Simrad has a rich history spanning back to 1946, Simrad Yachting was born from the union of many distinguished pioneers in marine technology. Robertson, Simonsen Radio, Shipmate and Navico represent years of experience in marine autopilot, communications, satellite navigation, electronic chartplotters, echosounders, instrumentation and multifunction displays. The Simrad brand takes its name from Simonsen Radio which like Robertson, began converting surplus radios for use by commercial fishing vessels just after the Second World War.