Britain Leads The Word In Marine Radar

MARINE RADAR - BRITAIN SETS THE PACE

'Britain's world leadership in marine radar was confirmed last night. Nearly 600 shipowners and technical staff were at the Royal Festival Hall in London as guests of Decca Radar Ltd to hear of important new developments contributing to safety of life at sea.'

 So, 50 years ago this year, starts the front page lead story in Electronics Weekly's edition of November 9th 1960.

The story continues:

'Decca are now offering shipowners the most comprehensive range of marine radars in the world.'

'The well-established range of X-band 3-cm radars known as the D.7 series has been extended by the addition of four completely new models.'

'In addition a new S-band 10-cm radar has been added to the range. This is the first S-band marine radar ever produced by Britain and is already ahead of competitive American models.'

'All the new models employ a 75-kW transceiver and a slotted waveguide aerial. These combined give increased range and improved discrimination.'