On 4/4/10 8:11 PM, Eisboch wrote:
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On 4/4/10 7:40 PM, Eisboch wrote:

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The U.S. is not the only country with GPS satellites... :)

True. The Russians have the GLONASS system. That's about it.

There is a European system called Galileo in development and a Chinese
system also in development, but right now the only operational systems
are
by the USA and Russia and they are not compatible.

Eisboch




This from the NY Times:

April 4, 2007
Russia Challenges the U.S. Monopoly on Satellite Navigation
By ANDREW E. KRAMER


As an unqualified to judge layperson, I don't think Loran should be shut
down. The USA is becoming totally dependent on *one* system for commerce,
commercial shipping and military applications.
The potential damage or risk to any of them is a matter of national
security. To operate without a backup system is foolhardy.

Eisboch




Well, perhaps we should all buy some Russian GPS receiver for backup. :)

So, when LORAN was all there was, we were in "foolhardy" mode? :)

I started boating when all I had was a compass and a paper chart.







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