On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:32:40 -0500, "Armond Perretta"
wrote:

I recently removed a Sitex 767c from my small sailing boat with the
intention of putting it into long-term storage. I typically run one of 3 GPS
units which have met my needs in varied situations. They all feed a laptop,
send 0183 data to the radar display, the autopilot, etc., via various
switching methods. They all run on the ship's mains, and 2 of the 3 run on
batteries also. My cruising area has at various times covered the area from
the Maritimes to the northern Caribbean and that's likely to remain the
case. I have read that the US is considering eliminating funding for LORAN
despite the recent buzz about eLORAN and other innovations and this factored
into my removal decision.


It appears from
http://www.gpsworld.com/gnss-system/...p-loran-c-9087
that Loran-C is likely to discontinue operation on Jan 4, 2010, so
there may be no point in keeping a Loran-C receiver.


--
Peter Bennett, VE7CEI
peterbb4 (at) interchange.ubc.ca
GPS and NMEA info: http://vancouver-webpages.com/peter
Vancouver Power Squadron: http://vancouver.powersquadron.ca

On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:13:48 -0800, Peter Bennett
wrote:

It appears from
http://www.gpsworld.com/gnss-system/...p-loran-c-9087
that Loran-C is likely to discontinue operation on Jan 4, 2010, so
there may be no point in keeping a Loran-C receiver.

I hadn't realized that it might go away that quickly, don't think too
many people are going to miss it however. I get a chuckle from
people claiming that the GPS system is prone to interference. They
obviously never tried navigating with Loran on a dark and stormy night
when the lightning is crashing around you.

Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:13:48 -0800, Peter Bennett
wrote:

It appears from
http://www.gpsworld.com/gnss-system/...p-loran-c-9087
that Loran-C is likely to discontinue operation on Jan 4, 2010, so
there may be no point in keeping a Loran-C receiver.

I hadn't realized that it might go away that quickly, don't think too
many people are going to miss it however. I get a chuckle from
people claiming that the GPS system is prone to interference. They
obviously never tried navigating with Loran on a dark and stormy night
when the lightning is crashing around you.


Five weeks time? So soon? Me neither! A note sent this month from the
chair of the Senate committee on Homeland Security to the Secretary of
Homeland Security is contained in the pointer below.

http://www.gpsworld.com/gnss-system/...apolitano-9124

Brian W

Peter Bennett wrote:

It appears from
http://www.gpsworld.com/gnss-system/...p-loran-c-9087
that Loran-C is likely to discontinue operation on Jan 4, 2010, so
there may be no point in keeping a Loran-C receiver.

OPINION AND SPECULATION

I had earlier seen Susan Collins discussing LORAN funding with Janet
Napolitano. Based on this discussion alone, I'd speculate that LORAN
funding will be in the budget for some time to come. Collins was at least
partially addressing the lobster fishermen in her home state with this
performance, but that aside she has quite a bit of credibility on the Hill.

/OPINION AND SPECULATION

--
Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
http://home.comcast.net/~kerrydeare

Armond Perretta wrote:

OPINION AND SPECULATION

I had earlier seen Susan Collins discussing LORAN funding with Janet
Napolitano. Based on this discussion alone, I'd speculate that LORAN
funding will be in the budget for some time to come. Collins was at
least partially addressing the lobster fishermen in her home state
with this performance, but that aside she has quite a bit of
credibility on the Hill.
/OPINION AND SPECULATION

Continuing on this quest (and replying to my own post), I note that
CrossRate, a manufacturer of combined LORAN/GPS gear, quotes the following
re LORAN status on thier website:

"Just Announced: DHS is reviewing the use of eLoran as a backup to
GPS and holding off terminating the Loran system."

Don't discard your old LORAN just yet!

--
Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
http://home.comcast.net/~kerrydeare