DECCA NAVIGATOR--PAST AND PRESENT COVERAGE

Marine radio navigation systems fall into three categories, based on their maximum usable range. The Decca Navigator system is the leading system in the short range category, with some 100,000 users in 1988. The history of Decca, which was conceived in 1937, is summarized and the current operation and status of the system are reviewed.

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Journal article
• Authors:
  • Bain, J M
• Publication Date: 1989

Media Info

• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • Shipbuilding Technology International (UK)
  • ISSN: 0268-8662

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: History; Radio navigation
• Old TRIS Terms: Decca; System descriptions
• Subject Areas: History; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00657574
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM