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DRADIS systems are often subject to various sources of interference, and clutter. These can come from excessive contacts or naturally occurring objects such as nebulas, EM interference, star clusters, pulsars, and binary stars. There isn't much an operator can do to eliminate these sources, and must do the best they can given the circumstances. However, DRADIS systems can still eliminate these sources enough to detect objects at closer ranges {{TRS|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II}}. DRADIS operators can also "turn off" various sources of clutter, for example, excessive or uninteresting contacts can be toned down to simply an icon on the screen, allowing more important contacts, such as a ship's [[CAP|Combat Air Patrol]], or enemy contact, to be highlighted with its speed, direction, and [[IFF|transponder ID]]. | DRADIS systems are often subject to various sources of interference, and clutter. These can come from excessive contacts or naturally occurring objects such as nebulas, EM interference, star clusters, pulsars, and binary stars. There isn't much an operator can do to eliminate these sources, and must do the best they can given the circumstances. However, DRADIS systems can still eliminate these sources enough to detect objects at closer ranges {{TRS|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II}}. DRADIS operators can also "turn off" various sources of clutter, for example, excessive or uninteresting contacts can be toned down to simply an icon on the screen, allowing more important contacts, such as a ship's [[CAP|Combat Air Patrol]], or enemy contact, to be highlighted with its speed, direction, and [[IFF|transponder ID]]. | ||
Carbon composites can also absorb and diffuse DRADIS scans, rending any vehicle comprised of such material largely invisible. One such vehicle, the ''[[Blackbird]]'', was able to fly through and photograph a Cylon fleet tracking the battlestar ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' without being noticed {{ | Carbon composites can also absorb and diffuse DRADIS scans, rending any vehicle comprised of such material largely invisible. One such vehicle, the ''[[Blackbird]]'', was able to fly through and photograph a Cylon fleet tracking the battlestar ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' without being noticed {{TRSFlight of the Phoenix}}. Conversely, false positive contacts can be induced through electronic interference or malfunction, producing contacts that either misrepresent their actual configuration or do not actually exist. In the case of the latter, such false positives are referred to as "ghosts" {{TRS|Exodus, Part II|The Oath}}. | ||
=== Cylon DRADIS === | === Cylon DRADIS === | ||