[HEY4QDEMS]

Loran beacons are still working and I assume they still will be in 2011.

They're ground based and are quite reliable to within a few meters.

This will cause about as much havoc as Y2K did, aka not much at all.

[WackySam]

Loran beacons are still working and I assume they still will be in 2011.

I still use mine for trips out into the Gulf of Mexico.
People look at me like I have 3 heads when I tell them I still use Loran for navigation.

[USCG SimTech]

Loran beacons are still working and I assume they still will be in 2011. They're ground based and are quite reliable to within a few meters. This will cause about as much havoc as Y2K did, aka not much at all.

LORAN is in the process of a rather impressive upgrade under the current proposal. Stunning accuracy for 100KHz signal. To contain massive data in the pulse "manipulations". All with land-based unmanned XMTR stations that won't be the expected 1st thing taken out in a heavy conflict, like most of the GPS birds will most certainly be. Portables stations can be reset in hours instead of years to put up a new sat. Not line of sight, 100KHz is. Cheap, reliable, accurate, rapid XMTR replenishment, backup nav.

I hope the USCG approves it or the DOD picks it up.