[CA] [CA11] Quantum 2 Range and Sailboat Installation

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

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Please click here to view a related article addressing this subject. It is quite common for radomes to be mounted to a pole on the stern of a sailing vessel or to the vessel's backstay without adversely affecting the performance of the radar due to features of the boat forward or the radome. As indicated within the referenced article, mounting the radar on a mast may increase its range, but at possible cost to increasing the area of the radar cone of silence. As indicated there are also some practical reasons for mounting a radome to a stern pole or backstay. If considering a stern mount, given the short range performance of Quantum radomes, it is certainly possible that the radome may pick up vessel structures forward of the radome. I tend to favor mast mounting where permissible.