Return-Path: <owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org> Received: (qmail 46451 invoked from network); 8 Mar 2005 20:32:52 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ptb-spamcore01.plus.net) (192.168.71.1) by ptb-mailstore01.plus.net with SMTP; 8 Mar 2005 20:32:52 -0000 Received: from mailnull by ptb-spamcore01.plus.net with spamcore-l-b (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1D8lPY-000Hg2-EE for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Tue, 08 Mar 2005 20:34:48 +0000 Received: from [192.168.67.1] (helo=ptb-mxcore01.plus.net) by ptb-spamcore01.plus.net with esmtp (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1D8lPM-000Hce-LV for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Tue, 08 Mar 2005 20:34:24 +0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com ([193.82.116.20]) by ptb-mxcore01.plus.net with esmtp (Exim) id 1D8lPD-00053p-Dx for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Tue, 08 Mar 2005 20:34:15 +0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1D8lM0-0004GA-An for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 08 Mar 2005 20:30:56 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.30] (helo=relay.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1D8lLz-0004G1-Sd for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 08 Mar 2005 20:30:55 +0000 Received: from smtp802.mail.ukl.yahoo.com ([217.12.12.139]) by relay.thorcom.net with smtp (Exim 4.43) id 1D8lLw-00064u-F7 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 08 Mar 2005 20:30:55 +0000 Received: from unknown (HELO Main) (Alan.Melia@213.122.65.199 with login) by smtp802.mail.ukl.yahoo.com with SMTP; 8 Mar 2005 20:30:46 -0000 Message-ID: <000701c5241d$b01a6ae0$6507a8c0@Main> From: "Alan Melia" <Alan.Melia@btinternet.com> To: "LF-Group" <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org> Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 20:30:30 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 X-SPF-Result: relay.thorcom.net: 217.12.12.139 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of btinternet.com X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=failed,none Subject: LF: Loran-C future in Europe Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=LINES_OF_YELLING autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-Spam-Filtered: by PlusNet SpamCORE (v3.00) Hi all, I have been alerted to some statements on the NELS web site by Finbar EI0CF at malin Head, who has had a bulletin via the Irish Commisioner of Lights. The following is taken off the home page of the NELS web site. The link in the notice will atke you to the page and more data will be found under the news heading in the drop-down menu. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- NOTICE CONCERNING LORAN-C IN NORTHWEST EUROPE The Northwest European Loran-C System (NELS) will be discontinued on 1 January 2006. However the Loran-C signal will remain available in part of the present coverage area. The most up-to-date information can be found on http://www.nels.org Further notification with more details will be issued before 1 October 2005. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- It would seem that the Northern European nations have withdrawn from the consortium and it looks as though Sylt and the more northern chain will cease on 1st Jan next year. So far only the French intend to carry on with their chain. I suspect that this will not last long when the full cost and the committment to Galileo (EU GPS) is realised. I also suspect that this will knock the BT "experiment" on the head. Finbar send 73 to all his LF friends Cheers de Alan G3NYK