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Old 8th Sep 2004, 15:29
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<<...and ships, trains and trucks as well, if in line-of-sight of the radar head>>

Only "maybe". Ships would be far to slow - ATC radars have circuitry which eliminates very slow moving echoes. Ships, trains, trucks..... I've only seen such things on Surface Movement Radar where they are supposed to show.
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