. Electronic navigational aids; loran, radiobeacon, and radarbeacon systems and loran, radio-direction-finder, and radar ship equipment . Figure -Loian-eriuipped trawler Deep Sea uses Loran as a primary aid to navigation in tlie Bering Sea. NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN STANDARD LORAN EQUIPMENT The postwar period up to the present time has produced Loran equip- ment, both for shipboard and transmitting stations, which is designed with emphasis on commercial Loran requirements. Manufacturers of electronic equipment have brought forth a number of excellent Loran receiver- indicators designed for in
. Electronic navigational aids; loran, radiobeacon, and radarbeacon systems and loran, radio-direction-finder, and radar ship equipment . Figure -Loian-eriuipped trawler Deep Sea uses Loran as a primary aid to navigation in tlie Bering Sea. NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN STANDARD LORAN EQUIPMENT The postwar period up to the present time has produced Loran equip- ment, both for shipboard and transmitting stations, which is designed with emphasis on commercial Loran requirements. Manufacturers of electronic equipment have brought forth a number of excellent Loran receiver- indicators designed for installation and use on vessels ranging all the way from passenger liners to fishing craft. The equipment incorporates all modern circuit achievement, and is particularly useful to seagoing people who have little technical knowledge of electronic gear. All commercial ship- board Loran equipment is readily available in the electronic equipment trade channels. In keeping with the pace set by the manufacturers of Loran receiving equipment, great progress has been made in Loran transmitter design. The United States Coast Guard has procured and installed new transmitters which, by decreased bandwidth, have reduced possible interference to other services and are capable of transmitting signals of greater power. This will result in improved service to the commercial user of the Loran system. USER TRENDS OF THE LORAN SYSTEM The installation of Loran equipment on private shipping vessels is going ahead rapidly. This is especially true with regard to Loran installations aboard fishing craft. The adoption of Loran by fishermen to locate exact fishing ground positions on the various banks has resulted in shorter and more profitable trips. Loran is used by the majority of aircraft flying the various oceans. Most transoceanic airlines have found Loran to be an excellent and proven aid to navigation system. The ease and rapidity of obtaining Loran lines of position or fixes is particularly usef
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