[time-nuts] Loran in the US

[Charles P. Steinmetz]

Poul-Henning wrote (regarding the possibility of advanced, private 
Loran-like systems):

>Well, that could be your own choice, you can tell your receiver
>which transmitters you trust.

That presumes (i) substantial sophistication on the part of the user 
and (ii) possession of data that would be very hard to gather 
reliably (or to trust, if popularly disseminated) -- neither of which 
may be justified for the vast majority of users.

Technical merit aside, I doubt there is any chance of getting 
regulatory approval for such a system, at least in the US, for 
practical and political reasons.

Best regards,

Charles