales of a FuMO-29: Short Range = 300m - 4500m Long Range = 1000m - 15000m So it's obvious that the "Entfernungsskala"-switch picks either the left or the right scale. And there's a range between 1000 and 4500, that you can see a target on both scales, right? So you guys are telling me, that the whole scale-display makes no sense, and my standard radar-range is 7500m, regardless of what range-selection? __________________

01-19-07, 08:14 AM	#2
Txema 中国水兵 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Basque Country Posts: 284 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	The scales on the radar monitor are in hectometers (hm). 1 hectometer = 100 meters. So to get the distance in meters, you have to multiply the value on the scale by 100. Txema

01-19-07, 04:46 PM	#5
Steppenwolf 中国水兵 Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 278 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Paatjor, Ref is correct, the GWX ranges are the same as stock for the FuMO29, FuMO30 and FuMO6x. The FuMO391 was changed from max-range of 10000 to 9500.