Hi There are multiple European chains running that can be picked up from the US. They all are in the skywave zone distance wise.
Bob -----Original Message----- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of J. Forster Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 12:31 PM To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement"@febo.com; " <time-nuts@febo.com>"@qkmail9.01trend.com Subject: Re: [time-nuts] eLoran announcement in the UK 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&u tm_term=http%3A%2F%2Feandt.theiet.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2Fjul%2Feloran-rollout.c fm&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) > > _______________________________________________ > 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
