Furuno SC-50S Operator's Manual page 8

1. INSTALLATION
Antenna placement and shipboard equipment and structures
• The horizontal separation between the antenna and masts must be as follows:
Mast diameter
10 cm
30 cm
• The field of view above the antenna should be as shown below, ±80° against
zenith. To avoid reflections from masts and the like, locate the antenna well
away from the shadows of the radar mast, etc.
• Locate the antenna unit above the radar antenna, out of the radar beam.
Antenna
1-2
Separation distance (minimum)
1.5 m
3 m
SC-50S's
antenna
TOP VIEW
Horizontal separation between antenna and masts
Zenith
-80° +80°
SIDE VIEW
Antenna and field of view
Horizontal
separation
distance
Mast, etc.
Mast, etc.
Less than 10°
Antenna
Radar Antenna