Originally Posted by
BEagle
The ground station was 'Eureka' and was indicated on the en-route chart by a small black circle with a white 'E'. It worked on frequencies around 220 MHz, whereas 'civil' DME is on 960-1215 MHz.
Thank you, BEagle. I found a good deal of technical information about Eureka/Rebecca at "vintageavionics.nl", and he quotes your description of using it in a Vampire.
Originally Posted by
spekesoftly
Yes they were. I've a 1983 RAF En Route Supp, and for example it shows Eureka channels listed for Cranwell and Linton-on-Ouse.
Superb! I'll snap up a 1977 edition I've spotted on eBay. Many thanks for that.
Guy.