Re: [time-nuts] The USCG really wants to bury Loran-C

2010-05-01 Thread Bob Camp
Hi I suspect they will pretty much do the same with the rest of the system. If anybody wants one last look at their favorite transmitting site, now's the time to do it. It would be nice if NIST took over one of the east coast sites for a VLF station, but I see motion in that direction. Bob

[time-nuts] The USCG really wants to bury Loran-C

2010-04-30 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
Alaska's tallest structure has toppled to the ground in a controlled demolition using explosives. The 411m (1,350ft) Long Range Aids to Navigation (LORAN) tower on the Seward Peninsula was brought crashing down. The Coast Guard, who ordered the demolition, said the tower was deteriorating

Re: [time-nuts] The USCG really wants to bury Loran-C

2010-04-30 Thread Bob Camp
really wants to bury Loran-C Alaska's tallest structure has toppled to the ground in a controlled demolition using explosives. The 411m (1,350ft) Long Range Aids to Navigation (LORAN) tower on the Seward Peninsula was brought crashing down. The Coast Guard, who ordered the demolition, said

Re: [time-nuts] The USCG really wants to bury Loran-C

2010-04-30 Thread Magnus Danielson
On 04/30/2010 06:06 PM, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: Alaska's tallest structure has toppled to the ground in a controlled demolition using explosives. The 411m (1,350ft) Long Range Aids to Navigation (LORAN) tower on the Seward Peninsula was brought crashing down. The Coast Guard, who ordered

Re: [time-nuts] The USCG really wants to bury Loran-C

2010-04-30 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
In message 4bdb0889.9090...@rubidium.dyndns.org, Magnus Danielson writes: On 04/30/2010 06:06 PM, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: Besides, its a perfectly viable excuse to follow up on Bob's point... it's fun to blow things up. Just the footage indicates that they enjoyed setting the show up. I

Re: [time-nuts] The USCG really wants to bury Loran-C

2010-04-30 Thread Don Latham
no,it won't be there to restart LORAN at any time in the future... Don Magnus Danielson On 04/30/2010 06:06 PM, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: Alaska's tallest structure has toppled to the ground in a controlled demolition using explosives. The 411m (1,350ft) Long Range Aids to Navigation (LORAN)

Re: [time-nuts] The USCG really wants to bury Loran-C

2010-04-30 Thread David Forbes
Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8653754.stm At least they didn't hit the building with the tower! I like how the BBC helpfully offers several more demolition videos at the end. --David Forbes ___ time-nuts mailing

Re: [time-nuts] The USCG really wants to bury Loran-C

2010-04-30 Thread Magnus Danielson
On 04/30/2010 07:27 PM, David Forbes wrote: Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8653754.stm At least they didn't hit the building with the tower! I like how the BBC helpfully offers several more demolition videos at the end. None of them seems to be the

Re: [time-nuts] The USCG really wants to bury Loran-C

2010-04-30 Thread Rob Kimberley
: Re: [time-nuts] The USCG really wants to bury Loran-C On 04/30/2010 07:27 PM, David Forbes wrote: Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8653754.stm At least they didn't hit the building with the tower! I like how the BBC helpfully offers several more demolition

Re: [time-nuts] The USCG really wants to bury Loran-C

2010-04-30 Thread Magnus Danielson
On 04/30/2010 07:17 PM, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: In message4bdb0889.9090...@rubidium.dyndns.org, Magnus Danielson writes: On 04/30/2010 06:06 PM, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: Besides, its a perfectly viable excuse to follow up on Bob's point... it's fun to blow things up. Just the footage

Re: [time-nuts] The USCG really wants to bury Loran-C

2010-04-30 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
In message 4bdb13b3.9080...@rubidium.dyndns.org, Magnus Danielson writes: On 04/30/2010 07:17 PM, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: I wonder if they did a last verification on their cold war evacuation instructions ? I don't think the antenna mast would be the first priority. Appearantly it was on

Re: [time-nuts] The USCG really wants to bury Loran-C

2010-04-30 Thread paul swed
Sad to see. On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 12:06 PM, Poul-Henning Kamp p...@phk.freebsd.dkwrote: Alaska's tallest structure has toppled to the ground in a controlled demolition using explosives. The 411m (1,350ft) Long Range Aids to Navigation (LORAN) tower on the Seward Peninsula was brought