BASIC OPERATION— NO EXTERNAL ALARM
RTE CONNECTIONS The diagrams show the correct wiring installation
PERFORMANCE CHECK
As the RCS of your vessel may exceed the RCS of
the Active-X, the trial is best carried out at 0.5nm as
the target can be easily identified. The range should
then be increased at intervals of 0.5nm turning the
Active X on and off at intervals noting the change in
response. Increase the distance between the
Active-X and the bare target, so that the test target
can be seen at all times. In busy waters to avoid
confusion with other vessels the target vessel can
be acquired by turning the Active-X on and off, then
watching the display for change in target response.
In normal weather and sea conditions, with the
Active-X and interrogating radar mounted at four
meters above sea level the Active-X should appear
on the radar screen.
If the mounting heights,
including that of the
interrogating radar vary so will the response due to
the curvature of the earth. These figures are for
guidance only and should not be relied upon.
2KW radar up to 4nm: 5KW radar up to 10nm:
10-25KW radar up to 15-30 nm
For restricted response to FMWC-Broadband Radar
Please see FAQ Section on website.
DO NOT EXPECT to always see by the naked eye the
vessel or land based interrogating radar which may
be +/-30 miles away and principally below the
horizon. Reports of 60 miles reception have been
recorded.
No Red LED light when red switch is turned on
Check fuse or circuit breaker
Check polarity of wiring
Check power supply at control box
Unit switched on and continuous green
LED light Shows, in harbour or when
saturating Active-X
Local Radar on, or radar operating moored nearby (<15M)
Moored close to large metal object. Check polarity of Active-X wiring
Relocate vessel to more suitable position
Unit and buzzer on and unit fails to operate
when it clearly is interrogated
Check all above faults. Is Active-X in shadow
Buzzer switched on but does not sound
when painted by radar
Buzzer faulty—return control box to Echomax for Inspection,
FAULT FINDING CHART
Damaged cable or wrong connection
Cable cut with power on check fuse
Reception frequency:
X Band Radar 9.3-9.5 GHz
Operating Temperature: -20 to + 60°C
Voltage:
12V DC - + 30% - 10% (voltage
Surge and cross polarity protected)
Current consumption
In quiescent state:
<15mA
Current consumption
X Band Radar 190mA (typically)
When transmitting
Position accuracy:
Within 1 metre
EIRP:
1W (typically)
Typical performance-QinetiQ Funtington Anechoic
Chamber March 2010.
X BAND RADAR SPL (Stated performance level)
(ISO Standard 7.5m²)
Zero degrees: 111.36m²
+/- 10 degrees: 78.96m²
+/- 20 degrees: 20.80m²
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHTS
Antenna length:
478mm
Antenna width:
40.5mm
Antenna weight:
327gms (excluding cable)
Control Box width:
92mm
Control Box height:
51mm
Control Box depth:
38mm
Control Box weight:
99gms
Cable length:
25m 2 core 0.5mm²
Cable weight:
967 gms
STATED PERFORMANCE LEVEL (SPL)
Exceeds ISO 8729-2 effective July 09-X Band Radar 7.5m²
At Zero, +/-10 and 20 degrees of heel maintained
over
a total angle of 280 degrees
