Brooke,

On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 09:33:35 -0700, Brooke Clarke wrote:

> The time transfer method that's second best after GPS is LORAN-C.  This=
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> system had a questionable future after GPS came out and after the Omega=
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> radio navigation system was shut down, and a few months ago the GEOS=20
> satellite based time service was shut down, but LORAN-C has recently=20
> been selected as a backup to GPS and the system will survive and is in=20
> the process of being modernized.

Maybe in the US, but over this side of the pond LORAN-C is dying out - se=
e http://home.online.no/~loran-c/ :

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31.12.2004
The Norwegian Government has desided to shut down the Norwegian Loran-C s=
tations at B=F8 (7001M - 9007X),=20
Jan-Mayen (7001X - 9007W),Berlev=E5g(7001Y) and V=E6rlandet(9007Y -7499Y)=
 from January 1. 2006
The desission is based on the facts that Loran-C is no longer in use by b=
oats and planes, and that, in an=20
emergency, the GPS users can use lighthouses and sea-markers.
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Cheers,


Howard Winter
St.Albans, England



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