UK Switches on eLoran for Backup in the English Channel

摘要

The General Lighthouse Authorities of the UK and Ireland (GLA) have announced that ships in the Port of Dover, its approaches and part of the Dover Strait can now use eLoran radio navigation technology as a backup to satnav systems like GPS and Galileo. What is considered the world's busiest shipping route is the first to deploy eLoran to counter jammers and space weather, the GLA said in a statement.