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	The Dragon Radar was invented by [[Bulma]] at the age of sixteen. After she discovered the [[Two-Star Dragon Ball]] in her basement, she built the Dragon Radar and then used it to find the [[Five-Star Ball]]; then it led her to [[Son Goku]] and his [[Son Gohan (Grandpa)\|Grandpa]]'s [[Four-Star Ball]], which is where the story of ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' begins.<ref name="ch1">{{Cite manga\|Chp=1}}</ref>		The Dragon Radar was invented by [[Bulma]] at the age of sixteen. After she discovered the [[Two-Star Dragon Ball]] in her basement, she built the Dragon Radar and then used it to find the [[Five-Star Ball]]; then it led her to [[Son Goku]] and his [[Son Gohan (Grandpa)\|Grandpa]]'s [[Four-Star Ball]], which is where the story of ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' begins.<ref name="ch1">{{Cite manga\|Chp=1}}</ref>
	[[File:Dragon-Radar-Turbo.png\|thumb\|250px\|[[Turbo]] makes a new Dragon Radar.]]		[[File:Dragon-Radar-Turbo.png\|thumb\|250px\|[[Turbo]] makes a new Dragon Radar.]]
	[[File:Dragon-Radar-Drone.png\|thumb\|250px\|[[Bulma]]'s surveillance drone ~~switches~~ from video to radar.]]		[[File:Dragon-Radar-Drone.png\|thumb\|250px\|[[Bulma]] switches her surveillance drone monitor from video to radar.]]
	There are four known versions of Bulma's Dragon Radar in [[Akira Toriyama]]'s ''Dragon Ball'' manga.		There are four known versions of Bulma's Dragon Radar in [[Akira Toriyama]]'s ''Dragon Ball'' manga.
	*The original radar seen in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 1\|''Dragon Ball'' Chapter 1]]. This radar was stolen by [[General Blue]],<ref name="ch80">{{Cite manga\|Chp=80}}</ref> delivered to [[Commander Red]],<ref name="ch85">{{Cite manga\|Chp=85}}</ref> and never explicitly recovered.		*The original radar seen in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 1\|''Dragon Ball'' Chapter 1]]. This radar was stolen by [[General Blue]],<ref name="ch80">{{Cite manga\|Chp=80}}</ref> delivered to [[Commander Red]],<ref name="ch85">{{Cite manga\|Chp=85}}</ref> and never explicitly recovered.

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	The Dragon Radar was invented by [[Bulma]] at the age of sixteen. After she discovered the [[Two-Star Dragon Ball]] in her basement, she built the Dragon Radar and then used it to find the [[Five-Star Ball]]; then it led her to [[Son Goku]] and his [[Son Gohan (Grandpa)\|Grandpa]]'s [[Four-Star Ball]], which is where the story of ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' begins.<ref name="ch1">{{Cite manga\|Chp=1}}</ref>		The Dragon Radar was invented by [[Bulma]] at the age of sixteen. After she discovered the [[Two-Star Dragon Ball]] in her basement, she built the Dragon Radar and then used it to find the [[Five-Star Ball]]; then it led her to [[Son Goku]] and his [[Son Gohan (Grandpa)\|Grandpa]]'s [[Four-Star Ball]], which is where the story of ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' begins.<ref name="ch1">{{Cite manga\|Chp=1}}</ref>
	[[File:Dragon-Radar-Turbo.png\|thumb\|250px\|[[Turbo]] makes a new Dragon Radar.]]		[[File:Dragon-Radar-Turbo.png\|thumb\|250px\|[[Turbo]] makes a new Dragon Radar.]]
			[[File:Dragon-Radar-Drone.png\|thumb\|250px\|[[Bulma]]'s surveillance drone switches from video to radar.]]
	There are four known versions of Bulma's Dragon Radar in [[Akira Toriyama]]'s ''Dragon Ball'' manga.		There are four known versions of Bulma's Dragon Radar in [[Akira Toriyama]]'s ''Dragon Ball'' manga.
	*The original radar seen in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 1\|''Dragon Ball'' Chapter 1]]. This radar was stolen by [[General Blue]],<ref name="ch80">{{Cite manga\|Chp=80}}</ref> delivered to [[Commander Red]],<ref name="ch85">{{Cite manga\|Chp=85}}</ref> and never explicitly recovered.		*The original radar seen in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 1\|''Dragon Ball'' Chapter 1]]. This radar was stolen by [[General Blue]],<ref name="ch80">{{Cite manga\|Chp=80}}</ref> delivered to [[Commander Red]],<ref name="ch85">{{Cite manga\|Chp=85}}</ref> and never explicitly recovered.
	*The exact copy made by [[Turbo]] when Goku visits [[Penguin Village]]. Turbo repairs Bulma's broken radar, so he is able to make a copy of it from airplane parts after the repaired radar is stolen by Blue.<ref name="ch83">{{Cite manga\|Chp=83}}</ref>		*The exact copy made by [[Turbo]] when Goku visits [[Penguin Village]]. Turbo repairs Bulma's broken radar, so he is able to make a copy of it from airplane parts after the repaired radar is stolen by Blue.<ref name="ch83">{{Cite manga\|Chp=83}}</ref>
	*The radar equipped aboard the small ~~camera plane~~ Bulma sends out in search of Goku. She builds the ~~plane~~ and radar out of common objects at [[Kame House]] following the group's encounter with [[General Blue]].<ref name="ch93">{{Cite manga\|Chp=93}}</ref>		*The radar equipped aboard the small surveillance drone Bulma sends out in search of Goku. She builds the drone and radar out of common objects at [[Kame House]] following the group's encounter with [[General Blue]].<ref name="ch93">{{Cite manga\|Chp=93}}</ref>
	*The additional handheld radar Bulma makes at [[Kame House]]. After the death of [[Kuririn]], Goku asks Bulma for her (Turbo's) Dragon Radar and goes after [[Tambourine]].<ref name="ch135">{{Cite manga\|Chp=135}}</ref> Bulma makes a new one from scratch<ref name="ch137">{{Cite manga\|Chp=137}}</ref> so that [[Muten Rōshi]], [[Tenshinhan]], and [[Chiaotzu]] can search for the Dragon Balls while Goku is otherwise occupied.<ref name="ch145">{{Cite manga\|Chp=145}}</ref>		*The additional handheld radar Bulma makes at [[Kame House]]. After the death of [[Kuririn]], Goku asks Bulma for her (Turbo's) Dragon Radar and goes after [[Tambourine]].<ref name="ch135">{{Cite manga\|Chp=135}}</ref> Bulma makes a new one from scratch<ref name="ch137">{{Cite manga\|Chp=137}}</ref> so that [[Muten Rōshi]], [[Tenshinhan]], and [[Chiaotzu]] can search for the Dragon Balls while Goku is otherwise occupied.<ref name="ch145">{{Cite manga\|Chp=145}}</ref>

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	The Dragon Radar cannot detect Dragon Balls that have been swallowed by a living being,<ref name="ch97">{{Cite manga\|Chp=97}}</ref> and [[Pilaf]] devises a box that can also shield a Dragon Ball from radar detection.<ref name="ch107">{{Cite manga\|Chp=107}}</ref>		The Dragon Radar cannot detect Dragon Balls that have been swallowed by a living being,<ref name="ch97">{{Cite manga\|Chp=97}}</ref> and [[Pilaf]] devises a box that can also shield a Dragon Ball from radar detection.<ref name="ch107">{{Cite manga\|Chp=107}}</ref>
	[[File:Super-Dragon-Radar.png\|thumb\|~~275px~~\|[[Bulma]] builds the Super Dragon Radar.<ref name="DBS29>{{Cite episode\|Series=Super\|Eps=29}}</ref>]]		[[File:Super-Dragon-Radar.png\|thumb\|left\|200px\|[[Bulma]] builds the Super Dragon Radar.<ref name="DBS29>{{Cite episode\|Series=Super\|Eps=29}}</ref>]]
	The Dragon Radar as originally designed is unable to detect the [[Super Dragon Balls]], but only because its range does not cover the entire universe, much less two universes. Bulma is able to build a "Super Dragon Radar" (スーパードラゴンレーダー ''Sūpā Doragon Rēdā'') by increasing the original radar's sensitivity without any Super Dragon Balls on hand to work with, but even with increased range, the Super Dragon Radar cannot detect the Super Dragon Balls from [[Earth]].<ref name="DBS29/> It is able to detect them when they travel to the [[Nameless Planet]] where all the balls are gathered together,<ref name="DBS41">{{Cite episode\|Series=Super\|Eps=41}}</ref> but the Super Dragon Radar has never been successfully used to search for the Super Dragon Balls when they are scattered.		The Dragon Radar as originally designed is unable to detect the [[Super Dragon Balls]], but only because its range does not cover the entire universe, much less two universes. Bulma is able to build a "Super Dragon Radar" (スーパードラゴンレーダー ''Sūpā Doragon Rēdā'') by increasing the original radar's sensitivity without any Super Dragon Balls on hand to work with, but even with increased range, the Super Dragon Radar cannot detect the Super Dragon Balls from [[Earth]].<ref name="DBS29/> It is able to detect them when they travel to the [[Nameless Planet]] where all the balls are gathered together,<ref name="DBS41">{{Cite episode\|Series=Super\|Eps=41}}</ref> but the Super Dragon Radar has never been successfully used to search for the Super Dragon Balls when they are scattered.

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	*The original radar seen in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 1\|''Dragon Ball'' Chapter 1]]. This radar was stolen by [[General Blue]],<ref name="ch80">{{Cite manga\|Chp=80}}</ref> delivered to [[Commander Red]],<ref name="ch85">{{Cite manga\|Chp=85}}</ref> and never explicitly recovered.		*The original radar seen in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 1\|''Dragon Ball'' Chapter 1]]. This radar was stolen by [[General Blue]],<ref name="ch80">{{Cite manga\|Chp=80}}</ref> delivered to [[Commander Red]],<ref name="ch85">{{Cite manga\|Chp=85}}</ref> and never explicitly recovered.
	*The exact copy made by [[Turbo]] when Goku visits [[Penguin Village]]. Turbo repairs Bulma's broken radar, so he is able to make a copy of it from airplane parts after the repaired radar is stolen by Blue.<ref name="ch83">{{Cite manga\|Chp=83}}</ref>		*The exact copy made by [[Turbo]] when Goku visits [[Penguin Village]]. Turbo repairs Bulma's broken radar, so he is able to make a copy of it from airplane parts after the repaired radar is stolen by Blue.<ref name="ch83">{{Cite manga\|Chp=83}}</ref>
	*The radar equipped aboard the small camera plane Bulma sends out in search of Goku. She builds the plane and radar out of common objects at [[Kame House]] following the group's encounter with [[General Blue]].<ref name="~~ch83~~">{{Cite manga\|Chp=93}}</ref>		*The radar equipped aboard the small camera plane Bulma sends out in search of Goku. She builds the plane and radar out of common objects at [[Kame House]] following the group's encounter with [[General Blue]].<ref name="ch93">{{Cite manga\|Chp=93}}</ref>
	*The additional handheld radar Bulma makes at [[Kame House]]. After the death of [[Kuririn]], Goku asks Bulma for her (Turbo's) Dragon Radar and goes after [[Tambourine]].<ref name="ch135">{{Cite manga\|Chp=135}}</ref> Bulma makes a new one from scratch<ref name="ch137">{{Cite manga\|Chp=137}}</ref> so that [[Muten Rōshi]], [[Tenshinhan]], and [[Chiaotzu]] can search for the Dragon Balls while Goku is otherwise occupied.<ref name="ch145">{{Cite manga\|Chp=145}}</ref>		*The additional handheld radar Bulma makes at [[Kame House]]. After the death of [[Kuririn]], Goku asks Bulma for her (Turbo's) Dragon Radar and goes after [[Tambourine]].<ref name="ch135">{{Cite manga\|Chp=135}}</ref> Bulma makes a new one from scratch<ref name="ch137">{{Cite manga\|Chp=137}}</ref> so that [[Muten Rōshi]], [[Tenshinhan]], and [[Chiaotzu]] can search for the Dragon Balls while Goku is otherwise occupied.<ref name="ch145">{{Cite manga\|Chp=145}}</ref>

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	==Movies==		==Movies==
	===Dragon Ball Movie 1===		===''Dragon Ball'' Movie 1===
	[[File:DBM1-Dragon-Radar.png\|thumb\|275px\|[[Vongo]] and [[Pasta]]'s Dragon Radar.]]		[[File:DBM1-Dragon-Radar.png\|thumb\|275px\|[[Vongo]] and [[Pasta]]'s Dragon Radar.]]
	In [[Dragon Ball Movie 1\|''The Legend of Shenlong'']], [[Vongo]] and [[Pasta]] tell [[Gourmeth]] that they have determined the locations of the remaining [[Dragon Balls]]. (He already has four.) They have a Dragon Radar built into their airplane (it is specifically called a "Dragon Radar"), and they use it to lock on [[Goku]]'s [[Four-Star Ball]]; it switches from the normal greenscreen grid view to video of Goku's house. They somehow miss the [[Two-Star Ball]] that [[Bulma]] has nearby. It is not clear why they cannot detect Bulma's Dragon Ball, and they also do not know where Gourmeth is keeping the Dragon Balls he already has. Gourmeth had swallowed the Dragon Balls, but this is not why they could not detect them; Bulma is able to detect them with her radar at the end of the film. (This limitation of the Dragon Radar was revealed in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 97]] which was published two months before the film premiered, making it too late to correct the discrepancy.) The radar is damaged in their first encounter with Bulma and Goku, but it is later seen repaired. After Bulma acquires the [[Three-Star Ball]] from the [[Turtle Hermit]], they use the radar to locate [[Kame House]], though they only manage to steal the Three-Star Ball.		In [[Dragon Ball Movie 1\|''The Legend of Shenlong'']], [[Vongo]] and [[Pasta]] tell [[Gourmeth]] that they have determined the locations of the remaining [[Dragon Balls]]. (He already has four.) They have a Dragon Radar built into their airplane (it is specifically called a "Dragon Radar"), and they use it to lock on [[Goku]]'s [[Four-Star Ball]]; it switches from the normal greenscreen grid view to video of Goku's house. They somehow miss the [[Two-Star Ball]] that [[Bulma]] has nearby. It is not clear why they cannot detect Bulma's Dragon Ball, and they also do not know where Gourmeth is keeping the Dragon Balls he already has. Gourmeth had swallowed the Dragon Balls, but this is not why they could not detect them; Bulma is able to detect them with her radar at the end of the film. (This limitation of the Dragon Radar was revealed in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 97]] which was published two months before the film premiered, making it too late to correct the discrepancy.) The radar is damaged in their first encounter with Bulma and Goku, but it is later seen repaired. After Bulma acquires the [[Three-Star Ball]] from the [[Turtle Hermit]], they use the radar to locate [[Kame House]], though they only manage to steal the Three-Star Ball.

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	\| eng_name = Dragon Radar (all modern)<br>Bleeper (Harmony Gold, BLT)<br>Ball Detector (early Viz)		\| eng_name = Dragon Radar (all modern)<br>Bleeper (Harmony Gold, BLT)<br>Ball Detector (early Viz)
	\| name_pun =		\| name_pun =
	\| manga_debut = [[Dragon Ball Chapter 1]]		\| manga_debut = [[Dragon Ball Chapter 1\|''Dragon Ball'' Chapter 1]]
	\| anime_debut = [[Dragon Ball Episode 1]]		\| anime_debut = [[Dragon Ball Episode 1\|''Dragon Ball'' Episode 1]]
	\| appears =		\| appears = Manga, Anime, Video Games, etc.
	\| creator =		\| creator = Bulma, various others
	}}		}}

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	[[File:Dragon-Radar-Turbo.png\|thumb\|250px\|[[Turbo]] makes a new Dragon Radar.]]		[[File:Dragon-Radar-Turbo.png\|thumb\|250px\|[[Turbo]] makes a new Dragon Radar.]]
	There are four known versions of Bulma's Dragon Radar in [[Akira Toriyama]]'s ''Dragon Ball'' manga.		There are four known versions of Bulma's Dragon Radar in [[Akira Toriyama]]'s ''Dragon Ball'' manga.
	*The original radar seen in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 1\|''Dragon Ball'' Chapter]]. This radar was stolen by [[General Blue]],<ref name="ch80">{{Cite manga\|Chp=80}}</ref> delivered to [[Commander Red]],<ref name="ch85">{{Cite manga\|Chp=85}}</ref> and never explicitly recovered.		*The original radar seen in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 1\|''Dragon Ball'' Chapter 1]]. This radar was stolen by [[General Blue]],<ref name="ch80">{{Cite manga\|Chp=80}}</ref> delivered to [[Commander Red]],<ref name="ch85">{{Cite manga\|Chp=85}}</ref> and never explicitly recovered.
	*The exact copy made by [[Turbo]] when Goku visits [[Penguin Village]]. Turbo repairs Bulma's broken radar, so he is able to make a copy of it from airplane parts after the repaired radar is stolen by Blue.<ref name="ch83">{{Cite manga\|Chp=83}}</ref>		*The exact copy made by [[Turbo]] when Goku visits [[Penguin Village]]. Turbo repairs Bulma's broken radar, so he is able to make a copy of it from airplane parts after the repaired radar is stolen by Blue.<ref name="ch83">{{Cite manga\|Chp=83}}</ref>
	*The radar equipped aboard the small camera plane Bulma sends out in search of Goku. She builds the plane and radar out of common objects at [[Kame House]] following the group's encounter with [[General Blue]].<ref name="ch83">{{Cite manga\|Chp=93}}</ref>		*The radar equipped aboard the small camera plane Bulma sends out in search of Goku. She builds the plane and radar out of common objects at [[Kame House]] following the group's encounter with [[General Blue]].<ref name="ch83">{{Cite manga\|Chp=93}}</ref>
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	When they next hunt for the Dragon Balls, the Pilaf Gang builds a satellite system that also has Dragon Radar capabilities, and they have enclosed their One-Star Ball in a special case that prevents it from being located by a Dragon Radar. Their satellite is also used to track Goku's movements. The Pilaf Gang is watching when Goku fights his [[Son Gohan (Grandpa)\|Grandpa Gohan]] and it is revealed that his tail is his weakness; they take off to confront him before his tail is removed.<ref name="ch107"/> It is not clear whether they can use the satellite technology in their car, because Goku finds them before they have a chance to look for the remaining balls. Goku defeats them and takes their ball.<ref name="ch109">{{Cite manga\|Chp=109}}</ref> It is also unclear what happened to the Pilaf Gang's satellite rig but it might have been adapted to make their next Dragon Radar.		When they next hunt for the Dragon Balls, the Pilaf Gang builds a satellite system that also has Dragon Radar capabilities, and they have enclosed their One-Star Ball in a special case that prevents it from being located by a Dragon Radar. Their satellite is also used to track Goku's movements. The Pilaf Gang is watching when Goku fights his [[Son Gohan (Grandpa)\|Grandpa Gohan]] and it is revealed that his tail is his weakness; they take off to confront him before his tail is removed.<ref name="ch107"/> It is not clear whether they can use the satellite technology in their car, because Goku finds them before they have a chance to look for the remaining balls. Goku defeats them and takes their ball.<ref name="ch109">{{Cite manga\|Chp=109}}</ref> It is also unclear what happened to the Pilaf Gang's satellite rig but it might have been adapted to make their next Dragon Radar.
	[[File:Dragon-Radar-Piccolo.png\|thumb\|200px\|The [[Pilaf Gang]]'s third Dragon Radar.]]		[[File:Dragon-Radar-Piccolo.png\|thumb\|200px\|The [[Pilaf Gang]]'s third Dragon Radar.]]
	The Pilaf Gang's third Dragon Radar is built into the ship they are using when they release [[Demon King Piccolo]].<ref name="ch135"/> A large globe hangs from the top of the ship's interior that shows Pilaf the location of the Dragon Balls. Pilaf points to a spot on the globe to show [[Cymbal]] where to search for the nearest Dragon Ball.<ref name="ch137"/> Cymbal finds [[Yajirobe]], who has the One-Star Ball, along with Goku whose [[Four-Star Ball]] had been stolen by [[Tambourine]].<ref name="ch138">{{Cite manga\|Chp=138}}</ref> When Cymbal is killed by Yajirobe,<ref name="ch139">{{Cite manga\|Chp=139}}</ref> Piccolo tells Tambourine to go to location "WSC 2933". Tambourine arrives at the location and looks around; Yajirobe and Goku spot Tambourine before Tambourine spots them, suggesting the coordinates were precise.<ref name="ch140">{{Cite manga\|Chp=140}}</ref>		The Pilaf Gang's third Dragon Radar is built into the ship they are using when they release [[Demon King Piccolo]].<ref name="ch135"/> A large globe hangs from the top of the ship's interior that shows Pilaf the location of the Dragon Balls. Pilaf points to a spot on the globe to show [[Cymbal]] where to search for the nearest Dragon Ball.<ref name="ch137"/> Cymbal finds [[Yajirobe]], who has the One-Star Ball, along with Goku, whose [[Four-Star Ball]] had been stolen by Tambourine.<ref name="ch138">{{Cite manga\|Chp=138}}</ref> When Cymbal is killed by Yajirobe,<ref name="ch139">{{Cite manga\|Chp=139}}</ref> Piccolo tells Tambourine to go to location "WSC 2933". Tambourine arrives at the location and looks around; Yajirobe and Goku spot Tambourine before Tambourine spots them, suggesting the coordinates were precise.<ref name="ch140">{{Cite manga\|Chp=140}}</ref>

	After Tambourine is killed, Piccolo orders the Pilaf Gang to take him to that location.<ref name="ch141">{{Cite manga\|Chp=141}}</ref> Then Pilaf notices that someone else is gathering the Dragon Balls ([[Muten Rōshi]] and co.). They decide to ignore them for the moment and punish whoever killed Cymbal and Tambourine.<ref name="ch142">{{Cite manga\|Chp=142}}</ref> After Goku is defeated,<ref name="ch144">{{Cite manga\|Chp=144}}</ref> Pilaf notices that the rest of the Dragon Balls are headed their way. When Muten Rōshi and the others decide to plan an ambush, Pilaf notices that the other balls have stopped moving.<ref name="ch145"/> This was the last time the ship's radar was used to search for the Dragon Balls. After Piccolo ejects the Pilaf Gang from their ship,<ref name="ch149">{{Cite manga\|Chp=149}}</ref> it is not seen again.		After Tambourine is killed, Piccolo orders the Pilaf Gang to take him to that location.<ref name="ch141">{{Cite manga\|Chp=141}}</ref> Then Pilaf notices that someone else is gathering the Dragon Balls ([[Muten Rōshi]] and co.). They decide to ignore them for the moment and punish whoever killed Cymbal and Tambourine.<ref name="ch142">{{Cite manga\|Chp=142}}</ref> After Goku is defeated,<ref name="ch144">{{Cite manga\|Chp=144}}</ref> Pilaf notices that the rest of the Dragon Balls are headed their way. When Muten Rōshi and the others decide to plan an ambush, Pilaf notices that the other balls have stopped moving.<ref name="ch145"/> This was the last time the ship's radar was used to search for the Dragon Balls. After Piccolo ejects the Pilaf Gang from their ship,<ref name="ch149">{{Cite manga\|Chp=149}}</ref> it is not seen again.
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	The [[Red Ribbon Army]] builds a Dragon Radar, but it is very imprecise. [[Colonel Silver]]'s men have been searching for the [[Six-Star Ball]] for twenty days when [[Goku]] arrives with [[Bulma]]'s Dragon Radar and finds it. Silver realizes that Goku's radar must be far more advanced than their own, which can only give approximate locations.<ref name="ch55">{{Cite manga\|Chp=55}}</ref> After Silver is defeated, [[Commander Red]] is notified that the ball Silver was searching for is now moving toward [[General White]]'s location. Then Silver reports the incident with Goku, informing Red that Goku has a more precise radar than theirs. White is contacted,<ref name="ch56">{{Cite manga\|Chp=56}}</ref> and he orders his men to find Goku and take his Dragon Radar, but [[Sno]] finds him first and takes him to [[Jingle Village]].<ref name="ch57">{{Cite manga\|Chp=57}}</ref> Goku attacks [[Muscle Tower]] and defeats White,<ref name="ch66">{{Cite manga\|Chp=66}}</ref> but then Goku realizes his Dragon Radar was broken during their fight, so he decides to go to [[West City]] and ask Bulma to fix it.<ref name="ch67">{{Cite manga\|Chp=67}}</ref>		The [[Red Ribbon Army]] builds a Dragon Radar, but it is very imprecise. [[Colonel Silver]]'s men have been searching for the [[Six-Star Ball]] for twenty days when [[Goku]] arrives with [[Bulma]]'s Dragon Radar and finds it. Silver realizes that Goku's radar must be far more advanced than their own, which can only give approximate locations.<ref name="ch55">{{Cite manga\|Chp=55}}</ref> After Silver is defeated, [[Commander Red]] is notified that the ball Silver was searching for is now moving toward [[General White]]'s location. Then Silver reports the incident with Goku, informing Red that Goku has a more precise radar than theirs. White is contacted,<ref name="ch56">{{Cite manga\|Chp=56}}</ref> and he orders his men to find Goku and take his Dragon Radar, but [[Sno]] finds him first and takes him to [[Jingle Village]].<ref name="ch57">{{Cite manga\|Chp=57}}</ref> Goku attacks [[Muscle Tower]] and defeats White,<ref name="ch66">{{Cite manga\|Chp=66}}</ref> but then Goku realizes his Dragon Radar was broken during their fight, so he decides to go to [[West City]] and ask Bulma to fix it.<ref name="ch67">{{Cite manga\|Chp=67}}</ref>

	While Bulma fixes the radar, Red receives reports of the fall of Muscle Tower, and he again complains that Goku has technology more sophisticated than their army could produce with all its expertise.<ref name="ch69">{{Cite manga\|Chp=69}}</ref> [[Adjutant Black]] theorizes that Goku must be in league with a brilliant scientist, so when Goku travels to [[Kame House]], Red contacts [[General Blue]] to apprise him of their theory and order him to go after Goku's Dragon Radar. When Blue finds [[Muten Rōshi]] at Kame House, he assumes he is the scientist.<ref name="ch71">{{Cite manga\|Chp=71}}</ref> Eventually, Blue steals Goku's Dragon Balls<ref name="ch80"/> and Goku chases him to [[Penguin Village]], where Goku discovers that Bulma's Dragon Radar is broken again. [[Arale]] suggests that he take it to [[Senbe]] to get it fixed, but Senbe struggles with it,<ref name="ch82">{{Cite manga\|Chp=82}}</ref> so [[Turbo]] fixes it for him on the sly. Then Blue steals it<ref name="ch83"/> and delivers it to Red, rendering Red Ribbon Army radar obsolete.<ref name="ch85"/> After the Red Ribbon Army is defeated, it is unclear what becomes of the Dragon Radar they had stolen from Goku.		While Bulma fixes the radar, Red receives reports of the fall of Muscle Tower, and he again complains that Goku has technology more sophisticated than their army could produce with all its expertise.<ref name="ch69">{{Cite manga\|Chp=69}}</ref> [[Adjutant Black]] theorizes that Goku must be in league with a brilliant scientist, so when Goku travels to [[Kame House]], Red contacts General Blue to apprise him of their theory and order him to go after Goku's Dragon Radar. When Blue finds [[Muten Rōshi]] at Kame House, he assumes he is the scientist.<ref name="ch71">{{Cite manga\|Chp=71}}</ref> Eventually, Blue steals Goku's Dragon Balls<ref name="ch80"/> and Goku chases him to [[Penguin Village]], where Goku discovers that Bulma's Dragon Radar is broken again. [[Arale]] suggests that he take it to [[Senbe]] to get it fixed, but Senbe struggles with it,<ref name="ch82">{{Cite manga\|Chp=82}}</ref> so [[Turbo]] fixes it for him on the sly. Then Blue steals it<ref name="ch83"/> and delivers it to Red, rendering Red Ribbon Army radar obsolete.<ref name="ch85"/> After the Red Ribbon Army is defeated, it is unclear what becomes of the Dragon Radar they had stolen from Goku.

	==Movies==		==Movies==

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	While Bulma's Dragon Radar was designed to detect [[Earth's Dragon Balls]], she is able to use it to locate the [[Namekian Dragon Balls]] when she travels to [[Planet Namek]] with [[Kuririn]] and Goku's son [[Gohan]].<ref name="ch247">{{Cite manga\|Chp=247}}</ref> It is also able to detect the [[Ultimate Dragon Balls]] in ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]'', though there is no explanation for why the radar never detected them before.<ref name="GT6">{{Cite episode\|Series=GT\|Eps=6}}</ref>		While Bulma's Dragon Radar was designed to detect [[Earth's Dragon Balls]], she is able to use it to locate the [[Namekian Dragon Balls]] when she travels to [[Planet Namek]] with [[Kuririn]] and Goku's son [[Gohan]].<ref name="ch247">{{Cite manga\|Chp=247}}</ref> It is also able to detect the [[Ultimate Dragon Balls]] in ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]'', though there is no explanation for why the radar never detected them before.<ref name="GT6">{{Cite episode\|Series=GT\|Eps=6}}</ref>

			The Dragon Radar cannot detect Dragon Balls that have been swallowed by a living being,<ref name="ch97">{{Cite manga\|Chp=97}}</ref> and [[Pilaf]] devises a box that can also shield a Dragon Ball from radar detection.<ref name="ch107">{{Cite manga\|Chp=107}}</ref>
	[[File:Super-Dragon-Radar.png\|thumb\|275px\|[[Bulma]] builds the Super Dragon Radar.<ref name="DBS29>{{Cite episode\|Series=Super\|Eps=29}}</ref>]]		[[File:Super-Dragon-Radar.png\|thumb\|275px\|[[Bulma]] builds the Super Dragon Radar.<ref name="DBS29>{{Cite episode\|Series=Super\|Eps=29}}</ref>]]
	The Dragon Radar as originally designed is unable to detect the [[Super Dragon Balls]], but only because its range does not cover the entire universe, much less two universes. Bulma is able to build a "Super Dragon Radar" (スーパードラゴンレーダー ''Sūpā Doragon Rēdā'') by increasing the original radar's sensitivity without any Super Dragon Balls on hand to work with, but even with increased range, the Super Dragon Radar cannot detect the Super Dragon Balls from [[Earth]].<ref name="DBS29/> It is able to detect them when they travel to the [[Nameless Planet]] where all the balls are gathered together,<ref name="DBS41">{{Cite episode\|Series=Super\|Eps=41}}</ref> but the Super Dragon Radar has never been successfully used to search for the Super Dragon Balls when they are scattered.		The Dragon Radar as originally designed is unable to detect the [[Super Dragon Balls]], but only because its range does not cover the entire universe, much less two universes. Bulma is able to build a "Super Dragon Radar" (スーパードラゴンレーダー ''Sūpā Doragon Rēdā'') by increasing the original radar's sensitivity without any Super Dragon Balls on hand to work with, but even with increased range, the Super Dragon Radar cannot detect the Super Dragon Balls from [[Earth]].<ref name="DBS29/> It is able to detect them when they travel to the [[Nameless Planet]] where all the balls are gathered together,<ref name="DBS41">{{Cite episode\|Series=Super\|Eps=41}}</ref> but the Super Dragon Radar has never been successfully used to search for the Super Dragon Balls when they are scattered.
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	Their first attempt was built at [[Pilaf's Castle]]. In the manga, the Pilaf Gang's story begins when [[Shuu]] and [[Mai]] track down the car carrying [[Bulma]], [[Goku]], and the [[Dragon Balls]]. Mai reports to [[Pilaf]] that she is in section H15 (ほの十五) and that she sees a car passing through, as they expected. This suggests that the radar has a fair range. After Shuu steals the Dragon Balls and they return to the castle, Pilaf can see that the missing [[Four-Star Ball]] is approaching.<ref name="ch18">{{Cite manga\|Chp=18}}</ref> However, after Goku and the gang arrive and walk into their trap, Shuu and Mai search their car for the missing Dragon Ball, suggesting the radar is not very precise.<ref name="ch19">{{Cite manga\|Chp=19}}</ref> In the anime, there is a filler scene where Mai gives Shuu instructions on how many paces to walk to find a Dragon Ball showing on the radar, eventually leading him to the [[One-Star Ball]] that they already had,<ref name="DB10">{{Cite episode\|Series=DB\|Eps=10}}</ref> but this level of precision is absent when the car search is adapted.<ref name="DB11">{{Cite episode\|Series=DB\|Eps=11}}</ref> When the car search fails to produce a Dragon Ball, they deduce that one of their prisoners must have the ball on their person.<ref name="ch19"/><ref name="DB11"/> This radar is destroyed along with Pilaf's Castle by [[Great Ape]] Goku.<ref name="ch22">{{Cite manga\|Chp=22}}</ref><ref name="DB13">{{Cite episode\|Series=DB\|Eps=13}}</ref>		Their first attempt was built at [[Pilaf's Castle]]. In the manga, the Pilaf Gang's story begins when [[Shuu]] and [[Mai]] track down the car carrying [[Bulma]], [[Goku]], and the [[Dragon Balls]]. Mai reports to [[Pilaf]] that she is in section H15 (ほの十五) and that she sees a car passing through, as they expected. This suggests that the radar has a fair range. After Shuu steals the Dragon Balls and they return to the castle, Pilaf can see that the missing [[Four-Star Ball]] is approaching.<ref name="ch18">{{Cite manga\|Chp=18}}</ref> However, after Goku and the gang arrive and walk into their trap, Shuu and Mai search their car for the missing Dragon Ball, suggesting the radar is not very precise.<ref name="ch19">{{Cite manga\|Chp=19}}</ref> In the anime, there is a filler scene where Mai gives Shuu instructions on how many paces to walk to find a Dragon Ball showing on the radar, eventually leading him to the [[One-Star Ball]] that they already had,<ref name="DB10">{{Cite episode\|Series=DB\|Eps=10}}</ref> but this level of precision is absent when the car search is adapted.<ref name="DB11">{{Cite episode\|Series=DB\|Eps=11}}</ref> When the car search fails to produce a Dragon Ball, they deduce that one of their prisoners must have the ball on their person.<ref name="ch19"/><ref name="DB11"/> This radar is destroyed along with Pilaf's Castle by [[Great Ape]] Goku.<ref name="ch22">{{Cite manga\|Chp=22}}</ref><ref name="DB13">{{Cite episode\|Series=DB\|Eps=13}}</ref>
	[[File:Satellite-Dragon-Radar.png\|thumb\|275px\|[[Pilaf]] refers to the "satellite's Dragon Radar" in dialogue.]]		[[File:Satellite-Dragon-Radar.png\|thumb\|275px\|[[Pilaf]] refers to the "satellite's Dragon Radar" in dialogue.]]
	When they next hunt for the Dragon Balls, the Pilaf Gang builds a satellite system that also has Dragon Radar capabilities, and they have enclosed their One-Star Ball in a special case that prevents it from being located by a Dragon Radar. Their satellite is also used to track Goku's movements. The Pilaf Gang is watching when Goku fights his [[Son Gohan (Grandpa)\|Grandpa Gohan]] and it is revealed that his tail is his weakness; they take off to confront him before his tail is removed.<ref name="ch107"~~>{{Cite manga\|Chp=107}}<~~/~~ref~~> It is not clear whether they can use the satellite technology in their car, because Goku finds them before they have a chance to look for the remaining balls. Goku defeats them and takes their ball.<ref name="ch109">{{Cite manga\|Chp=109}}</ref> It is also unclear what happened to the Pilaf Gang's satellite rig but it might have been adapted to make their next Dragon Radar.		When they next hunt for the Dragon Balls, the Pilaf Gang builds a satellite system that also has Dragon Radar capabilities, and they have enclosed their One-Star Ball in a special case that prevents it from being located by a Dragon Radar. Their satellite is also used to track Goku's movements. The Pilaf Gang is watching when Goku fights his [[Son Gohan (Grandpa)\|Grandpa Gohan]] and it is revealed that his tail is his weakness; they take off to confront him before his tail is removed.<ref name="ch107"/> It is not clear whether they can use the satellite technology in their car, because Goku finds them before they have a chance to look for the remaining balls. Goku defeats them and takes their ball.<ref name="ch109">{{Cite manga\|Chp=109}}</ref> It is also unclear what happened to the Pilaf Gang's satellite rig but it might have been adapted to make their next Dragon Radar.
	[[File:Dragon-Radar-Piccolo.png\|thumb\|200px\|The [[Pilaf Gang]]'s third Dragon Radar.]]		[[File:Dragon-Radar-Piccolo.png\|thumb\|200px\|The [[Pilaf Gang]]'s third Dragon Radar.]]
	The Pilaf Gang's third Dragon Radar is built into the ship they are using when they release [[Demon King Piccolo]].<ref name="ch135"/> A large globe hangs from the top of the ship's interior that shows Pilaf the location of the Dragon Balls. Pilaf points to a spot on the globe to show [[Cymbal]] where to search for the nearest Dragon Ball.<ref name="ch137"/> Cymbal finds [[Yajirobe]], who has the One-Star Ball, along with Goku whose [[Four-Star Ball]] had been stolen by [[Tambourine]].<ref name="ch138">{{Cite manga\|Chp=138}}</ref> When Cymbal is killed by Yajirobe,<ref name="ch139">{{Cite manga\|Chp=139}}</ref> Piccolo tells Tambourine to go to location "WSC 2933". Tambourine arrives at the location and looks around; Yajirobe and Goku spot Tambourine before Tambourine spots them, suggesting the coordinates were precise.<ref name="ch140">{{Cite manga\|Chp=140}}</ref>		The Pilaf Gang's third Dragon Radar is built into the ship they are using when they release [[Demon King Piccolo]].<ref name="ch135"/> A large globe hangs from the top of the ship's interior that shows Pilaf the location of the Dragon Balls. Pilaf points to a spot on the globe to show [[Cymbal]] where to search for the nearest Dragon Ball.<ref name="ch137"/> Cymbal finds [[Yajirobe]], who has the One-Star Ball, along with Goku whose [[Four-Star Ball]] had been stolen by [[Tambourine]].<ref name="ch138">{{Cite manga\|Chp=138}}</ref> When Cymbal is killed by Yajirobe,<ref name="ch139">{{Cite manga\|Chp=139}}</ref> Piccolo tells Tambourine to go to location "WSC 2933". Tambourine arrives at the location and looks around; Yajirobe and Goku spot Tambourine before Tambourine spots them, suggesting the coordinates were precise.<ref name="ch140">{{Cite manga\|Chp=140}}</ref>
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			===Dragon Ball Movie 1===
			[[File:DBM1-Dragon-Radar.png\|thumb\|275px\|[[Vongo]] and [[Pasta]]'s Dragon Radar.]]
			In [[Dragon Ball Movie 1\|''The Legend of Shenlong'']], [[Vongo]] and [[Pasta]] tell [[Gourmeth]] that they have determined the locations of the remaining [[Dragon Balls]]. (He already has four.) They have a Dragon Radar built into their airplane (it is specifically called a "Dragon Radar"), and they use it to lock on [[Goku]]'s [[Four-Star Ball]]; it switches from the normal greenscreen grid view to video of Goku's house. They somehow miss the [[Two-Star Ball]] that [[Bulma]] has nearby. It is not clear why they cannot detect Bulma's Dragon Ball, and they also do not know where Gourmeth is keeping the Dragon Balls he already has. Gourmeth had swallowed the Dragon Balls, but this is not why they could not detect them; Bulma is able to detect them with her radar at the end of the film. (This limitation of the Dragon Radar was revealed in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 97]] which was published two months before the film premiered, making it too late to correct the discrepancy.) The radar is damaged in their first encounter with Bulma and Goku, but it is later seen repaired. After Bulma acquires the [[Three-Star Ball]] from the [[Turtle Hermit]], they use the radar to locate [[Kame House]], though they only manage to steal the Three-Star Ball.

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	While Bulma's Dragon Radar was designed to detect [[Earth's Dragon Balls]], she is able to use it to locate the [[Namekian Dragon Balls]] when she travels to [[Planet Namek]] with [[Kuririn]] and Goku's son [[Gohan]].<ref name="ch247">{{Cite manga\|Chp=247}}</ref> It is also able to detect the [[Ultimate Dragon Balls]] in ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]'', though there is no explanation for why the radar never detected them before.<ref name="GT6">{{Cite episode\|Series=GT\|Eps=6}}</ref>		While Bulma's Dragon Radar was designed to detect [[Earth's Dragon Balls]], she is able to use it to locate the [[Namekian Dragon Balls]] when she travels to [[Planet Namek]] with [[Kuririn]] and Goku's son [[Gohan]].<ref name="ch247">{{Cite manga\|Chp=247}}</ref> It is also able to detect the [[Ultimate Dragon Balls]] in ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]'', though there is no explanation for why the radar never detected them before.<ref name="GT6">{{Cite episode\|Series=GT\|Eps=6}}</ref>
	[[File:Super-Dragon-Radar.png\|thumb\|275px\|[[Bulma]] ~~constructs~~ the Super Dragon Radar.<ref name="DBS29>{{Cite episode\|Series=Super\|Eps=29}}</ref>]]		[[File:Super-Dragon-Radar.png\|thumb\|275px\|[[Bulma]] builds the Super Dragon Radar.<ref name="DBS29>{{Cite episode\|Series=Super\|Eps=29}}</ref>]]
	The Dragon Radar as originally designed is unable to detect the [[Super Dragon Balls]], but only because its range does not cover the entire universe, much less two universes. Bulma is able to build a "Super Dragon Radar" (スーパードラゴンレーダー ''Sūpā Doragon Rēdā'') by increasing the original radar's sensitivity without any Super Dragon Balls on hand to work with, but even with increased range, the Super Dragon Radar cannot detect the Super Dragon Balls from [[Earth]].<ref name="DBS29/> It is able to detect them when they travel to the [[Nameless Planet]] where all the balls are gathered together,<ref name="DBS41">{{Cite episode\|Series=Super\|Eps=41}}</ref> but the Super Dragon Radar has never been successfully used to search for the Super Dragon Balls when they are scattered.		The Dragon Radar as originally designed is unable to detect the [[Super Dragon Balls]], but only because its range does not cover the entire universe, much less two universes. Bulma is able to build a "Super Dragon Radar" (スーパードラゴンレーダー ''Sūpā Doragon Rēdā'') by increasing the original radar's sensitivity without any Super Dragon Balls on hand to work with, but even with increased range, the Super Dragon Radar cannot detect the Super Dragon Balls from [[Earth]].<ref name="DBS29/> It is able to detect them when they travel to the [[Nameless Planet]] where all the balls are gathered together,<ref name="DBS41">{{Cite episode\|Series=Super\|Eps=41}}</ref> but the Super Dragon Radar has never been successfully used to search for the Super Dragon Balls when they are scattered.
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	[[File:DB001-SJ2019-radar.png\|thumb\|275px\|This version of the [[Shonen Jump Graphic Novels]] ~~comes~~ with Viz's "Dragon Ball" box set.]]		[[File:DB001-SJ2019-radar.png\|thumb\|275px\|This version of the [[Shonen Jump Graphic Novels]] came with Viz's "Dragon Ball" box set.]]
	"Dragon Radar" (ドラゴンレーダー ''Doragon Rēdā'') is directly transliterated from English to Japanese. It is unclear why [[Harmony Gold]], [[Funimation]] (with their 1995 BLT dub), and [[Viz]] all chose to call it something else at one point: either "bleeper", in the case of the anime dubs, or "ball detector", in the case of the Viz manga. The term "ball detector" was used in Viz's original printing of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 1\|chapter 1]] in [[Dragon Ball Part 1-1 (Viz Monthly Comics)\|Part 1 #1]] of their [[Viz Monthly Comics\|monthly comics]], and this term persists even in 2019 printings of the [[Shonen Jump Graphic Novels\|Shonen Jump Graphic Novel]] version of [[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 1]], though it has been corrected in other editions including the [[Dragon Ball VIZBIG Volume 1\|VIZBIG]] edition and the [[Dragon Ball (Viz 3-in-1_ Volume 1)\|3-in-1]] edition.		"Dragon Radar" (ドラゴンレーダー ''Doragon Rēdā'') is directly transliterated from English to Japanese. It is unclear why [[Harmony Gold]], [[Funimation]] (with their 1995 BLT dub), and [[Viz]] all chose to call it something else at one point: either "bleeper", in the case of the anime dubs, or "ball detector", in the case of the Viz manga. The term "ball detector" was used in Viz's original printing of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 1\|chapter 1]] in [[Dragon Ball Part 1-1 (Viz Monthly Comics)\|Part 1 #1]] of their [[Viz Monthly Comics\|monthly comics]], and this term persists even in 2019 printings of the [[Shonen Jump Graphic Novels\|Shonen Jump Graphic Novel]] version of [[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 1]], though it has been corrected in other editions including the [[Dragon Ball VIZBIG Volume 1\|VIZBIG]] edition and the [[Dragon Ball (Viz 3-in-1_ Volume 1)\|3-in-1]] edition.
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	The [[Red Ribbon Army]] builds a Dragon Radar, but it is very imprecise. [[Colonel Silver]]'s men have been searching for the [[Six-Star Ball]] for twenty days when [[Goku]] arrives with [[Bulma]]'s Dragon Radar and finds it. Silver realizes that Goku's radar must be far more advanced than their own, which can only give approximate locations.<ref name="ch55">{{Cite manga\|Chp=55}}</ref> After Silver is defeated, [[Commander Red]] is notified that the ball Silver was searching for is now moving toward [[General White]]'s location. Then Silver reports the incident with Goku, informing Red that Goku has a more precise radar than theirs. White is contacted,<ref name="ch56">{{Cite manga\|Chp=56}}</ref> and he orders his men to find Goku and take his Dragon Radar, but [[Sno]] finds him first and takes him to [[Jingle Village]].<ref name="ch57">{{Cite manga\|Chp=57}}</ref> Goku attacks [[Muscle Tower]] and defeats White,<ref name="ch66">{{Cite manga\|Chp=66}}</ref> but then Goku realizes his Dragon Radar was broken during their fight, so he decides to go to [[West City]] and ask Bulma to fix it.<ref name="ch67">{{Cite manga\|Chp=67}}</ref>		The [[Red Ribbon Army]] builds a Dragon Radar, but it is very imprecise. [[Colonel Silver]]'s men have been searching for the [[Six-Star Ball]] for twenty days when [[Goku]] arrives with [[Bulma]]'s Dragon Radar and finds it. Silver realizes that Goku's radar must be far more advanced than their own, which can only give approximate locations.<ref name="ch55">{{Cite manga\|Chp=55}}</ref> After Silver is defeated, [[Commander Red]] is notified that the ball Silver was searching for is now moving toward [[General White]]'s location. Then Silver reports the incident with Goku, informing Red that Goku has a more precise radar than theirs. White is contacted,<ref name="ch56">{{Cite manga\|Chp=56}}</ref> and he orders his men to find Goku and take his Dragon Radar, but [[Sno]] finds him first and takes him to [[Jingle Village]].<ref name="ch57">{{Cite manga\|Chp=57}}</ref> Goku attacks [[Muscle Tower]] and defeats White,<ref name="ch66">{{Cite manga\|Chp=66}}</ref> but then Goku realizes his Dragon Radar was broken during their fight, so he decides to go to [[West City]] and ask Bulma to fix it.<ref name="ch67">{{Cite manga\|Chp=67}}</ref>
	[[File:Dragon-Radar-Turbo.png\|thumb\|250px\|[[Turbo]] makes a new Dragon Radar.]]		[[File:Dragon-Radar-Turbo.png\|thumb\|250px\|[[Turbo]] makes a new Dragon Radar.]]
	While Bulma fixes the radar, Red receives reports of the fall of Muscle Tower, and he again complains that Goku has technology more sophisticated than their army could produce with all its expertise.<ref name="ch69">{{Cite manga\|Chp=69}}</ref> [[Adjutant Black]] theorizes that Goku must be in league with a brilliant scientist, so when Goku travels to [[Kame House]], Red contacts [[General Blue]] to apprise him of their theory and order him to go after Goku's Dragon Radar. When Blue finds [[Muten Rōshi]] at Kame House, he assumes he is the scientist.<ref name="ch71">{{Cite manga\|Chp=71}}</ref> Eventually, Blue steals Goku's Dragon Balls<ref name="ch80">{{Cite manga\|Chp=80}}</ref> and Goku chases him to [[Penguin Village]], where Goku discovers that Bulma's Dragon Radar is broken again. [[Arale]] suggests that he take it to [[~~Senbei~~]] to get it fixed.<ref name="ch82">{{Cite manga\|Chp=82}}</ref> [[Turbo]] is the one who actually fixes, but then Blue steals it<ref name="ch83">{{Cite manga\|Chp=83}}</ref> and delivers it to Red, rendering their own radar obsolete.<ref name="ch85">{{Cite manga\|Chp=85}}</ref> After the Red Ribbon Army is defeated, it is unclear what becomes of the Dragon Radar they had stolen from Goku.		While Bulma fixes the radar, Red receives reports of the fall of Muscle Tower, and he again complains that Goku has technology more sophisticated than their army could produce with all its expertise.<ref name="ch69">{{Cite manga\|Chp=69}}</ref> [[Adjutant Black]] theorizes that Goku must be in league with a brilliant scientist, so when Goku travels to [[Kame House]], Red contacts [[General Blue]] to apprise him of their theory and order him to go after Goku's Dragon Radar. When Blue finds [[Muten Rōshi]] at Kame House, he assumes he is the scientist.<ref name="ch71">{{Cite manga\|Chp=71}}</ref> Eventually, Blue steals Goku's Dragon Balls<ref name="ch80">{{Cite manga\|Chp=80}}</ref> and Goku chases him to [[Penguin Village]], where Goku discovers that Bulma's Dragon Radar is broken again. [[Arale]] suggests that he take it to [[Senbe]] to get it fixed.<ref name="ch82">{{Cite manga\|Chp=82}}</ref> [[Turbo]] is the one who actually fixes, but then Blue steals it<ref name="ch83">{{Cite manga\|Chp=83}}</ref> and delivers it to Red, rendering their own radar obsolete.<ref name="ch85">{{Cite manga\|Chp=85}}</ref> After the Red Ribbon Army is defeated, it is unclear what becomes of the Dragon Radar they had stolen from Goku.

	===Turbo===		===Turbo===
	When [[Goku]] discovers that Bulma's Dragon Radar is broken again in [[Penguin Village]], [[Arale]] suggests that he take it to [[~~Senbei~~]] to get it fixed. ~~Senbei~~ struggles with it,<ref name="ch82"/> so [[Turbo]] fixes it for him on the sly, but then Blue steals it. Since Turbo had fixed the broken one, he remembered its structure well enough to make a new one from scratch out of airplane parts. It is an exact copy of Bulma's original design.<ref name="ch83"/>		When [[Goku]] discovers that Bulma's Dragon Radar is broken again in [[Penguin Village]], [[Arale]] suggests that he take it to [[Senbe]] to get it fixed. Senbe struggles with it,<ref name="ch82"/> so [[Turbo]] fixes it for him on the sly, but then Blue steals it. Since Turbo had fixed the broken one, he remembered its structure well enough to make a new one from scratch out of airplane parts. It is an exact copy of Bulma's original design.<ref name="ch83"/>

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	The Dragon Radar was invented by [[Bulma]] at the age of sixteen. After she discovered the [[Two-Star Dragon Ball]] in her basement, she built the Dragon Radar and then used it to find the [[Five-Star Ball]]; then it led her to [[Son Goku]] and his [[Son Gohan (Grandpa)\|Grandpa]]'s [[Four-Star Ball]], which is where the story of ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' begins.<ref name="ch1">{{Cite manga\|Chp=1}}</ref>		The Dragon Radar was invented by [[Bulma]] at the age of sixteen. After she discovered the [[Two-Star Dragon Ball]] in her basement, she built the Dragon Radar and then used it to find the [[Five-Star Ball]]; then it led her to [[Son Goku]] and his [[Son Gohan (Grandpa)\|Grandpa]]'s [[Four-Star Ball]], which is where the story of ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' begins.<ref name="ch1">{{Cite manga\|Chp=1}}</ref>

	While the Dragon Radar was designed to detect [[Earth's Dragon Balls]], Bulma is able to use it to locate the [[Namekian Dragon Balls]] when she travels to [[Planet Namek]] with [[Kuririn]] and Goku's son [[Gohan]].<ref>{{Cite manga\|Chp=247}}</ref> It is also able to detect the [[Ultimate Dragon Balls]] in ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]''.<ref name="GT6">{{Cite episode\|Series=GT\|Eps=6}}</ref>		While the Dragon Radar was designed to detect [[Earth's Dragon Balls]], Bulma is able to use it to locate the [[Namekian Dragon Balls]] when she travels to [[Planet Namek]] with [[Kuririn]] and Goku's son [[Gohan]].<ref>{{Cite manga\|Chp=247}}</ref> It is also able to detect the [[Ultimate Dragon Balls]] in ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]'', though there is no explanation for why the radar never detected them before.<ref name="GT6">{{Cite episode\|Series=GT\|Eps=6}}</ref>
	[[File:Super-Dragon-Radar.png\|thumb\|325px\|[[Bulma]] constructs the Super Dragon Radar.<ref name="DBS29>{{Cite episode\|Series=Super\|Eps=29}}</ref>]]		[[File:Super-Dragon-Radar.png\|thumb\|325px\|[[Bulma]] constructs the Super Dragon Radar.<ref name="DBS29>{{Cite episode\|Series=Super\|Eps=29}}</ref>]]
	The original Dragon Radar is unable to detect the [[Super Dragon Balls]], but only because its range does not cover the entire universe, much less two universes. Bulma is able to build a "Super Dragon Radar" (スーパードラゴンレーダー ''Sūpā Doragon Rēdā'') by increasing the original radar's sensitivity without any Super Dragon Balls on hand to work with, but even with increased range, the Super Dragon Radar cannot detect the Super Dragon Balls from [[Earth]].<ref name="DBS29/> It is able to detect them when they travel to the [[Nameless Planet]] where all the balls are gathered together,<ref name="DBS41">{{Cite episode\|Series=Super\|Eps=41}}</ref> but the Super Dragon Radar has never been successfully used to search for the Super Dragon Balls.		The original Dragon Radar is unable to detect the [[Super Dragon Balls]], but only because its range does not cover the entire universe, much less two universes. Bulma is able to build a "Super Dragon Radar" (スーパードラゴンレーダー ''Sūpā Doragon Rēdā'') by increasing the original radar's sensitivity without any Super Dragon Balls on hand to work with, but even with increased range, the Super Dragon Radar cannot detect the Super Dragon Balls from [[Earth]].<ref name="DBS29/> It is able to detect them when they travel to the [[Nameless Planet]] where all the balls are gathered together,<ref name="DBS41">{{Cite episode\|Series=Super\|Eps=41}}</ref> but the Super Dragon Radar has never been successfully used to search for the Super Dragon Balls.
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	[[File:DB001-SJ2019-radar.png\|thumb\|275px\|This ~~is the~~ version of the [[Shonen Jump Graphic Novels]] ~~that~~ comes with Viz's "Dragon Ball" box set.]]		[[File:DB001-SJ2019-radar.png\|thumb\|275px\|This version of the [[Shonen Jump Graphic Novels]] comes with Viz's "Dragon Ball" box set.]]
	"Dragon Radar" (ドラゴンレーダー ''Doragon Rēdā'') is directly transliterated from English to Japanese. It is unclear why [[Harmony Gold]], [[Funimation]] (with their 1995 BLT dub), and [[Viz]] all chose to call it something else at one point: either "bleeper", in the case of the anime dubs, or "ball detector", in the case of the Viz manga. The term "ball detector" was used in Viz's original printing of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 1\|chapter 1]] in [[Dragon Ball Part 1-1 (Viz Monthly Comics)\|Part 1 #1]] of their [[Viz Monthly Comics\|monthly comics]], and this term persists even in 2019 printings of the [[Shonen Jump Graphic Novels\|Shonen Jump Graphic Novel]] version of [[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 1]], though it has been corrected in other editions including the [[Dragon Ball VIZBIG Volume 1\|VIZBIG]] edition and the [[Dragon Ball (Viz 3-in-1_ Volume 1)\|3-in-1]] edition.		"Dragon Radar" (ドラゴンレーダー ''Doragon Rēdā'') is directly transliterated from English to Japanese. It is unclear why [[Harmony Gold]], [[Funimation]] (with their 1995 BLT dub), and [[Viz]] all chose to call it something else at one point: either "bleeper", in the case of the anime dubs, or "ball detector", in the case of the Viz manga. The term "ball detector" was used in Viz's original printing of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 1\|chapter 1]] in [[Dragon Ball Part 1-1 (Viz Monthly Comics)\|Part 1 #1]] of their [[Viz Monthly Comics\|monthly comics]], and this term persists even in 2019 printings of the [[Shonen Jump Graphic Novels\|Shonen Jump Graphic Novel]] version of [[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 1]], though it has been corrected in other editions including the [[Dragon Ball VIZBIG Volume 1\|VIZBIG]] edition and the [[Dragon Ball (Viz 3-in-1_ Volume 1)\|3-in-1]] edition.
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	[[File:Dragon-Radar-Pilaf.png\|thumb\|275px\|[[Pilaf]] sees the final ball approaching on their radar.]]		[[File:Dragon-Radar-Pilaf.png\|thumb\|275px\|[[Pilaf]] sees the final ball approaching on their radar.]]
	The first attempt was using the computer system at [[Pilaf's Castle]]. In the manga, the [[Pilaf]] story begins when [[Shuu]] and [[Mai]] track down the car carrying [[Bulma]], [[Goku]], and the [[Dragon Balls]], attacking it and stealing the balls that Bulma stored in a case. This suggests that the radar has a fair range. Pilaf can also see that the missing [[Four-Star Ball]] is approaching the castle.<ref name="ch18">{{Cite manga\|Chp=18}}</ref> However, after Goku and the gang arrive and walk into their trap, Shuu and Mai search their car for the missing Dragon Ball, suggesting the radar is not that precise.<ref name="ch19">{{Cite manga\|Chp=19}}</ref> In the anime, there is a filler scene where Mai gives Shuu instructions on how many paces to walk to find a Dragon Ball showing on the radar, eventually leading him to the [[One-Star Ball]] that they already had,<ref name="DB10">{{Cite episode\|Series=DB\|Eps=10}}</ref> but this level of precision is absent when the car search is adapted.<ref name="DB11">{{Cite episode\|Series=DB\|Eps=11}}</ref> When the car search fails to produce a Dragon Ball, they deduce that one of their prisoners must have the ball on their person.<ref name="ch19"/><ref name="DB11"/> This radar is destroyed along with Pilaf's Castle by [[Great Ape]] Goku.<ref name="ch22">{{Cite manga\|Chp=22}}</ref><ref name="DB13">{{Cite episode\|Series=DB\|Eps=13}}</ref>		The first attempt was using the computer system at [[Pilaf's Castle]]. In the manga, the [[Pilaf]] story begins when [[Shuu]] and [[Mai]] track down the car carrying [[Bulma]], [[Goku]], and the [[Dragon Balls]], attacking it and stealing the balls that Bulma stored in a case. This suggests that the radar has a fair range. Pilaf can also see that the missing [[Four-Star Ball]] is approaching the castle.<ref name="ch18">{{Cite manga\|Chp=18}}</ref> However, after Goku and the gang arrive and walk into their trap, Shuu and Mai search their car for the missing Dragon Ball, suggesting the radar is not that precise.<ref name="ch19">{{Cite manga\|Chp=19}}</ref> In the anime, there is a filler scene where Mai gives Shuu instructions on how many paces to walk to find a Dragon Ball showing on the radar, eventually leading him to the [[One-Star Ball]] that they already had,<ref name="DB10">{{Cite episode\|Series=DB\|Eps=10}}</ref> but this level of precision is absent when the car search is adapted.<ref name="DB11">{{Cite episode\|Series=DB\|Eps=11}}</ref> When the car search fails to produce a Dragon Ball, they deduce that one of their prisoners must have the ball on their person.<ref name="ch19"/><ref name="DB11"/> This radar is destroyed along with Pilaf's Castle by [[Great Ape]] Goku.<ref name="ch22">{{Cite manga\|Chp=22}}</ref><ref name="DB13">{{Cite episode\|Series=DB\|Eps=13}}</ref>
	[[File:Satellite-Dragon-Radar.png\|thumb\|275px\|~~The~~ [[Pilaf ~~Gang~~]]'s ~~"Satellite~~ Dragon Radar".]]		[[File:Satellite-Dragon-Radar.png\|thumb\|275px\|[[Pilaf]] refers to the "satellite's Dragon Radar" in dialogue.]]
	When they next hunt for the Dragon Balls, the Pilaf Gang builds a ~~"Satellite~~ Dragon Radar~~" (衛星のドラゴンレーダー ''Eisei no Doragon Rēdā'')~~, and they have enclosed their One-Star Ball in a special case that prevents it from being located by a Dragon Radar. Their satellite is also used to track Goku's movements. The Pilaf Gang is watching when Goku fights his [[Son Gohan (Grandpa)\|Grandpa Gohan]] and it is revealed that his tail is his weakness; they take off to confront him before his tail is removed.<ref name="ch107">{{Cite manga\|Chp=107}}</ref> It is not clear whether they can use the satellite technology in their car, because Goku finds them before they have a chance to look for the remaining balls. Goku defeats them and takes their ball.<ref name="ch109">{{Cite manga\|Chp=109}}</ref> It is unclear what happened to the Pilaf Gang's satellite rig but it ~~was likely~~ adapted to make their next Dragon Radar.		When they next hunt for the Dragon Balls, the Pilaf Gang builds a satellite system that also has Dragon Radar capabilities, and they have enclosed their One-Star Ball in a special case that prevents it from being located by a Dragon Radar. Their satellite is also used to track Goku's movements. The Pilaf Gang is watching when Goku fights his [[Son Gohan (Grandpa)\|Grandpa Gohan]] and it is revealed that his tail is his weakness; they take off to confront him before his tail is removed.<ref name="ch107">{{Cite manga\|Chp=107}}</ref> It is not clear whether they can use the satellite technology in their car, because Goku finds them before they have a chance to look for the remaining balls. Goku defeats them and takes their ball.<ref name="ch109">{{Cite manga\|Chp=109}}</ref> It is also unclear what happened to the Pilaf Gang's satellite rig but it might have been adapted to make their next Dragon Radar.
	[[File:Dragon-Radar-Piccolo.png\|thumb\|200px\|The [[Pilaf Gang]]'s third Dragon Radar.]]		[[File:Dragon-Radar-Piccolo.png\|thumb\|200px\|The [[Pilaf Gang]]'s third Dragon Radar.]]
	The Pilaf Gang's third Dragon Radar is built into the ship they are using when they release [[Demon King Piccolo]].<ref name="ch135">{{Cite manga\|Chp=135}}</ref> A large globe hangs from the top of the ship's interior that shows Pilaf the location of the Dragon Balls. Pilaf points to a spot on the globe to show [[Cymbal]] where to search for the nearest Dragon Ball.<ref name="ch137">{{Cite manga\|Chp=137}}</ref> Cymbal finds [[Yajirobe]], who has the One-Star Ball, along with Goku whose [[Four-Star Ball]] had been stolen by [[Tambourine]].<ref name="ch138">{{Cite manga\|Chp=138}}</ref> When Cymbal is killed by Yajirobe,<ref name="ch139">{{Cite manga\|Chp=139}}</ref> Piccolo tells Tambourine to go to location "WSC 2933". Tambourine arrives at the location and looks around; Yajirobe and Goku spot Tambourine before Tambourine spots them, suggesting the coordinates were precise.<ref name="ch140">{{Cite manga\|Chp=140}}</ref>		The Pilaf Gang's third Dragon Radar is built into the ship they are using when they release [[Demon King Piccolo]].<ref name="ch135">{{Cite manga\|Chp=135}}</ref> A large globe hangs from the top of the ship's interior that shows Pilaf the location of the Dragon Balls. Pilaf points to a spot on the globe to show [[Cymbal]] where to search for the nearest Dragon Ball.<ref name="ch137">{{Cite manga\|Chp=137}}</ref> Cymbal finds [[Yajirobe]], who has the One-Star Ball, along with Goku whose [[Four-Star Ball]] had been stolen by [[Tambourine]].<ref name="ch138">{{Cite manga\|Chp=138}}</ref> When Cymbal is killed by Yajirobe,<ref name="ch139">{{Cite manga\|Chp=139}}</ref> Piccolo tells Tambourine to go to location "WSC 2933". Tambourine arrives at the location and looks around; Yajirobe and Goku spot Tambourine before Tambourine spots them, suggesting the coordinates were precise.<ref name="ch140">{{Cite manga\|Chp=140}}</ref>

	After Tambourine is killed, Piccolo orders the Pilaf Gang to take him to that location.<ref name="ch141">{{Cite manga\|Chp=141}}</ref> Then Pilaf notices that someone else is gathering the Dragon Balls; it is [[Muten Rōshi]], [[Tenshinhan]], and [[Chiaotzu]]. They decide to ignore them for the moment and punish whoever killed Cymbal and Tambourine.<ref name="ch142">{{Cite manga\|Chp=142}}</ref> After Goku is defeated,<ref name="ch144">{{Cite manga\|Chp=144}}</ref> Pilaf notices that the rest of the Dragon Balls are headed their way. When Muten Rōshi and the others decide to plan an ambush, Pilaf notices that the other balls have stopped moving.<ref name="ch145">{{Cite manga\|Chp=145}}</ref> This was the last time the ship's radar was used to search for the Dragon Balls. After Piccolo ejects the Pilaf Gang from their ship,<ref name="ch149">{{Cite manga\|Chp=149}}</ref> it is not seen again.		After Tambourine is killed, Piccolo orders the Pilaf Gang to take him to that location.<ref name="ch141">{{Cite manga\|Chp=141}}</ref> Then Pilaf notices that someone else is gathering the Dragon Balls; it is [[Muten Rōshi]], [[Tenshinhan]], and [[Chiaotzu]]. They decide to ignore them for the moment and punish whoever killed Cymbal and Tambourine.<ref name="ch142">{{Cite manga\|Chp=142}}</ref> After Goku is defeated,<ref name="ch144">{{Cite manga\|Chp=144}}</ref> Pilaf notices that the rest of the Dragon Balls are headed their way. When Muten Rōshi and the others decide to plan an ambush, Pilaf notices that the other balls have stopped moving.<ref name="ch145">{{Cite manga\|Chp=145}}</ref> This was the last time the ship's radar was used to search for the Dragon Balls. After Piccolo ejects the Pilaf Gang from their ship,<ref name="ch149">{{Cite manga\|Chp=149}}</ref> it is not seen again.
			[[File:Dragon-Radar-Super.png\|thumb\|275px\|[[Pilaf]] has a Dragon Radar like [[Bulma]]'s in [[Dragon Ball Super Episode 4]].]]
			When the Pilaf Gang searches for the Dragon Balls in ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods]]'', they use a radar like [[Bulma]]'s in function and design, and this detail is consistent in the ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]'' retelling of ''Battle of Gods''. It is not made clear whether the Pilaf Gang built this radar. Pilaf's technological skills are well-established, but it is possible that they found the radar stolen by [[General Blue]], which was never recovered (see below).
			===Red Ribbon Army===
			[[File:Dragon-Radar-RRA.png\|thumb\|275px\|The [[Red Ribbon Army]]'s Dragon Radar.<ref name="ch93">{{Cite manga\|Chp=93}}</ref>]]
			The [[Red Ribbon Army]] builds a Dragon Radar, but it is very imprecise. [[Colonel Silver]]'s men have been searching for the [[Six-Star Ball]] for twenty days when [[Goku]] arrives with [[Bulma]]'s Dragon Radar and finds it. Silver realizes that Goku's radar must be far more advanced than their own, which can only give approximate locations.<ref name="ch55">{{Cite manga\|Chp=55}}</ref> After Silver is defeated, [[Commander Red]] is notified that the ball Silver was searching for is now moving toward [[General White]]'s location. Then Silver reports the incident with Goku, informing Red that Goku has a more precise radar than theirs. White is contacted,<ref name="ch56">{{Cite manga\|Chp=56}}</ref> and he orders his men to find Goku and take his Dragon Radar, but [[Sno]] finds him first and takes him to [[Jingle Village]].<ref name="ch57">{{Cite manga\|Chp=57}}</ref> Goku attacks [[Muscle Tower]] and defeats White,<ref name="ch66">{{Cite manga\|Chp=66}}</ref> but then Goku realizes his Dragon Radar was broken during their fight, so he decides to go to [[West City]] and ask Bulma to fix it.<ref name="ch67">{{Cite manga\|Chp=67}}</ref>
			[[File:Dragon-Radar-Turbo.png\|thumb\|250px\|[[Turbo]] makes a new Dragon Radar.]]
			While Bulma fixes the radar, Red receives reports of the fall of Muscle Tower, and he again complains that Goku has technology more sophisticated than their army could produce with all its expertise.<ref name="ch69">{{Cite manga\|Chp=69}}</ref> [[Adjutant Black]] theorizes that Goku must be in league with a brilliant scientist, so when Goku travels to [[Kame House]], Red contacts [[General Blue]] to apprise him of their theory and order him to go after Goku's Dragon Radar. When Blue finds [[Muten Rōshi]] at Kame House, he assumes he is the scientist.<ref name="ch71">{{Cite manga\|Chp=71}}</ref> Eventually, Blue steals Goku's Dragon Balls<ref name="ch80">{{Cite manga\|Chp=80}}</ref> and Goku chases him to [[Penguin Village]], where Goku discovers that Bulma's Dragon Radar is broken again. [[Arale]] suggests that he take it to [[Senbei]] to get it fixed.<ref name="ch82">{{Cite manga\|Chp=82}}</ref> [[Turbo]] is the one who actually fixes, but then Blue steals it<ref name="ch83">{{Cite manga\|Chp=83}}</ref> and delivers it to Red, rendering their own radar obsolete.<ref name="ch85">{{Cite manga\|Chp=85}}</ref> After the Red Ribbon Army is defeated, it is unclear what becomes of the Dragon Radar they had stolen from Goku.

			===Turbo===
			When [[Goku]] discovers that Bulma's Dragon Radar is broken again in [[Penguin Village]], [[Arale]] suggests that he take it to [[Senbei]] to get it fixed. Senbei struggles with it,<ref name="ch82"/> so [[Turbo]] fixes it for him on the sly, but then Blue steals it. Since Turbo had fixed the broken one, he remembered its structure well enough to make a new one from scratch out of airplane parts. It is an exact copy of Bulma's original design.<ref name="ch83"/>

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	The Dragon Radar was invented by [[Bulma]] at the age of sixteen. After she discovered the [[Two-Star Dragon Ball]] in her basement, she built the Dragon Radar and then used it to find the [[Five-Star Ball]]; then it led her to [[Son Goku]] and his [[Son Gohan (Grandpa)\|Grandpa]]'s [[Four-Star Ball]], which is where the story of ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' begins.<ref name="ch1">{{Cite manga\|Chp=1}}</ref>		The Dragon Radar was invented by [[Bulma]] at the age of sixteen. After she discovered the [[Two-Star Dragon Ball]] in her basement, she built the Dragon Radar and then used it to find the [[Five-Star Ball]]; then it led her to [[Son Goku]] and his [[Son Gohan (Grandpa)\|Grandpa]]'s [[Four-Star Ball]], which is where the story of ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' begins.<ref name="ch1">{{Cite manga\|Chp=1}}</ref>
	[[File:Dragon-Radar-Turbo.png\|thumb\|250px\|[[Turbo]] makes a new Dragon Radar.]]		[[File:Dragon-Radar-Turbo.png\|thumb\|250px\|[[Turbo]] makes a new Dragon Radar.]]
	[[File:Dragon-Radar-Drone.png\|thumb\|250px\|[[Bulma]]'s surveillance drone ~~switches~~ from video to radar.]]		[[File:Dragon-Radar-Drone.png\|thumb\|250px\|[[Bulma]] switches her surveillance drone monitor from video to radar.]]
	There are four known versions of Bulma's Dragon Radar in [[Akira Toriyama]]'s ''Dragon Ball'' manga.		There are four known versions of Bulma's Dragon Radar in [[Akira Toriyama]]'s ''Dragon Ball'' manga.
	*The original radar seen in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 1\|''Dragon Ball'' Chapter 1]]. This radar was stolen by [[General Blue]],<ref name="ch80">{{Cite manga\|Chp=80}}</ref> delivered to [[Commander Red]],<ref name="ch85">{{Cite manga\|Chp=85}}</ref> and never explicitly recovered.		*The original radar seen in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 1\|''Dragon Ball'' Chapter 1]]. This radar was stolen by [[General Blue]],<ref name="ch80">{{Cite manga\|Chp=80}}</ref> delivered to [[Commander Red]],<ref name="ch85">{{Cite manga\|Chp=85}}</ref> and never explicitly recovered.

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	The Dragon Radar was invented by [[Bulma]] at the age of sixteen. After she discovered the [[Two-Star Dragon Ball]] in her basement, she built the Dragon Radar and then used it to find the [[Five-Star Ball]]; then it led her to [[Son Goku]] and his [[Son Gohan (Grandpa)\|Grandpa]]'s [[Four-Star Ball]], which is where the story of ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' begins.<ref name="ch1">{{Cite manga\|Chp=1}}</ref>		The Dragon Radar was invented by [[Bulma]] at the age of sixteen. After she discovered the [[Two-Star Dragon Ball]] in her basement, she built the Dragon Radar and then used it to find the [[Five-Star Ball]]; then it led her to [[Son Goku]] and his [[Son Gohan (Grandpa)\|Grandpa]]'s [[Four-Star Ball]], which is where the story of ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' begins.<ref name="ch1">{{Cite manga\|Chp=1}}</ref>
	[[File:Dragon-Radar-Turbo.png\|thumb\|250px\|[[Turbo]] makes a new Dragon Radar.]]		[[File:Dragon-Radar-Turbo.png\|thumb\|250px\|[[Turbo]] makes a new Dragon Radar.]]
			[[File:Dragon-Radar-Drone.png\|thumb\|250px\|[[Bulma]]'s surveillance drone switches from video to radar.]]
	There are four known versions of Bulma's Dragon Radar in [[Akira Toriyama]]'s ''Dragon Ball'' manga.		There are four known versions of Bulma's Dragon Radar in [[Akira Toriyama]]'s ''Dragon Ball'' manga.
	*The original radar seen in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 1\|''Dragon Ball'' Chapter 1]]. This radar was stolen by [[General Blue]],<ref name="ch80">{{Cite manga\|Chp=80}}</ref> delivered to [[Commander Red]],<ref name="ch85">{{Cite manga\|Chp=85}}</ref> and never explicitly recovered.		*The original radar seen in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 1\|''Dragon Ball'' Chapter 1]]. This radar was stolen by [[General Blue]],<ref name="ch80">{{Cite manga\|Chp=80}}</ref> delivered to [[Commander Red]],<ref name="ch85">{{Cite manga\|Chp=85}}</ref> and never explicitly recovered.
	*The exact copy made by [[Turbo]] when Goku visits [[Penguin Village]]. Turbo repairs Bulma's broken radar, so he is able to make a copy of it from airplane parts after the repaired radar is stolen by Blue.<ref name="ch83">{{Cite manga\|Chp=83}}</ref>		*The exact copy made by [[Turbo]] when Goku visits [[Penguin Village]]. Turbo repairs Bulma's broken radar, so he is able to make a copy of it from airplane parts after the repaired radar is stolen by Blue.<ref name="ch83">{{Cite manga\|Chp=83}}</ref>
	*The radar equipped aboard the small ~~camera plane~~ Bulma sends out in search of Goku. She builds the ~~plane~~ and radar out of common objects at [[Kame House]] following the group's encounter with [[General Blue]].<ref name="ch93">{{Cite manga\|Chp=93}}</ref>		*The radar equipped aboard the small surveillance drone Bulma sends out in search of Goku. She builds the drone and radar out of common objects at [[Kame House]] following the group's encounter with [[General Blue]].<ref name="ch93">{{Cite manga\|Chp=93}}</ref>
	*The additional handheld radar Bulma makes at [[Kame House]]. After the death of [[Kuririn]], Goku asks Bulma for her (Turbo's) Dragon Radar and goes after [[Tambourine]].<ref name="ch135">{{Cite manga\|Chp=135}}</ref> Bulma makes a new one from scratch<ref name="ch137">{{Cite manga\|Chp=137}}</ref> so that [[Muten Rōshi]], [[Tenshinhan]], and [[Chiaotzu]] can search for the Dragon Balls while Goku is otherwise occupied.<ref name="ch145">{{Cite manga\|Chp=145}}</ref>		*The additional handheld radar Bulma makes at [[Kame House]]. After the death of [[Kuririn]], Goku asks Bulma for her (Turbo's) Dragon Radar and goes after [[Tambourine]].<ref name="ch135">{{Cite manga\|Chp=135}}</ref> Bulma makes a new one from scratch<ref name="ch137">{{Cite manga\|Chp=137}}</ref> so that [[Muten Rōshi]], [[Tenshinhan]], and [[Chiaotzu]] can search for the Dragon Balls while Goku is otherwise occupied.<ref name="ch145">{{Cite manga\|Chp=145}}</ref>

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	The Dragon Radar cannot detect Dragon Balls that have been swallowed by a living being,<ref name="ch97">{{Cite manga\|Chp=97}}</ref> and [[Pilaf]] devises a box that can also shield a Dragon Ball from radar detection.<ref name="ch107">{{Cite manga\|Chp=107}}</ref>		The Dragon Radar cannot detect Dragon Balls that have been swallowed by a living being,<ref name="ch97">{{Cite manga\|Chp=97}}</ref> and [[Pilaf]] devises a box that can also shield a Dragon Ball from radar detection.<ref name="ch107">{{Cite manga\|Chp=107}}</ref>
	[[File:Super-Dragon-Radar.png\|thumb\|~~275px~~\|[[Bulma]] builds the Super Dragon Radar.<ref name="DBS29>{{Cite episode\|Series=Super\|Eps=29}}</ref>]]		[[File:Super-Dragon-Radar.png\|thumb\|left\|200px\|[[Bulma]] builds the Super Dragon Radar.<ref name="DBS29>{{Cite episode\|Series=Super\|Eps=29}}</ref>]]
	The Dragon Radar as originally designed is unable to detect the [[Super Dragon Balls]], but only because its range does not cover the entire universe, much less two universes. Bulma is able to build a "Super Dragon Radar" (スーパードラゴンレーダー ''Sūpā Doragon Rēdā'') by increasing the original radar's sensitivity without any Super Dragon Balls on hand to work with, but even with increased range, the Super Dragon Radar cannot detect the Super Dragon Balls from [[Earth]].<ref name="DBS29/> It is able to detect them when they travel to the [[Nameless Planet]] where all the balls are gathered together,<ref name="DBS41">{{Cite episode\|Series=Super\|Eps=41}}</ref> but the Super Dragon Radar has never been successfully used to search for the Super Dragon Balls when they are scattered.		The Dragon Radar as originally designed is unable to detect the [[Super Dragon Balls]], but only because its range does not cover the entire universe, much less two universes. Bulma is able to build a "Super Dragon Radar" (スーパードラゴンレーダー ''Sūpā Doragon Rēdā'') by increasing the original radar's sensitivity without any Super Dragon Balls on hand to work with, but even with increased range, the Super Dragon Radar cannot detect the Super Dragon Balls from [[Earth]].<ref name="DBS29/> It is able to detect them when they travel to the [[Nameless Planet]] where all the balls are gathered together,<ref name="DBS41">{{Cite episode\|Series=Super\|Eps=41}}</ref> but the Super Dragon Radar has never been successfully used to search for the Super Dragon Balls when they are scattered.

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	*The original radar seen in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 1\|''Dragon Ball'' Chapter 1]]. This radar was stolen by [[General Blue]],<ref name="ch80">{{Cite manga\|Chp=80}}</ref> delivered to [[Commander Red]],<ref name="ch85">{{Cite manga\|Chp=85}}</ref> and never explicitly recovered.		*The original radar seen in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 1\|''Dragon Ball'' Chapter 1]]. This radar was stolen by [[General Blue]],<ref name="ch80">{{Cite manga\|Chp=80}}</ref> delivered to [[Commander Red]],<ref name="ch85">{{Cite manga\|Chp=85}}</ref> and never explicitly recovered.
	*The exact copy made by [[Turbo]] when Goku visits [[Penguin Village]]. Turbo repairs Bulma's broken radar, so he is able to make a copy of it from airplane parts after the repaired radar is stolen by Blue.<ref name="ch83">{{Cite manga\|Chp=83}}</ref>		*The exact copy made by [[Turbo]] when Goku visits [[Penguin Village]]. Turbo repairs Bulma's broken radar, so he is able to make a copy of it from airplane parts after the repaired radar is stolen by Blue.<ref name="ch83">{{Cite manga\|Chp=83}}</ref>
	*The radar equipped aboard the small camera plane Bulma sends out in search of Goku. She builds the plane and radar out of common objects at [[Kame House]] following the group's encounter with [[General Blue]].<ref name="~~ch83~~">{{Cite manga\|Chp=93}}</ref>		*The radar equipped aboard the small camera plane Bulma sends out in search of Goku. She builds the plane and radar out of common objects at [[Kame House]] following the group's encounter with [[General Blue]].<ref name="ch93">{{Cite manga\|Chp=93}}</ref>
	*The additional handheld radar Bulma makes at [[Kame House]]. After the death of [[Kuririn]], Goku asks Bulma for her (Turbo's) Dragon Radar and goes after [[Tambourine]].<ref name="ch135">{{Cite manga\|Chp=135}}</ref> Bulma makes a new one from scratch<ref name="ch137">{{Cite manga\|Chp=137}}</ref> so that [[Muten Rōshi]], [[Tenshinhan]], and [[Chiaotzu]] can search for the Dragon Balls while Goku is otherwise occupied.<ref name="ch145">{{Cite manga\|Chp=145}}</ref>		*The additional handheld radar Bulma makes at [[Kame House]]. After the death of [[Kuririn]], Goku asks Bulma for her (Turbo's) Dragon Radar and goes after [[Tambourine]].<ref name="ch135">{{Cite manga\|Chp=135}}</ref> Bulma makes a new one from scratch<ref name="ch137">{{Cite manga\|Chp=137}}</ref> so that [[Muten Rōshi]], [[Tenshinhan]], and [[Chiaotzu]] can search for the Dragon Balls while Goku is otherwise occupied.<ref name="ch145">{{Cite manga\|Chp=145}}</ref>

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	==Movies==		==Movies==
	===Dragon Ball Movie 1===		===''Dragon Ball'' Movie 1===
	[[File:DBM1-Dragon-Radar.png\|thumb\|275px\|[[Vongo]] and [[Pasta]]'s Dragon Radar.]]		[[File:DBM1-Dragon-Radar.png\|thumb\|275px\|[[Vongo]] and [[Pasta]]'s Dragon Radar.]]
	In [[Dragon Ball Movie 1\|''The Legend of Shenlong'']], [[Vongo]] and [[Pasta]] tell [[Gourmeth]] that they have determined the locations of the remaining [[Dragon Balls]]. (He already has four.) They have a Dragon Radar built into their airplane (it is specifically called a "Dragon Radar"), and they use it to lock on [[Goku]]'s [[Four-Star Ball]]; it switches from the normal greenscreen grid view to video of Goku's house. They somehow miss the [[Two-Star Ball]] that [[Bulma]] has nearby. It is not clear why they cannot detect Bulma's Dragon Ball, and they also do not know where Gourmeth is keeping the Dragon Balls he already has. Gourmeth had swallowed the Dragon Balls, but this is not why they could not detect them; Bulma is able to detect them with her radar at the end of the film. (This limitation of the Dragon Radar was revealed in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 97]] which was published two months before the film premiered, making it too late to correct the discrepancy.) The radar is damaged in their first encounter with Bulma and Goku, but it is later seen repaired. After Bulma acquires the [[Three-Star Ball]] from the [[Turtle Hermit]], they use the radar to locate [[Kame House]], though they only manage to steal the Three-Star Ball.		In [[Dragon Ball Movie 1\|''The Legend of Shenlong'']], [[Vongo]] and [[Pasta]] tell [[Gourmeth]] that they have determined the locations of the remaining [[Dragon Balls]]. (He already has four.) They have a Dragon Radar built into their airplane (it is specifically called a "Dragon Radar"), and they use it to lock on [[Goku]]'s [[Four-Star Ball]]; it switches from the normal greenscreen grid view to video of Goku's house. They somehow miss the [[Two-Star Ball]] that [[Bulma]] has nearby. It is not clear why they cannot detect Bulma's Dragon Ball, and they also do not know where Gourmeth is keeping the Dragon Balls he already has. Gourmeth had swallowed the Dragon Balls, but this is not why they could not detect them; Bulma is able to detect them with her radar at the end of the film. (This limitation of the Dragon Radar was revealed in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 97]] which was published two months before the film premiered, making it too late to correct the discrepancy.) The radar is damaged in their first encounter with Bulma and Goku, but it is later seen repaired. After Bulma acquires the [[Three-Star Ball]] from the [[Turtle Hermit]], they use the radar to locate [[Kame House]], though they only manage to steal the Three-Star Ball.

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	While Bulma's Dragon Radar was designed to detect [[Earth's Dragon Balls]], she is able to use it to locate the [[Namekian Dragon Balls]] when she travels to [[Planet Namek]] with [[Kuririn]] and Goku's son [[Gohan]].<ref name="ch247">{{Cite manga\|Chp=247}}</ref> It is also able to detect the [[Ultimate Dragon Balls]] in ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]'', though there is no explanation for why the radar never detected them before.<ref name="GT6">{{Cite episode\|Series=GT\|Eps=6}}</ref>		While Bulma's Dragon Radar was designed to detect [[Earth's Dragon Balls]], she is able to use it to locate the [[Namekian Dragon Balls]] when she travels to [[Planet Namek]] with [[Kuririn]] and Goku's son [[Gohan]].<ref name="ch247">{{Cite manga\|Chp=247}}</ref> It is also able to detect the [[Ultimate Dragon Balls]] in ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]'', though there is no explanation for why the radar never detected them before.<ref name="GT6">{{Cite episode\|Series=GT\|Eps=6}}</ref>

			The Dragon Radar cannot detect Dragon Balls that have been swallowed by a living being,<ref name="ch97">{{Cite manga\|Chp=97}}</ref> and [[Pilaf]] devises a box that can also shield a Dragon Ball from radar detection.<ref name="ch107">{{Cite manga\|Chp=107}}</ref>
	[[File:Super-Dragon-Radar.png\|thumb\|275px\|[[Bulma]] builds the Super Dragon Radar.<ref name="DBS29>{{Cite episode\|Series=Super\|Eps=29}}</ref>]]		[[File:Super-Dragon-Radar.png\|thumb\|275px\|[[Bulma]] builds the Super Dragon Radar.<ref name="DBS29>{{Cite episode\|Series=Super\|Eps=29}}</ref>]]
	The Dragon Radar as originally designed is unable to detect the [[Super Dragon Balls]], but only because its range does not cover the entire universe, much less two universes. Bulma is able to build a "Super Dragon Radar" (スーパードラゴンレーダー ''Sūpā Doragon Rēdā'') by increasing the original radar's sensitivity without any Super Dragon Balls on hand to work with, but even with increased range, the Super Dragon Radar cannot detect the Super Dragon Balls from [[Earth]].<ref name="DBS29/> It is able to detect them when they travel to the [[Nameless Planet]] where all the balls are gathered together,<ref name="DBS41">{{Cite episode\|Series=Super\|Eps=41}}</ref> but the Super Dragon Radar has never been successfully used to search for the Super Dragon Balls when they are scattered.		The Dragon Radar as originally designed is unable to detect the [[Super Dragon Balls]], but only because its range does not cover the entire universe, much less two universes. Bulma is able to build a "Super Dragon Radar" (スーパードラゴンレーダー ''Sūpā Doragon Rēdā'') by increasing the original radar's sensitivity without any Super Dragon Balls on hand to work with, but even with increased range, the Super Dragon Radar cannot detect the Super Dragon Balls from [[Earth]].<ref name="DBS29/> It is able to detect them when they travel to the [[Nameless Planet]] where all the balls are gathered together,<ref name="DBS41">{{Cite episode\|Series=Super\|Eps=41}}</ref> but the Super Dragon Radar has never been successfully used to search for the Super Dragon Balls when they are scattered.
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	Their first attempt was built at [[Pilaf's Castle]]. In the manga, the Pilaf Gang's story begins when [[Shuu]] and [[Mai]] track down the car carrying [[Bulma]], [[Goku]], and the [[Dragon Balls]]. Mai reports to [[Pilaf]] that she is in section H15 (ほの十五) and that she sees a car passing through, as they expected. This suggests that the radar has a fair range. After Shuu steals the Dragon Balls and they return to the castle, Pilaf can see that the missing [[Four-Star Ball]] is approaching.<ref name="ch18">{{Cite manga\|Chp=18}}</ref> However, after Goku and the gang arrive and walk into their trap, Shuu and Mai search their car for the missing Dragon Ball, suggesting the radar is not very precise.<ref name="ch19">{{Cite manga\|Chp=19}}</ref> In the anime, there is a filler scene where Mai gives Shuu instructions on how many paces to walk to find a Dragon Ball showing on the radar, eventually leading him to the [[One-Star Ball]] that they already had,<ref name="DB10">{{Cite episode\|Series=DB\|Eps=10}}</ref> but this level of precision is absent when the car search is adapted.<ref name="DB11">{{Cite episode\|Series=DB\|Eps=11}}</ref> When the car search fails to produce a Dragon Ball, they deduce that one of their prisoners must have the ball on their person.<ref name="ch19"/><ref name="DB11"/> This radar is destroyed along with Pilaf's Castle by [[Great Ape]] Goku.<ref name="ch22">{{Cite manga\|Chp=22}}</ref><ref name="DB13">{{Cite episode\|Series=DB\|Eps=13}}</ref>		Their first attempt was built at [[Pilaf's Castle]]. In the manga, the Pilaf Gang's story begins when [[Shuu]] and [[Mai]] track down the car carrying [[Bulma]], [[Goku]], and the [[Dragon Balls]]. Mai reports to [[Pilaf]] that she is in section H15 (ほの十五) and that she sees a car passing through, as they expected. This suggests that the radar has a fair range. After Shuu steals the Dragon Balls and they return to the castle, Pilaf can see that the missing [[Four-Star Ball]] is approaching.<ref name="ch18">{{Cite manga\|Chp=18}}</ref> However, after Goku and the gang arrive and walk into their trap, Shuu and Mai search their car for the missing Dragon Ball, suggesting the radar is not very precise.<ref name="ch19">{{Cite manga\|Chp=19}}</ref> In the anime, there is a filler scene where Mai gives Shuu instructions on how many paces to walk to find a Dragon Ball showing on the radar, eventually leading him to the [[One-Star Ball]] that they already had,<ref name="DB10">{{Cite episode\|Series=DB\|Eps=10}}</ref> but this level of precision is absent when the car search is adapted.<ref name="DB11">{{Cite episode\|Series=DB\|Eps=11}}</ref> When the car search fails to produce a Dragon Ball, they deduce that one of their prisoners must have the ball on their person.<ref name="ch19"/><ref name="DB11"/> This radar is destroyed along with Pilaf's Castle by [[Great Ape]] Goku.<ref name="ch22">{{Cite manga\|Chp=22}}</ref><ref name="DB13">{{Cite episode\|Series=DB\|Eps=13}}</ref>
	[[File:Satellite-Dragon-Radar.png\|thumb\|275px\|[[Pilaf]] refers to the "satellite's Dragon Radar" in dialogue.]]		[[File:Satellite-Dragon-Radar.png\|thumb\|275px\|[[Pilaf]] refers to the "satellite's Dragon Radar" in dialogue.]]
	When they next hunt for the Dragon Balls, the Pilaf Gang builds a satellite system that also has Dragon Radar capabilities, and they have enclosed their One-Star Ball in a special case that prevents it from being located by a Dragon Radar. Their satellite is also used to track Goku's movements. The Pilaf Gang is watching when Goku fights his [[Son Gohan (Grandpa)\|Grandpa Gohan]] and it is revealed that his tail is his weakness; they take off to confront him before his tail is removed.<ref name="ch107"~~>{{Cite manga\|Chp=107}}<~~/~~ref~~> It is not clear whether they can use the satellite technology in their car, because Goku finds them before they have a chance to look for the remaining balls. Goku defeats them and takes their ball.<ref name="ch109">{{Cite manga\|Chp=109}}</ref> It is also unclear what happened to the Pilaf Gang's satellite rig but it might have been adapted to make their next Dragon Radar.		When they next hunt for the Dragon Balls, the Pilaf Gang builds a satellite system that also has Dragon Radar capabilities, and they have enclosed their One-Star Ball in a special case that prevents it from being located by a Dragon Radar. Their satellite is also used to track Goku's movements. The Pilaf Gang is watching when Goku fights his [[Son Gohan (Grandpa)\|Grandpa Gohan]] and it is revealed that his tail is his weakness; they take off to confront him before his tail is removed.<ref name="ch107"/> It is not clear whether they can use the satellite technology in their car, because Goku finds them before they have a chance to look for the remaining balls. Goku defeats them and takes their ball.<ref name="ch109">{{Cite manga\|Chp=109}}</ref> It is also unclear what happened to the Pilaf Gang's satellite rig but it might have been adapted to make their next Dragon Radar.
	[[File:Dragon-Radar-Piccolo.png\|thumb\|200px\|The [[Pilaf Gang]]'s third Dragon Radar.]]		[[File:Dragon-Radar-Piccolo.png\|thumb\|200px\|The [[Pilaf Gang]]'s third Dragon Radar.]]
	The Pilaf Gang's third Dragon Radar is built into the ship they are using when they release [[Demon King Piccolo]].<ref name="ch135"/> A large globe hangs from the top of the ship's interior that shows Pilaf the location of the Dragon Balls. Pilaf points to a spot on the globe to show [[Cymbal]] where to search for the nearest Dragon Ball.<ref name="ch137"/> Cymbal finds [[Yajirobe]], who has the One-Star Ball, along with Goku whose [[Four-Star Ball]] had been stolen by [[Tambourine]].<ref name="ch138">{{Cite manga\|Chp=138}}</ref> When Cymbal is killed by Yajirobe,<ref name="ch139">{{Cite manga\|Chp=139}}</ref> Piccolo tells Tambourine to go to location "WSC 2933". Tambourine arrives at the location and looks around; Yajirobe and Goku spot Tambourine before Tambourine spots them, suggesting the coordinates were precise.<ref name="ch140">{{Cite manga\|Chp=140}}</ref>		The Pilaf Gang's third Dragon Radar is built into the ship they are using when they release [[Demon King Piccolo]].<ref name="ch135"/> A large globe hangs from the top of the ship's interior that shows Pilaf the location of the Dragon Balls. Pilaf points to a spot on the globe to show [[Cymbal]] where to search for the nearest Dragon Ball.<ref name="ch137"/> Cymbal finds [[Yajirobe]], who has the One-Star Ball, along with Goku whose [[Four-Star Ball]] had been stolen by [[Tambourine]].<ref name="ch138">{{Cite manga\|Chp=138}}</ref> When Cymbal is killed by Yajirobe,<ref name="ch139">{{Cite manga\|Chp=139}}</ref> Piccolo tells Tambourine to go to location "WSC 2933". Tambourine arrives at the location and looks around; Yajirobe and Goku spot Tambourine before Tambourine spots them, suggesting the coordinates were precise.<ref name="ch140">{{Cite manga\|Chp=140}}</ref>
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	==Movies==		==Movies==
			===Dragon Ball Movie 1===
			[[File:DBM1-Dragon-Radar.png\|thumb\|275px\|[[Vongo]] and [[Pasta]]'s Dragon Radar.]]
			In [[Dragon Ball Movie 1\|''The Legend of Shenlong'']], [[Vongo]] and [[Pasta]] tell [[Gourmeth]] that they have determined the locations of the remaining [[Dragon Balls]]. (He already has four.) They have a Dragon Radar built into their airplane (it is specifically called a "Dragon Radar"), and they use it to lock on [[Goku]]'s [[Four-Star Ball]]; it switches from the normal greenscreen grid view to video of Goku's house. They somehow miss the [[Two-Star Ball]] that [[Bulma]] has nearby. It is not clear why they cannot detect Bulma's Dragon Ball, and they also do not know where Gourmeth is keeping the Dragon Balls he already has. Gourmeth had swallowed the Dragon Balls, but this is not why they could not detect them; Bulma is able to detect them with her radar at the end of the film. (This limitation of the Dragon Radar was revealed in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 97]] which was published two months before the film premiered, making it too late to correct the discrepancy.) The radar is damaged in their first encounter with Bulma and Goku, but it is later seen repaired. After Bulma acquires the [[Three-Star Ball]] from the [[Turtle Hermit]], they use the radar to locate [[Kame House]], though they only manage to steal the Three-Star Ball.

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	The Dragon Radar was invented by [[Bulma]] at the age of sixteen. After she discovered the [[Two-Star Dragon Ball]] in her basement, she built the Dragon Radar and then used it to find the [[Five-Star Ball]]; then it led her to [[Son Goku]] and his [[Son Gohan (Grandpa)\|Grandpa]]'s [[Four-Star Ball]], which is where the story of ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' begins.<ref name="ch1">{{Cite manga\|Chp=1}}</ref>		The Dragon Radar was invented by [[Bulma]] at the age of sixteen. After she discovered the [[Two-Star Dragon Ball]] in her basement, she built the Dragon Radar and then used it to find the [[Five-Star Ball]]; then it led her to [[Son Goku]] and his [[Son Gohan (Grandpa)\|Grandpa]]'s [[Four-Star Ball]], which is where the story of ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' begins.<ref name="ch1">{{Cite manga\|Chp=1}}</ref>
	[[File:Dragon-Radar-Turbo.png\|thumb\|250px\|[[Turbo]] makes a new Dragon Radar.]]		[[File:Dragon-Radar-Turbo.png\|thumb\|250px\|[[Turbo]] makes a new Dragon Radar.]]
	There are ~~three~~ known versions of Bulma's Dragon Radar in [[Akira Toriyama]]'s manga.		There are four known versions of Bulma's Dragon Radar in [[Akira Toriyama]]'s ''Dragon Ball'' manga.
	*The original radar seen in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 1]]. This radar was stolen by [[General Blue]],<ref name="ch80">{{Cite manga\|Chp=80}}</ref> delivered to [[Commander Red]],<ref name="ch85">{{Cite manga\|Chp=85}}</ref> and never explicitly recovered.		*The original radar seen in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 1\|''Dragon Ball'' Chapter]]. This radar was stolen by [[General Blue]],<ref name="ch80">{{Cite manga\|Chp=80}}</ref> delivered to [[Commander Red]],<ref name="ch85">{{Cite manga\|Chp=85}}</ref> and never explicitly recovered.
	*The exact copy made by [[Turbo]] when Goku visits [[Penguin Village]]. Turbo repairs Bulma's broken radar, so he is able to make a copy of it from airplane parts after the repaired radar is stolen by Blue.<ref name="ch83">{{Cite manga\|Chp=83}}</ref>		*The exact copy made by [[Turbo]] when Goku visits [[Penguin Village]]. Turbo repairs Bulma's broken radar, so he is able to make a copy of it from airplane parts after the repaired radar is stolen by Blue.<ref name="ch83">{{Cite manga\|Chp=83}}</ref>
	*The radar Bulma makes at [[Kame House]]. After the death of [[Kuririn]], Goku asks Bulma for her (Turbo's) Dragon Radar and goes after [[Tambourine]].<ref name="ch135">{{Cite manga\|Chp=135}}</ref> Bulma makes a new one from scratch<ref name="ch137">{{Cite manga\|Chp=137}}</ref> so that [[Muten Rōshi]], [[Tenshinhan]], and [[Chiaotzu]] can search for the Dragon Balls while Goku is otherwise occupied.<ref name="ch145">{{Cite manga\|Chp=145}}</ref>		*The radar equipped aboard the small camera plane Bulma sends out in search of Goku. She builds the plane and radar out of common objects at [[Kame House]] following the group's encounter with [[General Blue]].<ref name="ch83">{{Cite manga\|Chp=93}}</ref>
			*The additional handheld radar Bulma makes at [[Kame House]]. After the death of [[Kuririn]], Goku asks Bulma for her (Turbo's) Dragon Radar and goes after [[Tambourine]].<ref name="ch135">{{Cite manga\|Chp=135}}</ref> Bulma makes a new one from scratch<ref name="ch137">{{Cite manga\|Chp=137}}</ref> so that [[Muten Rōshi]], [[Tenshinhan]], and [[Chiaotzu]] can search for the Dragon Balls while Goku is otherwise occupied.<ref name="ch145">{{Cite manga\|Chp=145}}</ref>

	While Bulma's Dragon Radar was designed to detect [[Earth's Dragon Balls]], she is able to use it to locate the [[Namekian Dragon Balls]] when she travels to [[Planet Namek]] with [[Kuririn]] and Goku's son [[Gohan]].<ref name="ch247">{{Cite manga\|Chp=247}}</ref> It is also able to detect the [[Ultimate Dragon Balls]] in ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]'', though there is no explanation for why the radar never detected them before.<ref name="GT6">{{Cite episode\|Series=GT\|Eps=6}}</ref>		While Bulma's Dragon Radar was designed to detect [[Earth's Dragon Balls]], she is able to use it to locate the [[Namekian Dragon Balls]] when she travels to [[Planet Namek]] with [[Kuririn]] and Goku's son [[Gohan]].<ref name="ch247">{{Cite manga\|Chp=247}}</ref> It is also able to detect the [[Ultimate Dragon Balls]] in ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]'', though there is no explanation for why the radar never detected them before.<ref name="GT6">{{Cite episode\|Series=GT\|Eps=6}}</ref>
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	[[File:Super-Dragon-Radar.png\|thumb\|275px\|[[Bulma]] builds the Super Dragon Radar.<ref name="DBS29>{{Cite episode\|Series=Super\|Eps=29}}</ref>]]		[[File:Super-Dragon-Radar.png\|thumb\|275px\|[[Bulma]] builds the Super Dragon Radar.<ref name="DBS29>{{Cite episode\|Series=Super\|Eps=29}}</ref>]]
	The Dragon Radar as originally designed is unable to detect the [[Super Dragon Balls]], but only because its range does not cover the entire universe, much less two universes. Bulma is able to build a "Super Dragon Radar" (スーパードラゴンレーダー ''Sūpā Doragon Rēdā'') by increasing the original radar's sensitivity without any Super Dragon Balls on hand to work with, but even with increased range, the Super Dragon Radar cannot detect the Super Dragon Balls from [[Earth]].<ref name="DBS29/> It is able to detect them when they travel to the [[Nameless Planet]] where all the balls are gathered together,<ref name="DBS41">{{Cite episode\|Series=Super\|Eps=41}}</ref> but the Super Dragon Radar has never been successfully used to search for the Super Dragon Balls when they are scattered.		The Dragon Radar as originally designed is unable to detect the [[Super Dragon Balls]], but only because its range does not cover the entire universe, much less two universes. Bulma is able to build a "Super Dragon Radar" (スーパードラゴンレーダー ''Sūpā Doragon Rēdā'') by increasing the original radar's sensitivity without any Super Dragon Balls on hand to work with, but even with increased range, the Super Dragon Radar cannot detect the Super Dragon Balls from [[Earth]].<ref name="DBS29/> It is able to detect them when they travel to the [[Nameless Planet]] where all the balls are gathered together,<ref name="DBS41">{{Cite episode\|Series=Super\|Eps=41}}</ref> but the Super Dragon Radar has never been successfully used to search for the Super Dragon Balls when they are scattered.

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	[[File:DB001-SJ2019-radar.png\|thumb\|275px\|This version of the [[Shonen Jump Graphic Novels]] came with Viz's "Dragon Ball" box set.]]		[[File:DB001-SJ2019-radar.png\|thumb\|275px\|This version of the [[Shonen Jump Graphic Novels]] came with Viz's "Dragon Ball" box set.]]