Manufactured in 1987 by Navstar Systems, the ‘Navstar 2000 Loran Receiver’ worked with LORAN, a hyperbolic radio navigation system first developed in the United States during World War II. The widespread introduction of inexpensive electronics in the 1980s caused Loran sets to dramatically drop in price.

The Navstar 2000 Loran Receiver was made for the leisure market. This unit represents a key moment when marine electronic navigation devices became more accessible to non-professional boaters. The ‘2000’ series was manufactured from 1987 to about 1993. The electronics were developed by a research and development team based in Daventry, UK. The Navstar 2000 Loran Receiver was often sold and used with either the Navstar 2000 Satellite Navigator (ZBA9314) that used the Transit satellite system, and/or the Navstar 2000 Decca Receiver (ZBA9317). Together, the three receivers cover a range of position-fixing technologies used by mariners in the period 1987-1993.

Designed for ease of use, the unit had a backlit LCD display, tactile keyboard and refined software to give simple operation. NMEA interfacing and operation with a full navigational package are amongst its many features.