Signed up two weeks ago and been lurking. There is a wonderful page for Loran history here:
http://www.loran-history.info/default.asp Dave (Pacific Northwest) > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Naruta AA8K > Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 9:16 AM > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Loran transmitters back on the air > > > In 1983 we were testing Loran for a vehicle > tracking application. We had a van with a > Loran aviation antenna mounted on the roof > and a relatively inexpensive marine Loran > receiver. > > We started with an informal test. This was > miles inland, about an hour's drive North > of Detroit, Michigan. > > We parked on the shoulder of the road, beside > a wooden post. I wrote down the latitude and > longitude. My supervisor then drove the van > a mile away. Then I looked at the Loran > readout while he drove the same road. I only > looked at the display, while giving him verbal > instructions to slow down, slow down more, and > finally I said, "Stop!" > > Dick said, "You're not going to believe this." > I looked up and right outside my window was > the same post! > > > On 03/01/2012 11:26 PM, Hal Murray wrote: > > > > What sort of accuracy can I expect from a Loran type system? > > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
