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Measuring ARPA error is done by a direct, side-by-side check between what the ARPA shows and what you plot manually. You plot the own ship and detected targets on a plotting sheet at the same scale as the radar, then use a grease pencil on a reflection plotter to trace the targets’ positions as observed. By overlaying or comparing these manual plots with the ARPA data, you can see deviations in range and bearing and quantify the error. This provides a tangible way to verify ARPA accuracy and understand how far the system’s outputs may diverge from reality. The other tools don’t measure ARPA accuracy: an anemometer and a barometer record environmental conditions, and radar gain settings affect display intensity rather than the plotted target data.