Navigational Aids

What do we mean by Navigational Aids or NAVAIDS?

Well, first off we mean NAVIGATIONAL AIDS : how the hell do we get home and then, what was on offer in 1959 [for example] a time when the lessons learned from WW2 were integrated in our every day toolbox of NAVIGATION. These included:-

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Device Variants
COMPASS Gyro
Magnetic
Transmitting Magnetic
Gyro Magnetic
LOGS Pitometer
Chernikeeff
Electro Magnetic
Taffrail
Topographical
Highlights
ECHO SOUNDERS Supersonic Echo Sounder
Type 765
SEXTANTS Marine Radio Horizontal Angles
DISTANCE MEASURERS Optical Rangefinder
Taut Wire Measuring Gear
Tellurometer
SELF CONTAINED
NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEMS		 Shipborne inertial
Navigational System (SINS)
Magnetometer
Gravitometer
RADAR High Definition Warning
Surface
Navitran
RADIO AIDS (HYPERBOLIC)
CW PHASE COMPARISON		 Standard Commercial Decca
Survey Decca
Dectra (Decca Track and Range)
Delrac (Deccal Long Range Area Coverage)
Radux
Omega
Raydist
Lorac
Berserk
Rana
RADIO AIDS (HYPERBOLIC)
PULS COMPARISON		 Gee (RN QH)
Loran
LF Loran (Loran 'C')
EPI (Electric Position Indicator)
Ctac
RADIO AIDS (CIRCULAR) Shoran
Two Range Decca
RADIO AIDS (AZIMUTHAL) MF/HF Shipborne
MF/HF Shore Based
Consol (ex German Sonar)
Popi (Post Office Position Indicator)
Consolan
Navaglobe
Facom
Navarho
Microwave Beacon
MISCELLANEOUS TRACKING AIDS Tacan
Airborne doppler
Shipborne doppler
Leader Cable
UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC U.A.N.S. (N.A.D.C. System)
Passive Acoustic Markers
Active Acoutic Beacons

But, we must concentrate on RADIO NAVAIDS and even then, on just a few of the systems available.

Below you will find some of the most important modern day [1960-1980] devices which give a good description of the gear on offer with a supporting picture.

Type DAS2
Type QM10
Types QM3,4
Types QM 5,9,10
Types QM 6,7,8,11
Type YE<

followed by a description of the kit used in the 1950's
Radio Navigation Aids - lots of good things in here!