For all those that have been involved with the eLoran cause the recent announcement from DHS on eLoran’s future (DHS Press Release) and the inclusion of the program in the President’s budget have come as welcome vindication. Vindication that the work and effort to ensure the U.S. maintains a robust radionavigation system has not been in vain.
While many of us are basking in the glow of recent successes it is important that we do not forget the significant amount of work that lays ahead of us, including:
- Finishing the modernization of the Alaskan and Canadian stations.
- Building out the differential monitor sites and transmission systm.
- Development of user equipment and standards.
- Ensuring appropriate funding is included in the budget in FY09 and the future.
- Ensuring eLoran is appropriately included in the next Federal Radionavigation Plan.
- Conducting the international work that must be done to ensure continuity of the system for users throughout the world.
As progress and setbacks occur relating to eLoran and radionavigation in general I will use this forum to express my thoughts. I encourage people who are interested in these issues to view this blog as a means to develop and maintain a dialog.
