Yes, the problem can be alleviated. Remember how I told you that up to 4 radar sites can be assigned to any one radar sort box? And remember how I told you that the first radar site listed is utilized as preferred, the second as supplemental, and the 3rd and 4th aren't used? Well, this can be adapted somewhat differently in that the second radar site becomes the "alternate preferred." This means that both radar sites in that airspace will be used to display the aircraft. Neither radar site's data will be rejected in a sort box so assigned. This way both aircraft 2 and 4 aren't left out of the picture. However, aircraft 3 is "seen" by both radar sites.
What happens in this case?
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