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!

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