[Milsurplus] LORAN

[Al Klase]

Mike,

Doesn't sound like anything is happening yet.  He's an excerpt from the 
Federal Regisater article;

Goal of Proposed CRADA

     Under the proposed CRADA, the Coast Guard's R&DC would collaborate
with non-Federal participants. Together, the R&DC and the non-Federal
participants would research, evaluate, and document at least one
alternative to Global Positioning Systems (GPS) as a means of providing
precise time. The alternative under consideration is a wireless
technical approach for providing precise time using U.S. government
facilities and frequency authorizations.
     The CRADA participants will determine the viability of certain
wireless alternative timing approaches by conducting live, on-air tests
that will be broadcast from former Long Range Navigation (LORAN) sites,
using existing government-provided and non-Federal CRADA participant-
provided transmitting equipment. On-air testing may also be conducted
from other sites as deemed necessary during CRADA testing. Reception of
these test broadcasts are planned at both on-shore and off-shore
locations. The testing will be conducted in four phases. The first
phase will consist of testing on LORAN frequencies (90-110 kHz); the
second phase will be conducted on dGPS frequencies (283.5-325 kHz); the
third phase will be conducted on HA-dGPS frequencies (435-490 kHz); and
the fourth phase will be conducted on a former international calling
and distress frequency (500 kHz). All four phases may be tested
concurrently.

Party Contributions

     We anticipate that the Coast Guard's contributions under the
proposed CRADA will include the following:
     (1) Provide CRADA participants with access to, and appropriate use
of, the facilities at former LORAN Stations, present dGPS sites, and
other government locations for the conduct of CRADA work;
     (2) Provide CRADA participants with all necessary frequency
authorizations for their broadcast within the frequency bands
identified for the CRADA work;
     (3) Provide CRADA participants with all necessary approvals and
access for their installation of the ``precise time'' receivers and
automated/remotely operated data collection equipment aboard at least
one Coast Guard vessel; and
     (4) Develop the Technology Demonstration Description document, Test
Plan, and Project Report for each phase of the CRADA work.
     We anticipate that the non-Federal participants' contributions
under the proposed CRADA will include the following:
     (1) Provide appropriate input to the R&DC for the development of
the Technology Demonstration Description document, and Test Plan for
each phase of the CRADA work;
     (2) Provide, install, operate, maintain, and remove all material
(including hardware, software, and test equipment), along with the
associated labor, needed for the Technology Demonstration as set forth
within the Test Plan for each phase of the CRADA work;
     (3) Provide the R&DC with a Test Report as set forth within the
Test Plan for each phase of the CRADA work; and
     (4) Provide input into the Coast Guard-developed, Project Report
for each phase of the CRADA work.


That's from: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-01-11/html/2012-307.htm

Al

On 3/2/2012 11:52 AM, Mike Tara wrote:
> perhaps i have missed something along the way. i see a paragraph that says loran
> is back. i am very interested in this as i retired from the USCG and spent 2yrs
> on a "A" station. however i see no details on this in the message content. are
> they any details?
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Al Klase - N3FRQ
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