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Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but John Rabson sent me the flg today from BT house magazine :

BEACON AIDS SAFETY AT SEA

BT is playing a key role in an initiative to deploy a navigational safety beacon around the UK, Ireland and the Atlantic.
The company has won a contract to deliver a trial long range navigation (Loran) beacon system to the organisations responsible for providing marine aids to navigation in the UK and Ireland - the General Lighthouse Authorities. According to Mike Steel, head of central government business development in BT Global Services, Loran provides position and time information similar to the internationally used global positioning system (GPS),
But unlike GPS which employs satellites to provide coded radio signals Loran uses ground-based low frequency radio stations.
The 27-month pilot will be known as the Loran-C trial. "It offers a great opportunity to improve transmitter and hence navigational coverage in the UK, Ireland and the Atlantic," Mike explained. "Ships will be given a receiver to monitor the Loran signal as part of their shipboard safety and navigation equipment. The transmitters all broadcast at the same frequency, so users will know their position, wherever they happen to be." BT's major client solutions' radio services unit, part of BT Global Services, has begun installation of the transmitting system at Rugby radio station.

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For further information, e-mail:
john.r.faulkner@bt.com

I really cannot see anyone using Loran when they have GPS but there's politics involved. They really WILL have to give away the receivers.

Walter G3JKV.