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Echomast er radar reflectors give ships a chance to see your boat in fog and low
visibility conditions—a must for serious boaters. Radar reflectors may be mount-
ed on a buoy or piling to help identify your dock or mooring in less than perfect
conditions. They are also used to supplement official markings on hazards to
navigation such as bridges, rocks, submerged trees, sunken boats.
Make your boat visible...
find your way home...
mark hazards to navigation
#152
Echomaster Radar Reflector
Anodized aluminum plates. May be
assembled around a backstay, or
make your own bridle and hang
from holes drilled in corner latches.
#156 Hanging Mount System can
be purchased separately.
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INSTRUCTIONS
#156
Hanging Mount System
Use to suspend unit from mast or
rigging in perfect "catch rain" posi-
tion. Reflector not included
#152 Echomaster with
Anodized Plates
#156 Hanging Mount System
(no reflector)
Discontinued in 2014:
#153 Deluxe Hanging Echomaster
#157 Surface Mount System
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Summary of Contents for Davis Instruments ECHOMASTER 156
- Page 1 #152 Echomaster with Anodized Plates ® #156 Hanging Mount System (no reflector) Discontinued in 2014: #153 Deluxe Hanging Echomaster INSTRUCTIONS #157 Surface Mount System Echomast er radar reflectors give ships a chance to see your boat in fog and low visibility conditions—a must for serious boaters.
- Page 2 Echomaster Specifications How a Ship’s Radar Sees Your Boat Reflector plates are 12.5" (32 cm) diameter, circular. The radar of a ship making a complete circle around Provide 13.2 square yards (12 sq. meters) of maxi- a boat would hit the boat’s radar reflector from all mum effective radar cross section in the X or 3 cm angles.
- Page 3 Positioning the Reflector A cabin, deckhouse, sails, stacks, etc. have a “shad- To better illustrate the advantage that can be gained ow effect,” blocking a radar signal. To minimize this, by placing the radar reflector higher above the water, the reflector should be fitted as high as possible. study the table below.
- Page 4 Assembling the Reflector Plates Mounting Echomaster #152 Slide full circular plates The standard Echomaster #152 does not include a #1 and #2 together as mounting system. The best way to install this product shown in Figure A. is to assemble it around a backstay or make your Notice that the stamped own bridle and hang from holes drilled in the corner arrows are to be located...
- Page 5 Using the #156 Hanging Mount System Suspending the Echomaster from a Spreader Step 1. Place the assembled reflector in the “catch rain” position with the three stamped arrows in the Two small sheaves can be installed about 8" (20 cm) “up”...
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Page 6: Surface Mounting
Surface Mounting You can mount your Echomaster to a hard, flat sur- face using some common pipe fittings and the corner blocks that come with the #156 Hanging Mount System. Using the #157 Surface Mount System (Discontinued in 2014) The Davis #157 allows permanent installation of an Echomaster reflector on a hard surface or a railing up to 1.25"... - Page 7 Davis Instruments wishes you many years of happy and safe boating with your advanced design Echomaster Radar Reflector.
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