What is the purpose of track suppression zones in ARPA?

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What is the purpose of track suppression zones in ARPA?

Track suppression zones control whether ARPA will automatically start a new track on a detected target. Inside the defined zone, auto-acquisition is inhibited, so echoes aren’t turned into tracks automatically. This helps keep the number of active tracks manageable and prevents nuisance or clutter-driven tracks from cluttering the display, especially in busy or cluttered waters near shore. You can still see the echoes and manually initiate tracking if you determine a target is worth following, but automatic track creation within the zone is blocked. Outside the zone, ARPA can auto-acquire as usual.

Track suppression zones control whether ARPA will automatically start a new track on a detected target. Inside the defined zone, auto-acquisition is inhibited, so echoes aren’t turned into tracks automatically. This helps keep the number of active tracks manageable and prevents nuisance or clutter-driven tracks from cluttering the display, especially in busy or cluttered waters near shore. You can still see the echoes and manually initiate tracking if you determine a target is worth following, but automatic track creation within the zone is blocked. Outside the zone, ARPA can auto-acquire as usual.

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