Return-Path: Received: (qmail 7919 invoked from network); 1 Nov 2004 23:43:19 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ptb-spamcore02.plus.net) (192.168.71.3) by ptb-mailstore01.plus.net with SMTP; 1 Nov 2004 23:43:19 -0000 Received: from mailnull by ptb-spamcore02.plus.net with spamcore-l-b (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1COlpg-0004QK-OB for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Mon, 01 Nov 2004 23:43:30 +0000 Received: from [192.168.67.2] (helo=ptb-mxcore02.plus.net) by ptb-spamcore02.plus.net with esmtp (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1COlpg-0004QH-LU for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Mon, 01 Nov 2004 23:43:28 +0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com ([193.82.116.20]) by ptb-mxcore02.plus.net with esmtp (Exim) id 1COlpV-000Oii-Hj for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Mon, 01 Nov 2004 23:43:17 +0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1COlp7-0000h7-V2 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 01 Nov 2004 23:42:53 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.30] (helo=relay.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1COlp7-0000gy-Il for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 01 Nov 2004 23:42:53 +0000 Received: from smtp04.mrf.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.4.63]) by relay.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1COlp4-0000vE-32 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 01 Nov 2004 23:42:53 +0000 Received: from 66-44-54-32.s32.tnt1.lnhva.md.dialup.rcn.com ([66.44.54.32]:1026 helo=piii750.erols.com) by smtp04.mrf.mail.rcn.net with esmtp (Exim 4.42 #5) id 1COloy-0003pc-Pj for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 01 Nov 2004 18:42:45 -0500 Message-Id: <5.2.0.9.0.20041101183254.02313ec0@pop.erols.com> X-Sender: esanders@pop.erols.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.0.9 Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 18:43:06 -0500 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org From: Nan and Sandy Sanders In-Reply-To: <1d9.2eb6b5ae.2eb81841@aol.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-SPF-Result: relay.thorcom.net: 207.172.4.63 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of erols.com X-Spam-Score: 0.8 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=no,HTML_20_30=0.474,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001,RCVD_IN_NJABL=0.1,RCVD_IN_SORBS=0.1,TW_GV=0.077 Subject: Re: LF: Rugby Loran station Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.5 required=5.0 tests=HTML_20_30,HTML_MESSAGE 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) Content-transfer-encoding: 8bit I think it is strategic value. There are many things that could happen to a satellite based system ranging from a really bad solar CME to ASAT weapons and jammers so it has been recognized that a back up is needed and like it or not Loran is about the only system out there that will work.

Sandy

WB5MMB

At 05:52 PM 11/1/04 -0500, you wrote:

Bad news is often a different spin!

I wish to hell this organisation ( in which I own stock) would get its corporate act together.
In a recent article written up in a prestigious professional journal for managerial people, BT were being quoted as concentrating their efforts on the conversion of their many and varied interests in a myriad of disparate networking technologies into a largely IP-based offering of services in a global marketplace. What with GPS, GLONAST and (soon to be) Galileo (the European version of GPS), what on earth are they hoping to gain and where is the commercial advantage. Or, am I missing a trick here? Is it just possible that LF has a commercial or strategic value we are not informed about! I think we should be told.

73
Pat g4gvw