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DECCA NEWS (Note change of attribution in No. 3)
No. 1April-May 1950“The Journal of the Decca Navigator Co. Ltd”
Front Cover:Marine Radar Type 159
Page
Radar Progress 1
Decca Radar, the installation in pictures 2
The Thames on the Tube 3
Reports from Masters; Notes from users at sea 4
Is Your Name Here? A random selection of Decca-fitted ships 5
Radar for a Fleet - The story of the France Fenwick Line 6
How Does It Work? No 1 The Radio Frequency Unit 8
Navigator Notes 10
Blind Flight to Dublin by Airspeed "Ambassador, -
a Decca Flight-Plotter trip 11
World Service for Decca Radar 13
No 2July-August 1950“The Journal of the Decca Navigator Co. Ltd”
Front Cover:HarbourMaster’s launch, Rotterdam .
Radar Progress 1
" Type Approval " and what it means 2
A Breskens Ferryboat fits Decca Radar 3
Some Recent Fittings 4
Limfjord - A Map Mosaic by Decca Radar 6
How Does It Work ? No 2 The Receiver Unit 8
First Winter in the Arctic 9
A Flight-Log Track over London 10
Navigator Notes 12
Decca Radar World Service 13
No 3October-November 1950“The Journal of Decca Radar Ltd.”
Front Cover:m.v. Cingalese Prince.
Radar Progress 1
Reports from Sea 2
It's the Picture that Counts ! 3
Radar is our Trade 4
The Fred Olsen Line 6
Some Recent Fittings 8
6,000 Miles in my Navigator 10
Radar Aids the Channel Swim 11
How Does It Work ? No 3 The Display Unit 12
Decca World Service - A List of Agents 13
After 1950 two separate publications appeared, "Decca Radar News" and "Decca Navigator News". The following listing is for the latter only. All DNN issues were printed by the Chichester Press Ltd. and edited by Howard Capes although attribution to Capes was not made until Issue 30 (April 1961).
DECCA NAVIGATOR NEWS.“The Journal of the Decca Navigator Co. Ltd.”
No 1May 1951("Published Quarterly")
Front cover:Puckeridge Transmitter Mast
Editorial 1
Fishing 2
Navigator Users 4
The New Chain 6
'Inside' Information 9
The Flight Log 10
Navigator Notes 12
No 2August 1951 ("Published Quarterly")
Front Cover:RMS "Campania"
Editorial1
Air Survey 2
New Chain Opening 4
Festival Year 6
Navigator Users 8
'Inside' Information 10
A Blind Drive 11
Navigator Notes 12
No 3December 1951("Published Quarterly")
Front Cover:Avro "Ashton"
Editorial 1
Cable Laying 2
MCA Demonstrations5
Navigator Users 6
Trunk Route Navigation 8
'Inside' Information 10
The Flight Log 11
Navigator Notes 12
No 4March 1952("Published Quarterly")
Front Cover:BEA Hostess
Editorial 1
The German Chain 2
The BEA Announcement 6
Showing the World 8
Navigator Users 11
Navigator Notes 12
No 5July 1952("Published Quarterly")
Front Cover:RMS "Caronia"
Editorial 1
Fishery Research 2
The South-West Chain 6
They Use the Navigator 8
ICAO, Paris 1952 10
Record Breaker 11
Navigator Notes 12
No 6November 1952("Published Quarterly")
Front Cover:SARO "Princess"
Editorial 1
Chart Making 2
United States Lines 5
Fifth Chain Opening 6
' Viscount' over Germany 8
The Princess 9
Small Ships 10
Navigator Notes 12
No 7March 1953("Published Quarterly")
Front Cover:RMS "Andes"
Editorial 1
"Treasure trove" 2
They Use the Navigator 6
Ideal Helicopter Aid 8
Chains for French Navy 9
Navigator Notes 12
No 8August 1953("Published Quarterly")
Front Cover:BEA S-51 helicopter
Editorial 1
A Film on Helicopter Use 2
"The Times" on navigation 4
They Use the Navigator 6
The Brotherhood of Trinity 8
Corridor Flying in Germany 11
Navigator Notes 12
The "Princess Victoria"13
No 9December 1953("Published Quarterly")
Front Cover:ss "Liberte"
Editorial 1
Oil Exploration 2
Exhibitions 5
They Use the Navigator 6
The French Chain Opening 8
Corridor Flying in Germany 11
Navigator Notes 12
No 10March 1954("Published Quarterly")
Front Cover:Transmitting Mast
Editorial 1
Safety in the Air 2
A New Flight Log 4
They Use the Navigator 6
British Railways 8
Trials by Decca 11
Navigator Notes 13
No 11July 1954("Published Quarterly")
Front Cover:Royal Yacht "Britannia"
Editorial 1
Long-Range Decca 2
Operation "Trelleborg" 5
They Use the Navigator 6
Sahara Survey 8
A Marine Plotter 10
How it Happened11
Navigator Notes 12
No 12December 1954("Published Quarterly")
Front Cover:Sailing Ship.
Editorial 1
Bendix Aviation 2
A Distinguished Visitor 4
The French Airmail5
They Use the Navigator 8
Placing an Island 9
Trunk Route Decca 10
Navigator Notes 12
At the Exhibitions13
No 13April 1955("Published Quarterly")
Front Cover:(Montage of several pics)
Editorial 1
A Swedish Chain 2
Another British Chain 4
Another French Chain 5
Two Chains for India 6
They Use the Navigator10
America to drop VOR/DME12
“Figaro” on Air Safety 14
Navigator Notes 15
Agents17
No 14August 1955("Published Quarterly")
Front Cover:Transatlantic cable
Editorial 1
BEA's Flight Manager on Decca 2
The MTCA Evaluation 5
They Use the Navigator 6
Two-Range Decca 8
IATA at Puerto Rica 11
Navigator Notes 12
No 15January 1956(No frequency given)
Front Cover:BEA Ambassador over London
Editorial 1
UK Air Navigation Policy 2
BEA Fleet fittings 5
Ten Years of Progress 6
Some of the Pioneers 9
Transatlantic cable 10
Navigator Notes 12
No 16April 1956("Published Quarterly")
Front Cover:Herring Drifters
Editorial 1
Air Traffic Control 2
Large Scale Helicopter charts 6
Fishing with the Navigator7
They Use the Navigator 8
The Press on Decca 11
A Survey in Canada 12
Navigator Notes 15
List of Agents17
No 17July 1956("Published Quarterly")
Front Cover:Fishing Vessels
Editorial 1
Dectra for the Atlantic 2
They Use the Navigator 5
From The "Empress of Britain" 6
North Scottish Chain opening 8
The San Remo Conference14
Navigator Notes 15
List of Agents17
No 18November 1956("Published Quarterly")
Front Cover:ss "Carinthia"
Editorial 1
Air Traffic Control 2
They Use the Navigator 4
Farnborough 1956 6
"Telonde" 8
Pierre Giroud 10
More about Canada11
The Marine Plotter12
Gold Medallists14
Silver City15
Navigator Notes16
No 19March 1957("Published Quarterly")
Front Cover:Borneo Survey
Editorial 1
The Crowded Sky 2
Canadian Expansion 4
From the City 5
Seine Net Fishing 6
Fishery Research 6
Borneo Survey8
Air Matters10
Mk 10 trials12
ARKAS13
Navigator Notes 14
No 20July 1957("Published Quarterly")
Front Cover:Canadian Tx Mast
Editorial 1
Frankfurt Procedures 2
Chains for India 4
Chains for Canada 5
Blind Flight 6
Decca Speed Trials 7
Hydrographers at Monaco8
The Marine Track Plotter11
Dectra Trials14
Empress of England17
ICAO Report18
Paris Air Show19
Navigator Notes 20
No 21December 1957(No “published” statement)
Front Cover:“Tre Kronor”
Editorial 1
An ICAO Meeting 2
D.I.A.N. 4
Operation “Grapple” 6
Canadian Chains Opening 12
Swedish Chain Opening 12
Ships’ Trials16
They Use the Navigator17
“Flight” on Navigation18
Farnbro’ 195719
Olympia 195720
Lowestoft21
Navigator Notes 14
No 22April 1958("Published Quarterly")
Front Cover:Aerial View New York
Editorial 1
The New York Chain 2
A BEA Cockpit 4
USA Helicopters 5
Decca in the Maritimes 6
ICAO - 4th EUMED 8
Continuing Dectra10
2.R.D. Surveys12
Hollands’ Delta Plan16
Aberdeen Fishery Research18
They Use the Navigator19
The Commodore Remembers20
Navigator Notes 21
Progress of Hirings23
No 23September 1958("Published Quarterly")
Front Cover:Artist’s Impression Farnbro’
Editorial 1
Bendix-Decca Demonstration 2
New York Chain 4
Pan American on Dectra 6
Ships’ Trials 8
The Spanish Chain 10
They Use the Navigator12
Comet ATC Trials14
Persian Gulf Survey16
Marseilles-Algiers Cable18
Navigator Notes 19
Congratulations Silver City21
No 24January 1959("Published Quarterly")
Front Cover:B.O.A.C “Comet” G-APDB
Editorial 1
Decca/Dectra for BOAC Comets 2
MTCA Demonstrations 4
ATC trials in London 5
A Gulf of Mexico Survey 6
Minesweeping by Decca8
Hydrographer’s Report, 19579
SS Rotterdam and MT Sven Salen10
“Sam Saint Says”12
Survey on radio-active waste14
Surveying the Channel Tunnel15
Top Trawler16
No 25June 1959(No frequency of Issue)
Front Cover:Dolphins in Gulf of Oman
Editorial - Decca and the Russians 1
Decca in the Persian Gulf 2
Reflections on Montreal4
The Pilot Requirement 5
Dectra Afloat 6
Comet Demonstrations 8
Looking Around10
Lambda12
An undersea Gas Line14
United States Army and Decca15
Navigator Notes16
No 26November 1959
Front Cover:s.s. Rotterdam
Editorial 1
Hollands’ Delta Plan2
Ships’ Launchings4
Some Air Notes 6
Nigerian Venture 8
Looking Around10
Long Line Fishing12
ICAO Jet Operations Requirements14
Navigator Notes15
Boeing/Dectra Trials16
At Farnborough17
No 27April 1960
Front Cover:Air-Sea rescue helicopter
Editorial 1
Air Traffic Control 2
Hi-Fix, a new Decca Survey System4
Tankers 6
Decca Omnitrac 7
FAA Report 8
Sea-bed salvage12
The Decca Roller Map13
Looking Around14
Search and Rescue16
The Independents17
Steady as she goes18
G 91 Trials19
Navigator Notes20
No 28September 1960
Front Cover:Swans taking off
Editorial 1
BP Tankers 2
Hi-Fix progress4
Decca for Executive Aircraft 6
The Army uses Decca 7
Looking Around8
Seine Net Fishing 10
Two more Swedish Chains12
Eurocontrol13
Lambda in the Arctic14
Navigator Notes16
No 29December 1960
Front Cover:Arctic Explorer
Editorial 1
Decca/Dectra Data Link 2
Channel Power Cable Survey4
The Arkas Automatic Pilot 5
The Kiel Conference 5
The Canadian Polar Shelf 1960 6
Looking Around8
Magnetometer Survey10
Cambrian Airways12
Finnish Icebreakers at work14
ATC in Germany15
Navigator Notes16
No 30March 1961
Front Cover:Boeing 707/Ship
Editorial 1
Decca Down Under 2
Persian Gulf5
Executive Aircraft 7
Looking Around8
Fishing Vessel 196110
Hi-Fix in Operation12
Air Safety14
Navigator Notes16
No 31July 1961
Front Cover:Transmitter Coil
Editorial 1
Reliability 2
15 Years’ Marine Progress4
Hi-Fix in North America 6
Looking Around8
Scramble report10
Union Castle fits Arkas11
Ships’ Speed trials12
Wet Easter14
Hi-Fix Lane identification15
Navigator Notes16
No 32(?????) Probably never issued. At a rate of
three issues per year the next one would have been
in December and Issue 33 has that date.
No 33December 1961
Front Cover:Hyperbolic Xmas Tree
Editorial 1
The Calibrators 2
Hovercraft Navigation4
Hi-Fix in operation 6
Decca in South Africa 8
Arkas - another Fleet order 9
Decca and Eurocontrol10
The Ore Carriers12
The Survivor13
Winter Navigation in the Gulf of St Lawrence14
Looking Around16
No 34March 1962
Front Cover:Mosque
Editorial 1
The De Havilland Trident 2
s.s. France4
Into Asia 6
Flight Line 8
Decca for Blind Landing 10
Arkas12
s.s. Sepia14
Hi-Fix in operation16
Roller Map Developments17
No 35July 1962
Front Cover:Transmitter Mast
Editorial 1
Norwegian Demonstration 2
B.U.A. Britannia4
Channel Power Cable6
Looking Around8
Production and Testing10
Monaco12
B.E.A. Helicopter14
Arkas16
Hi-Fix.18
Position Fixing and Navigation 20
Operational to Users21
No 36November 1962
Front Cover:Vertol helicopter
Editorial 1
The Bothnian Chains3
The Decca Data Link4
Mark 126
Looking Around8
Two-range Decca and Lambda Surveys10
Decca Tracks Radio Active Waste12
Roller Map with Air Data Drive14
Arkas16
Operational to users17
No 37February 1963
Front Cover:Ships’ wake
Editorial 1
Decca in the London Zone2
Mk 12 launched4
Acorn6
Looking Around8
Oil down below?10
Arkas12
R.A.F. Doppler14
Hi-Fix16
No 38May 1963
Front Cover:“D” “N” montage
Editorial 1
Training Establishment2
New Roller Maps for Old4
Discovery6
Omnitrac 2 and Data Link8
Hi-Fix for the French Army10
Hovercraft12
Mark 12 Users’ Reports13
ARKAS autopilot Armada14
Decca for East Pakistan16
No 39October 1963
Front Cover:Still from “HARCO” film
Editorial 1
Submarine Cable Laying2
Decca Omnitrac4
“Ross Daring”7
Cinemap, Cinelog8
AUTEC10
The World Fishing Exhibition12
Paris Airshow13
ARKAS14
Navaids for Norwegian Fisheries16
No 40February 1964
Front Cover:Moire fringes
Editorial 1
Decca Procedures for London FIR2
Gulf Oil Tankers fit Mk 12 Decca5
Sea-Fix in Sweden6
Looking Around8
Inter-Chain Fixing10
ARKAS12
The IFALPA SST Symposium14
Aer Lingus evaluates Dectra15
Hi-Fix in Nigeria16
No. 41June 1964
Front coverr.m.s. Windsor Castle
Editorial1
The Ambassador2
TV in the cockpit4
Canadian Atlantic Fisheries5
Decca in Vietnam8
22 Sqdn Report10
Norway sounds the North Sea12
Centaur - ARKAS14
Stop Press - Decca in Japan16
Decca for the BEA Scillies run17
No. 42November 1964
Front Cover:(Abstract pattern)
Editorial 1
Vikings in the English Channel2
Channel Tunnel4
CDC Canada6
VC-108
Data Link demonstration at Farnborough10
Japan12
Hi-Fix Hamburg14
ARKAS16
No. 43April 1965
Front Cover:(Montage)
Editorial 1
U.S. approves Decca2
Ambassador to America4
Decca Roller Map for Land vehicles6
Hi-Fix in Scandinavia8
Decca in the North Sea10
United States Lines fits Decca12
Breskens-Scheldt fishing port14
Arkas on the river16
No. (44? - This issue carried no number) August 1965
Front Cover:Hevelius’ Sextant
Editorial 1
Decca in Norway2
Hi-Fix in New Zealand4
Berlin Air Corridors6
Arkas joins the Navy10
114 Squadron12
Fitted with Decca14
16th IATA Technical Conference15
Life Line to the Oil Rigs16
No. 45February 1966
Front Cover:Photo of PCB
Editorial 1
The New m.y. “Navigator”2
Decca Surveys4
FAA Information Sheet6
88 Bushy Road8
ARKAS10
Interservices Hovercraft Trials Unit12
The Norwegian Contract14
Omnitrac Development14
Miniaturised Equipment Development15
Decca at the Tokyo Fair15
All aboard for Neptune One16
No. 46June 1966
Front Cover:Ships’ Bridge
Editorial 1
Omnitrac 22
Aircraft Salvop-Med4
Dominie6
Six Ships8
Mk IV Receiver10
Hovercraft and Hydrofoils12
A Safety device for Lightvessels14
ARKAS16
No. 47September 1966
Front Cover:VC-10
Editorial 1
Automation in Navigation 2
Hi-Fix in Australia and in Ports4
Loran C/A for the R.A.F.6
Research and Development8
Hyperbolic Navaids for the Military Navigator10
RNLI fits Decca12
Three Ships14
BP fit ARKAS16
No. 48Winter 1966/67
Front CoverWaves
Editorial1
Decca and Fishing2
SRN5 on fishery patrol10
Kingfisher Charts11
Navigator 6612
Operation Skagerak14
Louisiana programme16
Helicopter navigation 18
Exploring the Arabian Gulf20
Progress in Japan22
Decca acquires ARKAS autopilot24
No. 49Spring 1967
Front Cover:DC-8
Editorial 1
Seaboard Goes Decca2
Decca in South Africa4
Training Aids and the Nautical School6
Progress in Norway8
Hercules goes British10
New Decca Airborne equipment12
Business Aircraft14
Sea Fix16
Spain to extend Navigator coverage18
ARKAS goes fishing20
No. 50October 1967
Front Cover:50-50-50......
Editorial 1
Decca Scandinavia Finnmark2
Decca Scandinavia Skagerrak4
Flying Tiger Line6
9th Int. Hydrographic Conference8
Mk 19 - a new military Navigator receiver10
m.y. Navigator Cruise ‘6712
Dectra in Iceland14
Eastern fly Decca16
Fast flows the Rhine18
BEA and Decca20
RAF choose Decca for the F-111K22
Seaspeed23
Pictorial Display by NATCS24
Decca Marine26
No. 51February 1968
Front Cover:Mk 12 Marine Rx.
Editorial 1
Decca in the Great Lakes2
36 Squadron RAF4
ARKAS in the American Fishing Industry6
Decca in the Far East8
Decca Doppler 71 - Helicopter Flight Trials10
Survey “Down Under”12
Decca Marine14
ICAO Study of Pictorial Display in Holding Areas16
No. 52June 1968
Front Cover:Fishing Boats
Editorial 1
Decca in Norway2
Without Decca, I couldn’t have done it4
Decca in New Orleans6
The Roller Map Mk. V8
Fishing in Scotland10
ARKAS in Holland12
Navigator Symposium 1968 - Australia14
HMS Bulldog16
Decca Survey services in the USA18
SRN4 - the biggest yet20
No. 53September 1968
Front Cover:Trident
Editorial 1
A Royal Occasion2
Automatic Transmitters5
Eastern Airlines - STOL6
Decca Marine8
BEA-the new generation 10
Marine Automatic Plotter 187712
EUROPOORT14
IFALPA supports Area Navigation16
ARKAS18
“Hello One”20
No. 54March 1969
Front Cover:Sea View
Editorial 1
Traffic Route Navigation Present and Future2
PD/ATC/UK4
Data Link New York6
Decca in the Adriatic8
First for Decca ARKAS10
Operation Silver Tower12
Human Factors in Aircraft Accidents14
Persian Gulf Pipeline Survey16
High Speed Survey18
Of Data Acquisition and Buoys20
Exhibitions21
J. Th. Verstelle21
No. 55June 1969
Front Cover:Flying Captain
Editorial 1
Decca ITT2
North Sea Rescue4
Oceanology Int. 19696
DANAC8
MANGS10
Navigation System for Civil and Military aircraft12
Sealane14
ARKAS16
Decca Marine18
Decca and Business Aviation20
New Swedish Order for Decca22
“Asgard” arrives in Dublin24
Sea-Fix in Poland25
No. 56November 1969
Front Cover:Pier
Editorial 1
Mark 212
Decca Autopilots4
Port Hedland6
John H. Schaffer8
Looking Around10
Traffic Separation at sea12
Decca in Indonesia14
Decca in Sicily16
Sicilians in Denmark18
Decca for Tristar19
Hydrographic Surveys in New Guinea20
No. 57March 1970
Front Cover:Japanese print
Editorial 1
Impact2
ICAO/BALPA4
Decca/Aviation6
Decca Pilot 3508
Kyushu Chain10
Decca/Survey12
Looking Around14
Decca Loran16
Decca/Norway18
Doppler progress20
No. 58August 1970
Front Cover:Port Hedland Transmitter Mast
Editorial 1
Eastern Airlines2
‘Manhattan’4
Doppler - Special Applications6
Decca Pilot Type 7508
Looking Around10
BEA Helicopters14
Decca Beacon16
Decca - California18
10 Years of Hi-Fix20
Doppler for Viggen and Vulcan22
Decca, Iran/Mark 2124
No. 59April 1971
Front Cover:Technicolor Landscape
Editorial 1
Decca Survey Ltd.2
To Europe - by Decca4
The Jackpot6
Decca/Marine8
South Baltic Chain10
Decca Autopilots12
Decca Doppler14
Looking Around16
BEA Helicopters/218
Mk 1920
No. 60November 1971
Front Cover:Breughel Painting
Editorial 1
The Queens’ Award2
Ocean Fleets4
Eastern Flies Omnitrac6
Irish Chain8
RNLI9
Europoort and Decca Navigator10
Looking Around12
Three new chains for South Africa14
Navigator System for the Lynx16
All the Way with Decca18
Arctic Rescue20
Sirius 50022
South African Hydrographic Vessel24
No. 61 (a)March 1972
Front Cover:“DN” logo
Editorial 1
Dampier Chain2
Track Plotter 350T4
Decca Survey Trisponder6
Decca Pilot 4508
MRCA10
Looking Around12
Marine Installation and Service14
All the Way with Decca16
Loran C/A for USAF18
New Angle on Decca20
No. 61 (b)April 1972
Front Cover:Illuminated Mast
Editorial 1
Dampier Chain2
Track Plotter 350T4
Decca Survey Trisponder6
Decca Pilot 4508
MRCA10
Looking Around12
Marine Installation and Service14
All the Way with Decca16
Loran C/A for USAF18
New Angle on Decca20
(This is not a mistake - there were 2 issues numbered 61 with identical contents
but different dates and different front and back covers. The reason is not known.)
No. 62October 1972
Front Cover:Concorde
Editorial 1
Two New Chains2
Alcoa Seaprobe4
Great Lakes6
Doppler - SAAB 105G8
H.M.S. “Belfast”10
Looking Around12
Survey - Leatherhead14
Decca Marine16
Concorde18
Survey - Brighton/Monaco20
No. 63June 1973
Front Cover:KLM Helicopter and ship
Editorial 1
New Chains2
New Survey Systems4
Decca Marine6
MOD Avionics Contracts8
BBC - “Marking the Way”10
Doppler in SE Asia12
INA14
Decca Pilots16
Looking Around18
Decca/Middle East19
MONA Contracts20
Europoort22
Omega24
No. 64December 1973
Front Cover:Oil Rig
Editorial 1
Irish Chain2
DANAC4
Decca/North Sea6
1880 Series8
Autocarta10
Decca Pilots12
Looking Around14
UK Chains16
Torbay ‘7318
Skipper Shreeve20
CC/SS22
Biggin Hill24
Indian Chains26
Decca Marine28
No. 65April 1974
Front Cover:Rough Sea
Editorial 1
The Decca DL-91 Loran-C receiver2
Decca Pilots4
Decca Coverage6
Autocarta “X”8
Doppler Type 72 MR10
Doppler South China Sea10
Captain Bain12
Decca Survey - Geophysics14
Looking Around15
HMS Hecla16
Doppler VOR18
Blue Star Line20
Bristow Helicopters22
Cable and Wireless24
Decca/Sperry26
Decca Marine28
No. 66December 1974
Front Cover:RN Sailing Ships
Editorial 1
Operational trials DL-912
Queens’ Award/Doppler 704
Autopilots6
NAV/COMM8
Looking Around10
Dana Regina12
TANS14
Decca Marine16
Eleanor Annetta18
The Navigator in Lifeboats20
Huntsman22
Marine Agents’ Conference24
Marine Research26
MONA28
No. 67May 1975
Front Cover:Aircraft cockpit
Editorial 1
Puma Helicopter2
Phantom Rudder4
Systems Planning6
Decca Jetstream8
Prince Madog10
Stephenson Clarke Shipping12
Flight Navigation Ltd.14
Decca Marine16
Doppler 80 System18
Air and Marine News20
No. 68December 1975
Front Cover:Ship’s Bridge
Editorial 1
AIS2
m.y. Navigator in the Med.4
30 years airborne6
MONA for British Airways8
Looking Around9
E-Systems12
Harbour Approach14
Lifeboat Design16
Decca Marine18
Doppler in Finland/Nav Comm20
No. 69June 1976
Front Cover:Hovercraft
Editorial 1
Southern Spanish Chain2
Salaya Chain3
Bothnian Chain4
Looking Around5
Williwaw6
Decca in Eastern Europe8
Doppler 70 Sales10
Decca Pilots and North Sea Oil12
Incident Report14
Decca Marine 16
Wild North Rodeo18
Doppler for the Sea King20
No. 70September 1976
Front Cover:Decca“Jetstream”
Editorial 1
Nigerian Chains2
Doppler 804
Operation Sail 19766
Decca Software Sciences Ltd.8
TVU 74010
Decca Marine Canada12
Decca Marine14
DVOR16
Doppler/TANS Survey18
F T Everard and Sons Ltd.20
Looking Around22
MONA24
No. 71May 1977
Front Cover:Japanese Fish
Editorial 1
Tohoku Chain2
Decca Pilots adopted by Hitachi4
Dual Decca Navigator Receivers5
OPV’s6
Ferranti Helicopters8
Decca Pilot 15010
Doppler Survey System12
Decca Steering Gear14
DL-91 Loran-C15
Multi Role Company Aircraft.16
Decca Integrated Navigation Systems18
Decca Marine20
No. 72November 1977
Front Cover:r.y. “Britannia”
Editorial 1
North Sea Ships2
Doppler/Maritime4
Decca Ferries6
Nunotani Decca Pilot8
Decca College10
Decca Marine12
DSSL and Air Safety14
Flying Princess16
Looking Around18
Navigation Research20
Exercise Far North21
Assunta Tontini Madre22
781 Squadron24
No. 73April 1978
Front Cover:Hyperbolae
Editorial 1
Kanto Chain2
Hormuz Chain4
Campbeltown Shipyard6
Incident Report/28
Rescue by Lynx10
Sedam N50012
Decca Newcastle14
Decca Marine16
Autopilots Spain18
Doppler SSB20
AD 500 Airship22
Harvesting the Sea24
No. 74September 1978
Front Cover:Tornado/Gazelle
Editorial 1
Jetstream Tour2
Ships’ Routing6
Chain Monitoring8
Looking Around10
TANS G12
Huntsman13
Europoort14
Delhi/Tokyo16
VIP Flight17
Charting18
AIS20
Area Navigation23
Decca Marine24
Autopilot Training26
Air Sea Rescue28
No. 75June 1979
Front Cover:88 Bushy Road
Editorial 1
Salaya Chain2
88 Bushy Road4
Fujitsu Chain6
Track Plotter in Fishing8
Looking Around11
Decca EMD14
Decca Sea King16
Decca Marine18
ASMI20
Tugs22
Austin Insulators24
No. 76January 1980
Front Cover:Bird Fishing
Editorial 1
Loran 1024/Satnav DS32
Decca ILS4
Decca Electromagnetic Logs6
Maritime Patrol8
Pilot 150 PC10
Decca Marine12
Central Control14
Looking Around16
Decca Navigator/German Navy aircraft18
Doppler and the Future20
No. 77April 1980
Front Cover:Mk 21
Editorial 1
Sir Edward Lewis2
Satnav DS24
A Royal Occasion5
New Avionics Production Unit6
Navigator in Nigeria8
Exercise Far North10
Ships that Fly12
Decca Marine14
P and O and Decca Autopilots16
Looking Around18
Doppler Maritime Operations20
Nautical Colleges22
Padstow Lifeboat24
No. 78September 1980
Front Cover:Harrier
Editorial 1
BP Tankers2
Chinook4
Swedish Coast Guard6
The Racal Electronics Group8
Doppler 8010
Looking Around12
Jetstream Sales Tour14
Loran-C16
Decca Marine18
IDM20
Metropolitan Police22
Doppler Survey24
No. 78 was the final issue, DNN being discontinued after the Racal takeover.
Compiled by Walter Blanchard, April 2008.