[time-nuts] Loran transmitters back on the air.

[J. Forster]

Terrific news!

-John

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> Well darn
> Though I can hear them on the longwire with a hp3586. It appears the loran
> c preamp may have bit the dust. I checked the austrons with the simulator
> and they are doing fine.
> Will have to look at the preamp this weekend. Easily fixable generally
> speaking.
> Can tell at least on the eastcoast that they are running dual rate so
> 59300
> and 99600 I suspect.
> Regards
> Paul
> WB8TSL
>
> On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 7:26 PM, paul swed <paulswedb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Well that would indeed be one heck of a late xmas present will fire up
>> the
>> system tonight
>> THANK you
>> Paul
>> WB8TSL
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 5:45 PM, Greg Broburg <semiflex at comcast.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> A friend in Texas has confirmed that Loran signals are now up and
>>> receivers are showing position. I am including a note from UrsaNav
>>> regarding this event.
>>>
>>> TIME FOR LIFE
>>>
>>> UrsaNav Testing Wide-Area Timing Alternative
>>>
>>> February 29, 2012. This week, for the first time since August 2010,
>>> advanced Low Frequency (LF) signals, including eLoran are on air in
>>> North
>>> America. As a result of a Cooperative Research and Development
>>> Agreement
>>> (CRADA) between the United States Coast Guard and UrsaNav, Inc. live
>>> testing of a wide-area precise timing solution has begun. These initial
>>> tests include a comprehensive pallet of signals, including eLoran, that
>>> are
>>> being evaluated for their ability to provide a robust, wide area,
>>> wireless
>>> precise timing alternative that can operate cooperatively with GPS, or
>>> during periods of GPS unavailability.
>>>
>>> Globally, government, industry, and academic experts recognize that
>>> enhanced LF signals, such as eLoran, can provide alternative timing,
>>> either
>>> as a standalone service, or as a component of a Position, Navigation,
>>> and
>>> Timing (PNT) service. The LF signals operate independently of Global
>>> Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), such as GPS. This recognition has
>>> led
>>> to a cooperative approach, such as the CRADA, for testing and examining
>>> the
>>> benefits of a wide-area timing solution.
>>>
>>> Additional on-air tests are planned at various sites throughout the
>>> United States. Broadcasts will test several different frequencies,
>>> waveforms, and modulation techniques using evolutionary,
>>> state-of-the-art
>>> technology. Reception of these broadcasts are planned at both on-shore
>>> and
>>> off-shore locations, and will include advanced LF data delivery
>>> techniques.
>>> The results of these trials will be presented at national and
>>> international
>>> conferences. Any party interested in any part of the trial, or
>>> interested
>>> in doing their own measurements are invited to contact us.
>>>
>>> UrsaNav is uniquely positioned to help achieve the CRADA goals. We
>>> provide the worlds most advanced solutions for Low Frequency
>>> Alternative
>>> Positioning, Navigation, Timing, and Data, including high performance
>>> eLoran Timing Receivers. We have partnered with Symmetricom, the global
>>> leader in precise time synchronization, and Nautel, the
>>> industry-leading
>>> supplier of high-power RF transmitters. This “alliance of expertise”
>>> provides the foundation technology for the best wide area, terrestrial
>>> based alternative to satellite systems such as GPS. GLONASS, and
>>> Galileo.
>>>
>>>
>>> U.S. Offices
>>> Chris Stout
>>> Vice President, LF Engineerng
>>> 757.312.0790
>>> cstout at ursanav.com
>>>
>>>
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