Sonar not showing type???

Chubster · 05-27-10, 03:27 AM

When I am at station. Why not? What am I missing

Rockin Robbins · 05-27-10, 08:54 AM

Do you mean you can't tell what type of ship it is by the silhouette or that the text description is no longer showing?

Chubster · 05-27-10, 09:17 AM

Well both really.....Audibly I dont really know the difference

but what I am talking about here is when looking at the sonar station there is a box top left which states bearing and type. After looking at various vids....yours included i believe they show this working. type either merchant or Warship....mine is just blank?

Hope your feeling better RR

BillBam · 05-27-10, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chubster

Well both really.....Audibly I dont really know the difference

but what I am talking about here is when looking at the sonar station there is a box top left which states bearing and type. After looking at various vids....yours included i believe they show this working. type either merchant or Warship....mine is just blank?

Hope your feeling better RR

Once you care close enough it should change from unidentified to either merchant or warship.

tomoose · 05-31-10, 12:27 PM

Generally warships have a higher revolution sound whereas the merchants are slower sounding......generally.

If you are picking up a definite sound but the notepad in the upper left isn't indicating you should be able to manually force the issue by clicking on the little triangle on that notepad and it will change from 'merchant' to 'warship' to 'unknown' and back again with each click.

I've done this to help identify a target and usually (but not always), if I force the identification it will result in the sonar operator responding and giving a bearing and other info.

Hope this helps.

05-27-10, 03:27 AM	#1
Chubster Frogman Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 288 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	Sonar not showing type??? When I am at station. Why not? What am I missing

05-27-10, 08:54 AM	#2
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Do you mean you can't tell what type of ship it is by the silhouette or that the text description is no longer showing? __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

05-31-10, 12:27 PM	#5
tomoose Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 930 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Merchant, Warship, Unknown Generally warships have a higher revolution sound whereas the merchants are slower sounding......generally. If you are picking up a definite sound but the notepad in the upper left isn't indicating you should be able to manually force the issue by clicking on the little triangle on that notepad and it will change from 'merchant' to 'warship' to 'unknown' and back again with each click. I've done this to help identify a target and usually (but not always), if I force the identification it will result in the sonar operator responding and giving a bearing and other info. Hope this helps.

05-27-10, 09:17 AM	#3
Chubster Frogman Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 288 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	Well both really.....Audibly I dont really know the difference but what I am talking about here is when looking at the sonar station there is a box top left which states bearing and type. After looking at various vids....yours included i believe they show this working. type either merchant or Warship....mine is just blank? Hope your feeling better RR