Davis Instruments Emergency Echomaster Radar Reflector - 152

Features:

• Every small boat needs a radar reflector
• Davis Instruments Echomaster™ Radar Reflectors give ships a chance to see your boat in fog and low visibility conditions which is a must for serious boaters
• The Echomaster circular plate radar reflector is the most practical, efficient, and cost- effective reflector available to pleasure boaters
• Echomaster's superiority is proven
  • It was ranked one of the world's best radar reflectors and one of the top ten sailing products by Practical Sailor
  • SRI rated Echomaster "superior" after the most rigorous tests ever conducted on radar reflectors, some costing 10 times as much
• This model provides 12 square meters of radar cross section
• Non-anodized marine grade aluminum plates come apart and can be stored flat or assembled in minutes
• The plates are made of sturdy, stamped 0.05 in. (1.3 mm) thick aluminum with riveted nylon corner latches for quick assembly or disassembly
• Install around a backstay or make your own hanging bridle as described in the 16-page Radar Reflector Booklet included with Echomaster
• The standard EchoMaster radar reflector can be assembled around a backstay or wire rigging
• Mounting holes in corner latches make sturdy attachment points for suspending from a bridle
• Includes booklet describing installation and proper use

Specifications:

• Reflector plates are 12.5" (32 cm) diameter, circular, aluminum
• Plates provide 13.2 square yards (12 sq. meters) of maximum effective radar cross section in the X or 3 cm band (9–9.6 GHz frequency)
  • Based on optimum orientation between the reflector and radar
• Echomaster offers equivalent radar cross section of conventional triangular plate reflector with approximate 17" (43 cm) diagonal dimension
• Plates are made of robust 0.05" (1.3 mm) marine grade aluminum; sufficient thickness to minimize flexing
• Dimples in plates allow corner latches to attach precisely, minimizing angular distortion
• Windage holes reduce aerodynamic drag and allow assembly of the reflector around a backstay
• Windage hole size 1.25" (32 mm)
• Captive corner latches are tough, injection molded plastic to assure minimum angle error
  • Corner latches allow reflector to be quickly and easily assembled and demounted
• Weight without mounting hardware: 1.65 lbs (.75 kg)