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Lawmakers overseeing US Coast Guard move to stop CG from dismantling any more of Loran.
From: Lu Abel
Date: 2014 Feb 14, 16:55 -0800
From: Lu Abel
Date: 2014 Feb 14, 16:55 -0800
I think many of us realize that the 21st Century version of Loran, eLoran, would be a robust alternative to GPS in case GPS is jammed. Land-based transmitters, signal thousands of times more powerful than GPS, very different frequencies -- all characteristics of a robust alternative. In fact, several countries, including Britain and South Korea, are implementing eLoran systems. eLoran was proposed as an upgrade to the US's Loran system several years ago -- and then deleted from the US budget. This new bill does not quite make it happen, but it at least stops the US Coast Guard from tearing down and/or selling off any facilities needed to revive Loran and update it to eLoran. http://www.insidegnss.com/node/3913
