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From: johne@hpvcla.HP.COM (John Eaton)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: LORAN C
Message-ID: <5030001@hpvcla.HP.COM>
Date: 15 Apr 88 17:06:27 GMT
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< LORAN-C transmitting stations are impressive!  Output power ranges 
< from 400 kW to 1.2 MW.  Antennas are 600 or more feet tall, with many 
< long top-hat radials.  Stations are manned by the U.S. Coast Guard, 
< and have diesel generators for emergency power.
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How do they compare with OMEGA broadcast sites? You would think they have
to do something spectacular to transmit at 10 Khz.

 
  
John Eaton
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