There are on-line petition sites where people can sign on to support a particular cause. Has anyone started such a petition to save LORAN?
I've not seen one. Best, -John ============== > Given the confusing and seemingly ambiguous infomation on the .gov site, a > clearer picture is given by this announcement: > > http://www.gpsworld.com/gnss-system/news/coast-guard-jettisons-loran-9178 > > excerpted below: > > Coast Guard Jettisons Loran > November 25, 2009 > ------------------------------ > > The U.S. Coast Guard Commandant has formally certified that termination of > the Loran-C signal will not adversely impact maritime navigation, signing > a > document to that effect on November 20 and forwarding it to the Secretary > of > Homeland Security Janet Napolitano. The first of the two criteria for > terminating the Loran-C signal has thus been met. > > Anticipated next steps include a Coast Guard ALCOAST Internet message > release on this topic, the release of the Programmatic Environmental > Impact > Statement Record of Decision, and a Federal Register Notice, all measures > en > route to executing the termination of the Loran-C signal. > > Actual termination depends upon a final determination by DHS Secretary > Napolitano that the Loran-C infrastructure is not required as a backup to > GPS. Until then, the Coast Guard will continue moving towards termination > while operating the system. If/when that determination is made, actual > termination will take place. > For a recent *GPS World* blog and readers' comments on this subject, see > Wide > Awake with No > Back-Up<http://www.gpsworld.com/gnss-system/wide-awake/wide-awake-with-no-back-9168> > . > > Inevitable , but still a misguided shame. > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > _______________________________________________ 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.