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The technique of pulse compression in radar is not new: the original patents go back to the 1940's, but it is new to leisure radars.One of the major requirements to implement this technology in small craft is to move away from magnetron transmitters to all solid-state (silicon), and it has only recently become cost-effective to do this in the leisure/small commercial market.This article describes the technique and the benefits it should bring, followed by a sea trial to see how the Raymarine Quantum radar measures up against a standard digital radar and an open array HD radar.
The technique of pulse compression in radar is not new: the original patents go back to the 1940's, but it is new to leisure radars.One of the major requirements to implement this technology in small craft is to move away from magnetron transmitters to all solid-state (silicon), and it has only recently become cost-effective to do this in the leisure/small commercial market.This article describes the technique and the benefits it should bring, followed by a sea trial to see how the Raymarine Quantum radar measures up against a standard digital radar and an open array HD radar.
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