Some work better than others, but to be sure, many of them work well
enough to be more than worth having. The very simple and relatively
inexpensive Davis works. That is a scientific fact, and not some
magazine writer's opinion. Nothing is a guarantee, but look closely at
modern navaids and you will see that they have a structure on top that
looks somewhat like the design of the Davis. NOAA apparently thinks they
are worth having. This is on steel navaids which RADAR can see pretty
well anyway, but the additional reflector on top makes their return look
bigger and stronger to RADAR. The fact that as the boat sways and bobs
the reflector may be more and less effective momentarily does not take
away from the fact that you are seen at all. Sailboats are weak targets,
and any enhancement is worth having, no matter how imperfect.
Bill Bina
On 4/7/2017 8:53 AM, David Knecht via CnC-List wrote:
Hi Marek- that is the one I saved. Very comprehensive. There are some
others out there as well if you google radar reflector review. Dave
On Apr 6, 2017, at 8:07 PM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote:
Yachting Monthly had a review a few years back (2005?). The review is
freely available off the Internet
(http://www.yachtingmonthly.com/archive/how-well-does-your-radar-reflector-work-2874).
I am not sure if this is the one Dave meant. Regardless, it is worth
a look.
Marek
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