How do you align the radar?

If you have a chart available on RDOP, the radar can be coarsely aligned by using the coastline features of the chart.

SSR recommends using AIS Targets to fine-tune the radar alignment. The complete procure can be found in the PC-RP Quick Configuration Guide.

The basic idea is that most AIS Targets are transmitting their location with accuracy <10 meters. By using multiple targets geographic displaced around the radar coverage area, one can align each radar Centroid to the appropriate AIS Target using RDOP. The adjustments are placed in the Range and Azimuth Bias Fields of the ‘RP Configure’ Panel of RDOP Maintenance.