Please explain how the target range gate works?

[sobe]

A little confused on how to use the target range gate line in the radar scope. 

[VZ_342]

It begins at max range, where the range gate first appears at 6 O'clock. As the range gets closer, the range gate gets longer, from 6 o'clock to straight up 12.  That's what confused me for a bit....the range gate gets longer while the range gets shorter.  Just pay attention to the edge of the gate, not the length of it.

 

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Edited October 15, 2022 by VZ_342

[sobe]

Thanks for the response but I am referring to the target range gate inside the radar scope.

[VZ_342]

Oh, and you even said that in your first post! 

 

What are you looking at when you say "target range gate inside the radar scope"?

Edited October 15, 2022 by VZ_342

[sobe]

In Chuck's guide, page 145, the Target Range Gate appears in the lower right picture.  How does it work?

 

[VZ_342]

That is one of two images to keep track of the target. The cross in the middle tracks the target up/down and left/right, while the horizontal bar (range gate) slides up and down to show range. In the pic you referenced, the radar is set to 10 miles; the target range gate is shown just between the 4 mile and 2 mile range lines, and is about 3 1/2 miles away.

 

 

Edited October 16, 2022 by VZ_342
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