LORAN-C, the successor to the LOng-RAnge Navigation (get it?) system that your grandfather used to beat back the Japanese during WWII, will be going offline soon, according to this AP report.
Cost concerns are cited as the primary reason for the shutdown, which will begin February 8th and is expected to end with the final LORAN tower going offline by October 8th. With GPS receivers cheap and the infrastructure pervasive, LORAN is seen as obsolete, and unplugging the system will save an estimated $190 million over five years.
Cost concerns are cited as the primary reason for the shutdown, which will begin February 8th and is expected to end with the final LORAN tower going offline by October 8th. With GPS receivers cheap and the infrastructure pervasive, LORAN is seen as obsolete, and unplugging the system will save an estimated $190 million over five years.
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