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Old 09-04-2009
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I second mitiempo. There is not much interest on very distant targets, I mean 99% of time you want to know what is near you, posing threat. Exceptions for curiosity or tracking showers, there is little advantage of seeing a long range because its drawbacks. The most important, if it's mast installed, keep it as low as practical. Beyond not good short range definition, the real problem will be boat motion. The higher you install, the worse for target discrimination, false pinpoints, wrong reflections, MARPA, etc ...
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