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Default The end of LORAN


"jps" wrote in message
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On Thu, 7 May 2009 10:57:09 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:


Oh well. It was nice having a backup system to GPS, but it looks like
it's
dead.
I think it was Clinton who tried to dump it before but it was retained due
to an overwhelming protest by the military, commercial transportation
operations and the general boating/aviation public.

GPS can be jammed. LORAN is much more difficult to jam. I've used both
and although GPS is very good, I always liked the reliability of LORAN.

Eisboch


Again you find yourself in the minority. What's a renaissance man to
do?


Buy new tubes for my tires?

Eisboch