Radar Dome Placement and Installation

[mitiempo]

jrd22
Your experience in the channel seems to validate lower mounted radar for good in close resolution (1/8 mile). Such as navigating a strange harbor at night and avoiding unlit boats. You're right - it's all a compromise. I will mount on a pole aft in any case as my boat is only 27' and nothing that big belongs on my mast in my opinion.
Brian

[NICHOLSON58]

I've ben following the (still sketchy) information on broad band radar. There now appear to be three players licensed to sell this. Its hard to tell how well the thing really compares but the touted advantages are:
Small cable diameter
Extremely Low power
No warm-up time
No tuning
No radiation hazzard
No mast shadow
Exceptional resolution in close including soft targets (dinghy)
2 meters resolution at 24 miles

UNKNOWN:
Is all this true?
How well does it integrate to chart plotters and other devices?
Durability?

Cost is now under 2 kilobucks. Our existing FURUNO is an old tiny monochrome screen on the 1984 vintage IVAN victim we are restoring. I will see if it still works next year but I anticipate the possible upgrade. I plan to listen to the unbiased sales staffs at the Chicago All Sail Boat Show this spring.

Does anyone have things to say about broadband?

[dantaden]

I'm considering moving m RADAR Dome from mast to stern.

With a stern mount RADAR Dome on pole, arch or backstay mount, along with SSB utilizing backstay as antenna - has anyone had experience with this set-up and could advise pro's and con's.

Curious to hear if there are SSB performance issues with RADAR on and/or off ?

[Tempest]

Maine Sail,

How was the performance when you had it back stay mounted?...

I don't want a big pole sticking up from my stern,

I just stepped my mast last year and did alot of work, I'd rather not do it again.....my sailmaker, certainly doesn't like a mast head mount..

So, is the backstay on a self leveling mount..a decent compromise?....
I don't live in Maine...although, I'd like to visit...Fog is more infrequent here..

if you ranked the installations..where would you put the backstay...2nd or
3rd?