[Milsurplus] Re: Loran C

[Scott Johnson]

LORAN C got an indefinate repreive, and is now being mandated as a
supplemental positioning receiver in all new aircraft GPS's

Scott
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <BOEING377 at aol.com>
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Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 12:28 PM
Subject: [Milsurplus] Re: Loran C


> 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.
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