Some Loran-C applications, namely Automatic Vehicle Monitoring (AVM), depend heavily on the continuous availability of the complete positioning signals. The specific point adressed in this report is the reliability of the Mediterranean Sea Loran-C chain as seen from an user point of view; the analysis covers the period 1977-1985. The results is that, on the average, over nine years, the probability of a complete loss of all the signals is of about 2,77 x 10-2; i.e. some 24 hours per year. If a receiver has capabilities to search (and properly utilize) the fourth station or other chains, this probability is further reduced.
Reliability of Mediterranean Sea Loran-C chain period 1977 - 1985
Zuverlaessigkeit der LORAN-C-Kette im Mittelmeer fuer den Zeitraum 1977 - 1985
1986
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Conference paper
English
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