[time-nuts] eLoran announcement in the UK

Darren Grist darren.grist at gmail.com
Wed Jul 17 12:55:02 EDT 2013


http://www.loran-europe.eu  has details of european transmitters. Anthorn
in the uk has a power of 250kW


On 17 July 2013 17:31, J. Forster <jfor at quikus.com> wrote:

> Do you have any idea of the transmitter power/antenna gain?
>
> The relatively low power of the UK 60 kHz is strong enough to interfere w/
> WWVB in MA, so I'm wondering if the UK eLORAN might be usably strong.
>
> -John
>
> ===============
>
>
>
>
> > Not the first time this has been mentioned but another confirmation of
> > the GPS alternative and "eLoran stations to be rolled out across UK"
> >
> >
> http://eandt.theiet.org/news/2013/jul/eloran-rollout.cfm?utm_source=Adestra&utm_campaign=E%26T%20News%20fortinightly%20-AUTOMATION%20VERSION-%20members&utm_medium=Newsletters-E%26T%20News&utm_content=E%26T%20News%20-%20Members&utm_term=http%3A%2F%2Feandt.theiet.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2Fjul%2Feloran-rollout.cfm&utm_contact=17085095
> >
> > "/A navigation system resilient to GPS jamming will be installed along
> > the south and east coast of the UK, it was announced today./
> >
> > /Following approval by the Department for Transport, seven differential
> > eLoran stations will be installed to provide alternative position,
> > navigation and timing (PNT) information to ensure that ships equipped
> > with eLoran receivers can navigate safely in the event of GPS failure in
> > one of the busiest shipping regions in the world./
> >
> > /The GPS signals most ships rely on are vulnerable to both deliberate
> > and accidental jamming, which is causing increasing concern because of
> > the wide availability of GPS jammers online for as little as £30 that
> > are capable of causing complete outages across all receivers currently
> > on the market./
> >
> > /The rollout, led by the General Lighthouse Authorities (GLAs) of the UK
> > and Ireland, is the first in the world to deploy this technology for
> > shipping companies operating both passenger and cargo services./"
> >
> > ..... etc
> >
> > Regards
> > David
> >
> > (I've designed & built off air standards for 60kHz MSF, 198kHz BBC
> > radio4 and GPS so it looks another project just added to the DO list)
> >
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