[Lowfer] U.S. Loran-C to end by October 1

[k2ors at verizon.net]

Thanks John, I noticed that LORAN C was still on after the Jan 4 date so I called the USCG NAVCEN which oversees LORAN - they said "no comment" and referred me to a public affairs office of Homeland Security in Washington, D.C. . I called Homeland Security and left a voice mail which so far has not been returned.


73 Warren K2ORS
          WD2XGJ
          WD2XSH/23
          WE2XEB/2
          WE2XGR/1


Jan 7, 2010 09:33:56 AM, lowfer at mailman.qth.net wrote:

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The Coast Guard has today published two articles in the Federal Register. They state that Loran-C is not needed as a backup to GPS or for any other Federal requirement, and that they intend to begin shutting down Loran-C operations on Feb. 8, with completion by October 1, 2010. 

See: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-84.pdf

John, W1TAG
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