Radar Test Installation at Sandy Hook, NJ, (Series 1 of 4). The U. S. Coast Guard today introduced RATAN, its latest electronic aid to small boating. This represents the first time that television has been incorporated into an aids to navigation system for civilian maritime use. RATAN, which stands for Radar and Television Aid to Navigation, utilizes an image provided by a high-definition shere-based radar which is then transmitted by UHF Television for reception aboard ships and boats in the general area. A busy waterway such as the entrance to New York Harbor is scanned by the radar shown he
Radar Test Installation at Sandy Hook, NJ, (Series 1 of 4). The U. S. Coast Guard today introduced RATAN, its latest electronic aid to small boating. This represents the first time that television has been incorporated into an aids to navigation system for civilian maritime use. RATAN, which stands for Radar and Television Aid to Navigation, utilizes an image provided by a high-definition shere-based radar which is then transmitted by UHF Television for reception aboard ships and boats in the general area. A busy waterway such as the entrance to New York Harbor is scanned by the radar shown here at the Coast Guard test installation at Sandy Hook, NJ.
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