On Friday, March 18, 2016 at 10:56:44 AM UTC-6, Waveguru wrote:
I do not have any anti collision devices in my sailplanes so I scan and scan and scan. Our airspace is complicated, so I do intend to get at least a transponder. In all my scanning, I almost never see a target in the 4 o-clock, or even 3 0-clock position as hard as I try. I don't see them until they are crossing right in front of me. The need for electronic help is definitely there, but I hesitate to get something now, not knowing what will be required in the near future.

Boggs

My response addresses only this one line (by Boggs), "but I hesitate to get something now, not knowing what will be required in the near future."

By getting something now, you improve the chances of being around to find out about the future.

Raul Boerner