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11-23-2011, 07:50 PM
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"Fishbucket"
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Bahston Hahbah
Posts: 6,588
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Can I use VHF antenna as loran antenna
Will it work?
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11-23-2011, 08:01 PM
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lobster = striper bait
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Popes Island Performing Arts Center
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Ski Quicks Hole
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11-24-2011, 08:50 AM
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"Fishbucket"
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Bahston Hahbah
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I thought it was impossible for those conversions to be 100% accurate ?
Plus most of the old timers on fhe water use loran#'s
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11-24-2011, 09:00 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,649
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Most of the old timers are use to "running lines" along the loran charts. You can still get charts with the lines on them. Lot of guys here still chit chat on the radio about running the ### line.
Are the loran signals even being broad-casted anymore? I think that stopped.
I would avoid that technology (despite what the oldtimes say) and just do a loran chart look-up instead of installing out of date technology.
I remember when my dad had a radio direction finder on the boat, the thing was as large as desktop computer case and had a big rotating top to it, it required lots of space, big charts, pencils straight edges, and practice to get a ballpark of where you are via triangulation.
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11-24-2011, 09:39 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Newtown, CT
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They stopped broadcasting LORAN signals two year ago. Now my 800X is a large paperweight.  |
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11-24-2011, 09:17 PM
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"Fishbucket"
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Bahston Hahbah
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Well that answers that
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11-25-2011, 04:44 PM
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lobster = striper bait
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Popes Island Performing Arts Center
Posts: 5,871
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Quote:
Originally Posted by thefishingfreak
I thought it was impossible for those conversions to be 100% accurate ?
Plus most of the old timers on fhe water use loran#'s
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device
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Convert, run to the numbers, should be within close proximity.
Furthest off in tests we did was around 1/4 mile, which isn't bad if you know what you're looking for in the first place. |
Ski Quicks Hole
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12-02-2011, 10:39 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Falmouth
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MakoMike
They stopped broadcasting LORAN signals two year ago. Now my 800X is a large paperweight. |
Mine too, still haven't brought myself to though it away yet. |
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12-02-2011, 11:41 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: 14000 / 44031.5
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Oldtimers??? I'm 39.
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12-02-2011, 12:14 PM
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"Fishbucket"
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Bahston Hahbah
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rip Runner
Mine too, still haven't brought myself to though it away yet.
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Put it in eBay trust me there's boneheads who will buy used loran units without even checking if there still broadcasting. 
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12-02-2011, 12:25 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Newtown, CT
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I'm holing on to mine too, in the (vain?) hope that they may start broadcasting again.
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12-02-2011, 09:49 PM
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lobster = striper bait
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Popes Island Performing Arts Center
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MakoMike
I'm holing on to mine too, in the (vain?) hope that they may start broadcasting again.
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I'll let you know when Jesus pops by Captain Kidd's for a beer. |
Ski Quicks Hole
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