# LORAN-C, Glad To See You Go **URL:** \ **Category:** Homepage News\ **Created:** [January 22, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/loran-c-glad-to-see-you-go/3272 "2010-01-22T14:09:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![john](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/john/32/5_2.png) [@john](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/john)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/loran-c-glad-to-see-you-go/3272/1 "2010-01-22T14:09:28Z")
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xPavWP4gVkw/S1f5kFeSDjI/AAAAAAAAE9U/LMLUXFFnJIc/s400/figure7-1.gif) LORAN-C - Glad To See You GoBy [CaptainAnuj Velu](http://anujvelu.blogspot.com/) The[[/UR… [url=http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/loran-c-glad/]Click HERE to read the full blog article.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LORAN) ---
**Author:** ![john](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/john/32/5_2.png) [@john](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/john)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/loran-c-glad-to-see-you-go/3272/2 "2010-01-22T14:12:03Z")
Before the emails start entering my inbox… the answer is, I personally [do not support the removal of loran stations](http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/chance-fight-eloran/). That being said, I do fully support a diversity of opinion on this blog. -John ---
**Author:** ![mitko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@mitko](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/mitko)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/loran-c-glad-to-see-you-go/3272/3 "2010-01-22T16:24:07Z")
Looks like future GNSS devices will have combined receivers from all sattelite systems. Such combined GLONASS/GPS already available in russian marine market. Add there future Galileo and you’ll get navigational system which doesn’t depend from most of GNSS technical or political problems. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/e/1/e17bf2cdb48f7bcd4d529fdaa3a9e36c70d9359e.png) [@system](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/loran-c-glad-to-see-you-go/3272/4 "2010-01-22T20:03:27Z")
This forum is alive? If yes, please remove this topic and my account. ---
**Author:** ![kzoo\_pilot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kzoo_pilot/32/1600_2.png) [@kzoo\_pilot](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/kzoo_pilot)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/loran-c-glad-to-see-you-go/3272/5 "2010-01-22T22:56:09Z")
It is simple and it works . . . it really bugs me that $ trumps the safety issue of a “backup” GPS. The only bright spot to shutting down LORAN is I won’t have to have this conversation: “Mr. Pilot, what are all these colored lines on the chart?” “That is the LORAN lattice Mr. Mate. We used that all the time up here on the lakers and just about everyone still has a receiver on the bridge. I grew up using that on my parents boat and in the Coast Guard, too.” “Oh, I see Mr. Pilot . . . that is the [I]old[/I] radio nav system. Wow, I have never used it before. They just mentioned it in school, never really got into the use of it.” . . . sigh . . . am I [I]really[/I] getting old? ---
**Author:** ![cttief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@cttief](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/cttief)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2010, 3:29am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/loran-c-glad-to-see-you-go/3272/6 "2010-01-23T03:29:24Z")
I wonder how long after they take it out of service that it will still be on the license exams ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/e/1/e17bf2cdb48f7bcd4d529fdaa3a9e36c70d9359e.png) [@system](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2010, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/loran-c-glad-to-see-you-go/3272/7 "2010-01-23T09:29:10Z")
My test this forum number 2. trfekiol ---
**Author:** ![Capt\_Fran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Capt\_Fran](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Capt_Fran)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 2:44am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/loran-c-glad-to-see-you-go/3272/8 "2010-01-25T02:44:54Z")
> [@cttief;25644](#): > > I wonder how long after they take it out of service that it will still be on the license exams Pretty sure I had a question about breeches buoys on my last exam, so we’ll probably have LORAN questions for another 30 years or so… ---
**Author:** ![richard8000milesaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@richard8000milesaway](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/richard8000milesaway)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2010, 4:16am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/loran-c-glad-to-see-you-go/3272/9 "2010-01-26T04:16:39Z")
I’m glad to see Loran go. with multiple sat systems either in place or about to be in place it seems logical. the same logic applies as to why I don 't keep my old computers: upgrade. ---
**Author:** ![velu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/6a8cbe/32.png) [@velu](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/velu)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2010, 4:53am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/loran-c-glad-to-see-you-go/3272/10 "2010-01-26T04:53:02Z")
Thank you John for having my post on the gCaptain. Appreciate it. I sincerely wish Loran goes to the heaven where all nice nav systems go once they die. Cheers, Velu