radar

[maillemaker]

I've noticed one important fact no one's mentioned here, the main reason radar on subs never seems to work is that you have to remember it's fixed to your conning tower.

No, the main reason the radar never seems to work is that it automatically turns off whenever water hits the bridge.

So in inclement weather/heavy seas, when you are most likely to want to use radar, it won't stay on but for a minute or two before shutting down because water hit it.

Steve

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by maillemaker

No, the main reason the radar never seems to work is that it automatically turns off whenever water hits the bridge.

So in inclement weather/heavy seas, when you are most likely to want to use radar, it won't stay on but for a minute or two before shutting down because water hit it.

Steve

Correct Steve...thus giving the game engine the impression you are submerged, hence no radar.

I think the difference between my two installs is this.:

In the original install the default setting was "On", unless I turned it off.
Thus, even after cotacting water, it would return to the default "On" setting.

In my newer install they changed the default setting to "Off".
Every time it makes contact with water it turns "Off", until you manualy turn it back "On".
The "improvement" was a mistake on somebody's part.

[Captain Nemo]

I had the FuMO 29 radar in a previous career and other than the problem of it switching itself off, I found that I had to man it myself because the Radio man wouldn't call out contacts like he does when he sits at the sonar station. Have others experienced this problem?

Nemo