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Orbital Communications Corp. [ORBI] recently named Beraq, Israel-based Elisra Electronics Systems‘ Stellar Satellite Communications subsidiary to manufacture a handheld communicator for its Orbcomm satellite system. The communicator, the EL-2000, will...

RM ION CHAPTER SPONSORS APPLICATIONS MEETING October 3, 1996 The Rocky Mountain Section of the Institute of Navigation (ION) is planning a "Cutting-Edge GPS Applications" meeting Oct. 24 at the...

CMC ANNOUNCES NEW COMPASS 3800 October 3, 1996 Chicago Map Corp.’s (CMC) new $339 Compass 3800 combines a Garmin GPS 38 handheld receiver with its street-level mapping software for use...

STARLINK DEVELOPS DNAV FIELD PACK October 3, 1996 Austin, Texas-based Starlink Inc.’s new DNAV Field Pack combines a DGPS receiver and MSK radiobeacon for portable data collection, the company said....

ALLEN OSBORNE ASSOCIATES INTRODUCES RTTK CAPABILITY October 3, 1996 Westlake Village, Calif.-based Allen Osborne Associates’ (AOA) Real Time TurboKinematic (RTTK) is designed for its TurboRogue and Rascal GPS receivers, the...

CERULEAN AND AT&T OFFER AVL PRODUCT October 3, 1996 Cerulean Technology Inc. and AT&T Wireless Services [T] are offering an AVL system on a laptop computer. The product is designed...

C-MAP CHARTS USED BY U.S. NAVY October 3, 1996 C-Map.’s electronic charting display and information systems (ECDIS) units were used recently by five U.S. Navy aircraft carriers. The carriers also...

JPO AWARDS GPS KIT CONTRACT TO ALLIED SIGNAL October 3, 1996 Olathe, Kan.-based Allied Signal Avionics Inc. recently won a $1.9 million Navstar GPS Joint Program Office (JPO) contract for...

ROCKWELL AG UNIT GRABS $4.5 MILLION CONTRACT October 3, 1996 Rockwell Agriculture Systems [ROK] recently won a $4.5 million contract for a integrated sprayer control systems from Willmar, Minn.-based Willmar...

RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT MONTEK SIGNS DEAL WITH NCAA October 3, 1996 Raytheon Aircraft Montek Co. [RTN] recently signed a deal with the Norwegian Civil Aviation Administration (NCAA) to provide a DGPS...