USCG Exam Practice · Radar fundamentals and ARPA basics
A RACON is best described as which of the following?
- AA passive radar reflector that enhances a buoy's echo on the radar display
- BA radar transponder beacon that responds to a vessel's radar pulse with a coded Morse character on the radar display✓ correct
- CA shore-based radar station that transmits vessel traffic information on VHF
- DAn AIS-linked beacon that displays a vessel's MMSI on the radar screen
Why B is correct
The Light List defines a RACON as a radar transponder beacon that responds to a vessel's radar pulse with a coded pattern (Morse character) painted on the radar display. The Morse code is given in the Light List.
Cited:Light List — RACON
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