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1979 [[Decca Radar]] was bought by [[Racal]] forming [[Racal-Decca]] | Racal-Decca, radar manufacturers, of New Malden, Surrey, UK. | ||
* 1979 [[Decca Radar]] was bought by [[Racal]] forming [[Racal-Decca]] | |||
* Early Racal-Decca radars had dropped the Decca name, which mariners had trusted for years, but outcry from the customers prompted its return. | |||
* At this time the business was run from New Malden in Surrey, UK. | |||
* In the mid-1980s, Decca introduced the BridgeMaster series of radars, which used a rasterized colour display. The BridgeMaster II series followed, with a Motorola 68000 CPU and powerful software options such as vector traces showing the trajectories of other ships as part of the ARPA package. | |||
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[[Category: Town - New Malden]] | |||
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Revision as of 09:22, 18 May 2011
Racal-Decca, radar manufacturers, of New Malden, Surrey, UK.
- 1979 Decca Radar was bought by Racal forming Racal-Decca
- Early Racal-Decca radars had dropped the Decca name, which mariners had trusted for years, but outcry from the customers prompted its return.
- At this time the business was run from New Malden in Surrey, UK.
- In the mid-1980s, Decca introduced the BridgeMaster series of radars, which used a rasterized colour display. The BridgeMaster II series followed, with a Motorola 68000 CPU and powerful software options such as vector traces showing the trajectories of other ships as part of the ARPA package.
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