I agree. On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 10:24 AM, Poul-Henning Kamp <p...@phk.freebsd.dk>wrote:
> In message <f5c81892-7ebd-4f57-8131-59d8eee21...@rtty.us>, Bob Camp > writes: > > >You still come back to what killer Loran-C in the first place - > >Who is going to use it? > > No, I don't particularly think Loran-C is a "killer", but until recently > it was the only feasilble backup for fragile GNSS signals. > > >Until somebody shuts down GPS in a big way, not a lot of drive for > >an alternative. > > I agree, but that doesn't make it sensible thinking :-) > > I think the LightSquared fiasco made some people realize how many > eggs they put in one basket, and I'm sure the Loran-C tests needs > to be seen in that context. > > But that doesn't make them a good idea: Resurrecting LORAN-C now > will never make it an economical backup to GNSS. > > Instead of insisting on keeping an on-air format optimised for > staring at 1950-vintage oscilloscopes, what we need is a VLF system, > in sub/low kW power-range, based on spread-spectrum technology, with a > data-channel so receivers don't have to have a hard coded list > of all transmitters. > > That would make roll-out a matter not for governments, but for > airports, harbours and other interested parties, like for instance > DME. > > -- > Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 > p...@freebsd.org | TCP/IP since RFC 956 > FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe > Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence. > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
