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debating...
Posted By: risto In Response To: debatable... (Christian H)
Date: Saturday, 23 December 2000, at 8:06 a.m.
: Kayakers and kayaks are generally organic "radar translucent"
: material. Metal is a much better reflector of radar waves than plastic, a
: human body, water etc.Yes, exactly, and this is why I posted that question: where these kaykers really visible with no metal reflectors other than what one might have anyway (thermos, keys, knife, ...stuff like that). Let's hope the guys who posted the earlier information come back, see this, and tell us.
: A bit
: of aluminum foil on your hat may improve chances of detection. It would
: also keep those alien rays from reading your thoughts! 8-)I wish you hadn't written that! So far I've only worried about looking like a baked potatoe, but what if those aliens actually FEED on baked potatoes! :~()
: Here's where we differ. I have used a thin "whip" antenna as a
: suspender for a radar reflector. The thick end was loosely placed in a rod
: mount behind the cockpit....Well, maybe not; I've routinely used my fishing rod (7 feet) to fly a yellow flag especially when travelling downwind, and in dense traffic in harbour areas. But not in rougher seas.
What I was mainly thinking about was: will it be useful? If high waves create interference on radar then the operator will turn down the sensitivity to get rid of the "snow" the waves create. And that will include the weak echoes a kayak would reflect even with a small reflector on a pole.
If that reflector thus would be rendered useless, why should one take any inconvenience flying it, even if it were feasible?
: I also have no reservations rolling with the 6'
: pole in place, as it's water resistance is not that great.Have you actually rolled with it?
greetings,
risto
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