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mox@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

Before GPS There Was LORAN

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Before GPS There Was LORAN

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mox@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago
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We found it nostalgic to watch [ve3iku] fire up an old Loran-A receiver and, as you can see in the video below, he got it working. If you aren’t familiar with LORAN, it was a common radio nav…
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    well there are no coffee shops in the middle of the ocean…

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      So here’s my pitch…

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        I call it Starducks

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          For some, middle of the ocean can be a bit hard to reach. So I suggest a location of sister chains closer to the customer. I call it

          Tim Shoreton’s

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      I thought it was called Hawaii

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      What, haven’t heard of Dunkin’ Donuts?

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      … but would you like a cup of sea?

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