hello
personally i`d get rid of the loran, its not as accurate as the gps and
they can be a sod to get working on the stations sometimes and with desk
mounted gps starting at around £200, much easier to work.
i know the navy still buy loran on the off chance that all the gps
satelites fall from the sky, aint that likely though.

regards

mark s wrote:
I just bought a boat that is equipped with (Eagle) LoranCE w/ built in
fishfinder. I'm not sure of the age of these electronics, but they
are already installed and functional. I have a modern fishfinder and
a handheld GPS (RAM mount) which I prefer to use in this boat.
I just wanted to get some opinions and hear some pluses and minuses...
Do you think I should keep the existing gear in the boat and use it in
conjunction with the new gear? (Could mount the 2nd sonar at the rear
of the boat.) Or would I be better off reducing clutter and get rid
of this equipment, and just use the modern electronics?

(Is Loran being phased out? I heard the towers are not being
maintained.)

-Mark