20 Dec
1998
20 Dec
'98
10:28 p.m.
I just got this curious item from somebody. It's
labelled LORAN C
NAVIGATOR on the back. I haven't powered it up yet, but I guess this is
something similar to GPS (only LORAN is on the ground, isn't it?). It
looks pretty old, and certainly has digital electronics in it. Could
someone tell me what to do with this thing? Would it be useful in a car or
an airplane? (I have neither)
Of course - at least, if you also like to have a
map tank (?) and only like to know the city you
are in - the coordinates you get are exact to
something like 1 km or .5 nautical miles. Not
the best to do automatic steering of your car.
Gruss
H.
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Ich denke, also bin ich, also gut
HRK