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Subject: Info Wanted:  DECCA Navigation
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Date: Thu, 18-Jun-87 10:36:00 EDT
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How  does the DECCA navigation system work?   My understanding is 
that it's a British or European system similar to LORAN-A.  There 
are  several "chains" of transmitters 70 and 130  kHz.   What  is 
DECCA's range,  coverage area, and signal format?  I have seen no 
DECCA  equipment advertized in marine electronics catalogs in the 
U.S.   Is  it used in the Western or  Southern  hemispheres?   Is 
DECCA  considered  a modern system?   Ian Fleming mentions it  in 
"Thunderball," aboard the bad guy's yacht.

Thanks in advance; my e-mail replies don't always go.

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