FLIR Raymarine HD DIGITAL RADOME, Installation Instructions Manual

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5.1 Antenna Position
The optimum height for the HD Digital Radome Antenna (the antenna) is a location that is high
enough above the waterline to give a long range line-of-sight to the horizon, but not so high as to be
adversely affected by the boat's pitching and rolling.
The antenna must also be mounted where it is:
• Above head height.
• Easily accessible.
• As near as possible to the boat's centerline.
• On a rigid and stable platform, capable of securely supporting the antenna under seagoing
conditions.
• Clear of large objects such as the flybridge, large engine stacks, searchlights, horns, masts etc.
• Clear of heat and fumes.
• At least 1 m (3.3 ft) from a magnetic compass or other antennae.
Radar scanner mounting angle
Ensure the radar scanner rotates parallel to the water line.
The radar beam from the radar scanner is approximately 25° wide in the vertical direction, to give
good target detection even when your vessel pitches and rolls.
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