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SCTM2-OPS
Operations Manual
11.2
Unevern / Irregular Noise
An elevated noise on a channel will degrade the performance and in some cases render that affected
channel's picture unreadable. An elevated noise level can be determined by reading the average and
minimum values on the Signal Statistics Window in Sea Scan Survey .
The Minimum count reading of an affected channel will indicate a value much greater than the other
channel of the same frequency, typically by over 100 counts. An example of a high count situation: