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What is a common range of pulse widths used for depth finding equipment?

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What is a common range of pulse widths used for depth finding equipment?

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• Typical operating characteristics of echo sounders (depth finders), especially short pulse lengths for better depth resolution • Relationship between pulse width and ability to distinguish between bottom and closely spaced objects • Approximate time scale (microseconds vs milliseconds) used in marine depth-finding sonar

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• Think about how fine the depth resolution needs to be in normal shipboard echo sounders and whether that suggests very short or relatively long pulses • Consider whether depth sounders are designed more like radar (very short pulses) or like long-range communication (longer pulses) • Compare the time units: which choices represent very short bursts suitable for measuring the brief travel time of sound in water?

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• Convert mentally between microseconds (µs) and milliseconds (ms) to see the size difference in each option • Ask yourself which options would allow enough range resolution to detect small depth changes (shorter pulses = better resolution) • Eliminate any ranges that look more appropriate for long-range sonar sweeps rather than typical shipboard depth sounders

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What is a common range of pulse widths used for depth finding equipment?

10 to 30 microseconds

25 to 600 microseconds

2 to 20 milliseconds

50 to 200 milliseconds

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