[UK-CONTEST] QTC's to CW skimmer! Whatever next!

[Peter Hobbs]

> Consider, for example, that in sailboat racing, engines are not
> permitted under any circumstances.  That does not imply that
> everyone still uses sextants to determine their position and
> plot a course - GPS does the job nicely.
>
OT - for the sake of completeness, would you believe that the RN has just 
issued an invitation to tender for the supply of replacements for the 
Admiralty Pattern Sextants that have been in service since 1942 and are now 
getting "difficult to maintain"?  I guess you have to allow for the fact 
that under circumstances that we can only guess at, GPS may not do the job 
nicely at all.

This got me wondering just how safe anything really is in extremis - what 
about a fallback for the internet?  Now that's an idea to savour!

73, Peter G3LET