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FCC chair says we’re too dependent on GPS and wants to explore ‘alternatives’. (www.fcc.gov)

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

What if we built a system of beacon transmitters that sent out pulses and then used recievers that would compare arrival times of those pulses to make a measurement, thus establishing positional location?

We could call it the Long Range something or other. I’m open to suggestions. Need a catchy name!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

You are so close to VOR!

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

They’re describing LORAN.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Oh, so that's what that saucer is for.