twistedtree
Guru
https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=enavRadarBeacons
The displayed response has a length on the radar display corresponding to a few nautical miles, encoded as a Morse character beginning with a dash for identification.� The inherent delay in the racon causes the displayed response to appear behind the echo from the structure on which the racon is mounted.�
Got it, but also directly in line with the RACON, not off to the side as in this case. I think that's one of the tell tales in this case that says it's not a RACON.