The end of LORAN
On May 7, 10:05*am, jps wrote:
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?
use a road map.
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