Rob — Halifax Traffic most likely has a few very powerful open-array radars (like these: http://www.ipernity.com/doc/777361/41291844/in/keyword/76402/self <http://www.ipernity.com/doc/777361/41291844/in/keyword/76402/self>) that they use to track vessel traffic; these are going to far out-perform most radar sets located on the vessels themselves. So no surprise that they can see you very well; but probably better than most of the vessels around you. And the closer those large commercial vessels get to your boat, the greater the chance you’ll be in a radar shadow caused by the height of the vessel’s radar above the water, as well as the hull of the vessel itself. So don’t count on them seeing you as well as Vessel Traffic does.
— Fred Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > On May 22, 2018, at 9:09 AM, robert via CnC-List <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I have a similar one on the boat but don't use it....find it awkward as it > has to be hung from the spreader. If I were going on a coastal trip, I might > use it but not in the harbor most afternoons. > > I read the various reviews of radar reflectors and these are considered the > most effective. Nevertheless, I know the cylinder shaped one I use works as > I have had Halifax Traffic hail me on the VHF in the fog to tell me that I am > in the way of commercial traffic, so I should move. If Halifax Traffic can > pick me up as a target in the harbor I assume other can as well. > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 - 84 > Halifax, N.S.
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