While MegaPulse has dominated the Loran transmitter market for decades it looks like there is a new player in town. Today Nautel and UrsaNav released joint press releases announcing the successful test of Nautel’s new eLoran transmitter at the Loran Support Unit in Wildwood, NJ. UrsaNav was announced in the press releases as the global distributor for Nautel Loran solutions.
Though the price for these new eLoran transmitters was not listed Chuck Schue, CEO of UrsaNav and former Commanding Officer of the Loran Support Unit, did note: “Nautel’s new Loran transmitter technology significantly decreases the cost of [the eLoran system].”
Competition is good. The emergence of an additional Loran receiver manufacturer only three months after the eLoran announcement by the Department of Homeland Security shows that the private sector is anxious to push eLoran. Not only in the U.S. but around the world. From my perspective as a receiver company I say go forth an concur…the more eLoran coverage the better.
As a Mainer I must tip my hat to Nautel…those of us in Vacation Land apparently do more than eat lobsters and swat at mosquitoes.
