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Charlie Morgan wrote:

Another reason why sailors should not become overly reliant on any one
method of navigation...

http://www.newscientisttech.com/channel/tech/dn10189-solar-flares-will-disrupt-gps-in-2011.html

CWM


I was just given a state of the art LORAN system, guess I've got 4 years
to install it!

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Martin Baxter wrote:
Charlie Morgan wrote:
Another reason why sailors should not become overly reliant on any one
method of navigation...

http://www.newscientisttech.com/channel/tech/dn10189-solar-flares-will-disrupt-gps-in-2011.html

CWM


I was just given a state of the art LORAN system, guess I've got 4 years
to install it!

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Marty

I thought they were going to dump out the LORAN signals....
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katy wrote:

Martin Baxter wrote:
? Charlie Morgan wrote:
?? Another reason why sailors should not become overly reliant on any one
?? method of navigation...
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?? CWM
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? I was just given a state of the art LORAN system, guess I've got 4 years
? to install it!
?
? Cheers
? Marty
I thought they were going to dump out the LORAN signals....


I've read that a few times too... possibly as early as 2007. This seems
a shame as so many are (foolishly in my opinion), depending on GPS
almost exclusively.

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