Hi Wouter:

I'd be interested in learning what you find in the way of LORAN-C kits.  
Note that the LORAN-C signal is made up of pulses so a receiver needs to 
have the bandwidth to pass them.
I built a Group Repetition Interval (GRI) generator some decades ago.  
It was a divider programmable using 3 thumb wheel switches.
When the GRI pulse is used to trigger a scope all the pulses in that 
chain stay still and all the other GRI pulses appear at random places.
The master station has more pulses in it'sgroup than the slaves so it's 
easy to find the master.  Then by measuring the time delay between the 
various pulses you can find you position.  With my crude setup the 
location was within maybe a mile.

For circuit diagrams using mostly discrete parts I have a CD-ROM with 
many Austron manuals for sale at:
http://www.pacificsites.com/~brooke/A2100F.shtml#Man

Note that although the LORAN-C system was designed for coastal 
navigation it can also be used for precision timing.  The AUstron 2100T 
receiver is designed to do this and when receiving a nearby station 
works about as good as GPS.

Have Fun,

Brooke Clarke, N6GCE

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Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:09:20 +0100
From: "Wouter van Ooijen" <wouter@voti.nl>
Subject: [EE]: loran C
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Are there any do-it-yourself Loran C receiver designs available? Yes, I
did google, but found one.

Wouter van Ooijen

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