[time-nuts] eLORAN will be on the air GRI 99600

[Magnus Danielson]

Hi Paul,

I only ask as you seem to track this thing the best here on time-nuts,
as far as I have seen, such that it is your emails that keeps me best up
to date with the progress.

Cheers,
Magnus

On 2020-08-05 19:21, paul swed wrote:
> Hi Magnus been a while since have emailed.
> Its one site that was a test transmitter. Its in New Jersey, USA.
> The goal of the testing I believe is to establish the viability of an
> alternate PNT reference to GPS. Additionally the ability to communicate
> some level of message broadcast. This should be identical to proposals I
> have heard of in Europe.
> But I have no direct relationship to any of this. Like you, a very
> interested observer and hope that eLORAN wins the battle.
> Unfortunately there are many alternate proposals such as using other
> satellites. Hmmm if I wanted to advance my career in the Air Force or Space
> Force (Yes thats actually real now).
> Would I select the lowly reliable as heck eLORAN at sub $100 M/year to
> operate. Or the glorious space based proposals in $B region. Never mind
> that at least 3 countries now have demonstrated killer satellites.
> Sorry for that editorial.
> Regards
> Paul
> WB8TSL
>
> On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 11:04 AM Magnus Danielson <magnus at rubidium.se> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Do you know that they would do test with two actual transmitter sites?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Magnus
>>
>> On 2020-08-05 16:00, paul swed wrote:
>>> Hello to fellow time nuts.
>>> Warm up those old Austrons. eLORAN out of New Jersey has been on the air
>>> intermittently prior to a test run next week. Due to the storm they have
>>> lost power and should have it back today or tomorrow.
>>> The intention will be on the air operation till the 20th. That's a long
>>> run. Nice.
>>> Seems the Austron 2100s can be had for reasonable money these days also.
>>> Enjoy.
>>> Paul
>>> WB8TSL
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