Ebook: RYA An Introduction to Radar

The Royal Yachting Association (RYA), Southampton, UK, 2005, 33 p. — ISBN: 9781905104109.The RYA'S Complete GuideMarine radar is an electronic device which measures the bearing and distance of solid objects and presents this information in the form of a plan view, showing the location of objects such as land, navigation marks, and other vessels.It works by transmitting short bursts of super high frequency radio energy (called microwaves) and receiving the echoes that are returned when these pulses of energy are reflected back from solid objects.Background briefing
Limitations of small craft radar
Switching on and setting up
The radar picture
Refining the picture
Understanding the picture
Discrimination, pulse length, and PRF
Blind areas
Radar reflectors
Fixing position by radar
Pilotage by radar
Collision avoidance
Glossary