Radar, Sonar explained

John Channing · 08-08-07, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by LukeFF

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Originally Posted by John Channing

The problem you are having is built into the game.

The game can only use one sensor at a time. If you are using the SD radar (which is automatically on whenever you are in the boat) to look for planes then all is good. However, once you turn on the SJ Radar to look for Surface Contacts (which is the "manable" station), then the game won't see the SD Radar anymore and planes can sneak in.

Ehm, not quite. I've had multiple radar contacts come in from the SD radar set while the SJ was on at the same time. Easy way to tell if it's an SD radar contact is to go to the PPI display and see if you can pick up any blips on the screen. If you can't see any contacts at the long range setting or see contacts that are rapidly changing course and bearing, then it's an aircraft contact (SJ radar could pick up aircraft contacts, but not very reliably).

Both of the mannable stations are SJ Radar, one PPI and one A scope, bit both are SD only. There is no manable station for SD. I believe that the only place that SD (air) contacts show up is on your Nav Map screen. So you showing simultaneous SD and SJ radar contacts on the Nav Map screen?

JCC