Alaska LORAN C System Termination

[tc1uscg]

Paul, just like in communciations. Morse Code/CW was slow, but reliable. Storms, static bursts, EMP/EMI, didn't interfer with the signal enough to stop the ability of some operator to copy the message. In 1994 when the Coast Guard stopped "listening" for SOS's, it was said that CW's time had come and gone, just like people said the same thing about LORAN stations and the service it provided. I'm sure in our life time, we see this was a mistake.

[paulshinn]

I predict they will regret the shutdown of LORAN within our lifetime.

GPS is soooo great. But, does it have a backup? Nope. Not anymore.

LORAN was land based, and reliable.

[jarettrobak]

someday they'll regret this

[shawnstam]

very true

[Mainsail76]

I hope everyone doesn't one day regret that all of the "old" technology was thrown out with the garbage.