[Milsurplus] LORAN is back!!!

[Robert Nickels]

On 5/2/2016 11:10 PM, Bruce Gentry wrote:
> Very encouraging, but are there two or more stations forming a chain? 
> E-Loran is supposed to be backward compatible with existing Loran C 
> receivers, but I fear that may be too good to be true. If it IS true, 
> I have a few receivers ready to go.

Here's a pretty good article that outlines the issues: 
http://www.insidegnss.com/node/3853

Unfortunately this is from 2014 and since then, several European 
companies have abandoned E-Loran plans although there is some private 
sector interest (which is what saved the Iridium system, if you 
recall).    South Korea seems to be leading the E-Loran effort due to 
GPS jamming from the North.   So it may be too early to celebrate but 
there is still a chance for a new Loran service, although old Loran C 
receivers may not be directly usable.

73, Bob W9RAN