The Brits are turning their Loran system back on to protect against GPS outages from jamming or space weather: http://www.gpsworld.com/uk-switches-on-eloran-for-backup-in-the-english-channel/ -- Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX caf@omen.com www.omen.com Developer of Industrial ZMODEM(Tm) for Embedded Applications Omen Technology Inc "The High Reliability Software" 10255 NW Old Cornelius Pass Portland OR 97231 503-614-0430

Actually it has been on all the time - this is just a more extensive implementation of the (formerly experimental) e-loran 'add-in' to target high usage areas. Paul Reeves G8GJA -----Original Message----- From: time-nuts-bounces@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces@febo.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R Sent: 09 January 2013 08:05 To: ExTek; time-nuts Subject: [time-nuts] eLoran for GPS backup The Brits are turning their Loran system back on to protect against GPS outages from jamming or space weather: http://www.gpsworld.com/uk-switches-on-eloran-for-backup-in-the-english-channel/ -- Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX caf@omen.com www.omen.com Developer of Industrial ZMODEM(Tm) for Embedded Applications Omen Technology Inc "The High Reliability Software" 10255 NW Old Cornelius Pass Portland OR 97231 503-614-0430 _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.

Hi Chuck, It never went off!! The French are spear-heading this. An experimental eLoran station was run from Rugby (GBR site) before it finally closed then the gear was relocated to be run by VT Communications, now Babcock I believe, based on Anthorn (south bank of the Solway Firth). This uses the gear that was originally destinded for Loop Head in Ireland (but cancelled due to local protest) as the 3rd slave on the Lessay chain. Anthorn is not ideal but it was already a Mil VLF (19.6kHz) site. The original experiment was mounted from Trinity House, the Lights an Nav authority for the UK, at their base in Harwich just across the river from me. The French have attempted to resurect the Mediteranean chain but have had no interest. Most of the financers of the Baltic Sylt chain do not seem enthusiastic but it remains on (I believe subsidised by the French) Alan G3NYK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R" <caf@omen.com> To: "ExTek" <gatesja-list@eskimo.com>; "time-nuts" <time-nuts@febo.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 8:04 AM Subject: [time-nuts] eLoran for GPS backup > The Brits are turning their Loran system back on to protect against GPS > outages from jamming or space weather: > > http://www.gpsworld.com/uk-switches-on-eloran-for-backup-in-the-english-channel/ > > -- > Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX caf@omen.com www.omen.com > Developer of Industrial ZMODEM(Tm) for Embedded Applications > Omen Technology Inc "The High Reliability Software" > 10255 NW Old Cornelius Pass Portland OR 97231 503-614-0430 > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there.

-------- In message <3B5BC99D4C814337985A6DE70F6AAC60@gnat>, "Alan Melia" writes: >Most of the financers of the Baltic Sylt chain do not seem >enthusiastic but it remains on (I believe subsidised by the French) I belive UK and France carries the entire cost of the "NELS" chains now. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 phk@FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence.