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Old 02-08-2010, 04:34 PM
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World War II-era navigation system shutting down - CNN.com


not good imo. always good to have a backup !
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Old 02-09-2010, 05:48 AM
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Used to work the Loran-C units,in a previous life.
Maybe they'll just leave them in place,powered down, waiting for the massive
solar storm EMP...
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Old 02-10-2010, 06:26 AM
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Originally Posted by alarkyokie
Used to work the Loran-C units,in a previous life.
Maybe they'll just leave them in place,powered down, waiting for the massive
solar storm EMP...
Just small errors...
BBC News - Sat-nav devices face big errors as solar activity rises

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Old 02-10-2010, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by sinsilvia666
World War II-era navigation system shutting down - CNN.com


not good imo. always good to have a backup !

Yeah, it's called a VOR/VORTAC
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