[Milsurplus] Re: Loran C

[BOEING377 at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/4/2004 12:51:57 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
milsurplus-request at mailman.qth.net writes:

> A week or two, someone was asking about the anticipated life of the Loran 
> system
> in the context of whether to buy a Loran or a GPS receiver as a standard of
> frequency (time interval).

Buy a used Loran C, typically $5 at ham swaps. Wait until they shut it down 
(at least 5 yrs IMHO) then buy your GPS which will then be at Walmart for 
$29.99. I like Loran C. I even liked Loran A, having used APN 4 and APN 9 surplus 
gear a LOT.  Something about LF and MF being more appealing to me than 
microwaves.