NAVIGATION

RADAR
MANTADIGITAL™ RADAR SYSTEMS

Kelvin Hughes offers a range of radar systems. From the state of the art SharpEye™ solid state technology to
conventional magnetron transceivers, all with our innovative multifunction MantaDigital™ displays and low proile
antennas.
Variants include: 10kW and 25kW in X band frequency, 30kW magnetron and SharpEye™ 200W solid state transceiver in S band frequency.

DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
The MantaDigital™ multifunction navigation workstation provides radar, chart radar, ECDIS and Conning functionality in a single station. The
different Type Approved modes can all be displayed with a simple ‘point and click’ at the relevant screen icon.

Key features include dual PPI, ETD (Enhanced Target Detection), ice detection, chart radar, dynamic clutter suppression, vessel predictor and
radar overlay.

ENHANCED TARGET DETECTION

ETD signiicantly enhances the display of all targets without interfering with the normal radar appearance or operation. This is achieved by
correlating returns over a long period of time and then allocating colour shades depending on the persistency of a return and using different
colours for stationary and moving targets. When combined with the dual PPI, the operator can continue using the radar in the normal way with
the addition of an advanced detection view on the secondary PPI. ETD is of great beneit in ice or for detecting loating debris and small boats.

DUAL PPI
The modern radar display risks becoming cluttered with information such as from ARPA symbology, Trails, AIS and Chart data. When looking for
small intermittent contacts, this is not ideal and so we have introduced a second PPI screen. This allows the navigator to beneit from the data
while still being able to keep a clear screen for small target searches. The second screen can be conigured independently of the irst and so,
for example, trails can be set to True on one and Relative on the other, giving the Navigator a better and instant visual appreciation of the risk of
collision and course and speed of other vessels.

SHARPEYE™ SOLID STATE TECHNOLOGY

No magnetron equals no routine maintenance, ultra high reliability, and low cost of ownership.

Despite the low (200W) peak power, the detection performance, especially in poor weather conditions, is superior to that of magnetron radars.
Radar performance also beneits from the transceiver being positioned upmast, thereby minimising signal loss in the waveguide while also
simplifying installation. The high reliability and lack of routine maintenance means the need to subsequently access the transceiver is almost
removed.

ANTENNA AND TURNING UNITS

Antennas available are 1.3m, 1.9m and 2.5m in X band frequency and 3.9m in S band frequency, and are all of the patented low proile design to
reduce wind loading and increase in-service life. The antennas use the polyrod lens principle that allows a reduced vertical dimension enabling a
signiicantly lighter and low proile design that reduces the stress on the motor and gearbox.

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MANTADIGITAL™ RANGE

SYSTEM SIZE DESCRIPTION TRANSCEIVER ANTENNA

10kW MD1 22” DISPLAY MANTADIGITAL™ PROCESSOR 10kW X-BAND UPMAST 1.3m / 1.9m / 2.5m
INTEGRATED TRANSCEIVER ANTENNA OPTIONS
MD5 26” DISPLAY 1920 x 1200 FLAT PANEL TFT
WITH PERFORMANCE
TURNING UNIT (PROVIDES
ARPA TRACKER MONITOR
HOUSING FOR 10kW
DESKTOP/CONSOLE/PEDESTAL TRANSMITTER INTERFACE UNIT TRANSCEIVER)
VARIANTS
25kW MD10 22” DISPLAY 25kW X-BAND DOWNMAST 24RPM / 40RPM OPTION
TRACKERBALL TRANSCEIVER WITH
MD11 26” DISPLAY
KEYBOARD OR CONTROL PERFORMANCE MONITOR
SHARPEYE™ MD12 22” DISPLAY INTERFACE OPTION S-BAND SHARPEYE™ SOLID 3.9m ANTENNA
RADAR SOFTWARE STATE UPMAST INTEGRATED
MD13 26” DISPLAY TURNING UNIT (PROVIDES
TRANSCEIVER WITH HEALTH
SINGLE AND DUAL RADAR DISPLAY HOUSING FOR SHARPEYE™
MONITOR
TRANSCEIVER)
CHART RADAR TRIAL
DRIVE CONTROL UNIT
ETD TRIAL
30kW MD14 22” DISPLAY 30kW S-BAND DOWNMAST 3.9m ANTENNA
ROUTE PLANNING TRIAL TRANSCEIVER WITH
MD15 26” DISPLAY TURNING UNIT
SIMULATION MODE PERFORMANCE MONITOR
DRIVE CONTROL UNIT
RADAR INTERSWITCH UNIT

TRANSCEIVER SPEC 10kW 25kW SHARPEYE™ 30kW

PEAK POWER 10kW 25kW >170W (200W TYPICAL) 30kW
MAGNETRON LIFE 10,000 HRS TYPICAL 10,000 HRS TYPICAL NO MAGNETRON 10,000 HRS TYPICAL
MTBF >150,000 HOURS
SIGNAL PROCESSING N/A N/A PULSE COMPRESSION N/A
660:1
FREQUENCY BAND 9,410MHz +/- 30MHz 9,410MHz +/- 30MHz 2,930 - 3,070MHz 3,050MHz +/- 10MHz
8 SELECTABLE
CHANNELS
FREQUENCY X-BAND X-BAND S-BAND S-BAND
PULSE LENGTH/PRF (S) 55ns/3000Hz 70ns/3000Hz * 55ns/3000Hz
PULSE LENGTH/PRF (M) 230ns/1500Hz 260ns/1500Hz * 260ns/750Hz
PULSE LENGTH/PRF (L) 600ns/750Hz 900ns/750Hz * 600ns/750Hz
RECEIVER NOISE 6dB NOM 6dB NOM <4dB NOM 6dB NOM
RECEIVER IF FREQUENCY 60MHz 60MHz 60MHz 60MHz
RECEIVER BANDWIDTH 6/22MHz 6/22MHz 20MHz 6/22MHz
MINIMUM RANGE <40m <40m <40m <40m
RANGE RESOLUTION S <7.5m M >15m L >30m S <7.5m M >15m L >30m 15m S <7.5m M >15m L >30m

* SharpEye™ transmits a non linear sequence of S, M and L pulses simultaneously. Each transmission is unique, enabling pulse compression.

ANTENNA SPEC 1.3m 1.9m 2.5m 3.9m

BEAMWIDTH (H) 1.8° -3dB 1.25° -3dB 0.95° -3dB 2.0° -3dB
BEAMWIDTH (V) 24.4° 24.4° 24.4° 26°
ANTENNA GAIN >31dB >31dB >31dB >28dB
POLARISATION HORIZONTAL HORIZONTAL HORIZONTAL HORIZONTAL
SIDELOBES (+/-10) < -30dB < -30dB < -30dB < -26dB
SIDELOBES >10 < -40dB < -40dB < -40dB < -32dB

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