What is Loran?

Loran is a navigation system that relies on radio transmitters signals. For most of the second half of the 20th century, this system was used by navigators around the world, from occasional sailors to the National Fleet, and radically increased the reliability of navigation measurements, making ocean traveling much safer. This system has largely been moved by global positioning satellites (GPS) and their associated navigation systems that are extremely accurate and very affordable.

Loran is a smart shortening lo ng nGE n adignation. The oldest Loran systems were developed in Britain before World War II, and technology was sophisticated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at the age of 40. When the technology was first released, it was quite limited, despite the name, and its use was limited to the army. Over time the range and applicationcins Loran has been extended, with LORAN-C, KTErý works in the range of 90-110 Kilohertz and has become a system in most widespread use. Loran The receiver is able to receive pulse tones from radio transmitters. Since the receiver knows where the transmitters are located, it can triangulate its position using pulses if it can pick up the signals from two transmitters. The naval graphs usually contained transmitter data for the navigator link.

With this system, there have been a number of problems. The transmitters had to be highly accurate and precisely synchronized to ensure that they distribute accurate data and the radio waves were corruption while traveling. Bad weather and bad atmospheric conditions could interrupt the Loran signal, impossible to repair its position for the navigator, and that was a serious risk. Installing computer systems for navigation was also very expensive and maintenance could be intensive.

When GPS has become more easily available, many people switched fromLorana, although several governments, such as the United States and Russia, continued to maintain and use their Loran systems. Some enthusiasts also began to promote Enhanced or Eloran, which connects Loran with other navigation systems to create a complementary system that is less likely to disintegrate. If one system fails, the navigator can easily use another to determine where it is in the world.