[time-nuts] Loran?

Bob Camp lists at rtty.us
Sun Dec 19 04:54:53 UTC 2010


Hi

More precisely, LORAN-A as opposed to LORAN-C.

Bob


On Dec 18, 2010, at 11:49 PM, Max Robinson wrote:

> He didn't say Loran C he said Loran.  That is the old system that used to operate just above the AM broadcast band and took away most of the 160 meter ham band.  That hasn't been around for decades.  I don't think there is a version of it operating anywhere in the world.
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Magnus Danielson" <magnus at rubidium.dyndns.org>
> To: <time-nuts at febo.com>
> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 6:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Loran?
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>> On 12/19/2010 12:46 AM, Chris Albertson wrote:
>>> Some one gave me an old Loran receiver.  It fires up, the keypad and
>>> LCD display seem to work but status is always "Searching"
>>> 
>>> Questions:
>>> 1) I think there are still Loran transmitters?
>>> 2) What does a Loran antenna look like?  A random length of wire
>>> strung up in the attic is doing nothing.
>>> 
>> 
>> If you are in North America you are out of luck. You *might* pick up on European LORAN-C transmitters.
>> 
>> So, locality first...
>> 
>> THEN we can advice you on what antenna needs you have... and then we also needs to know what LORAN C receiver you have...
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Magnus
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