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LORAN STATION GEORGE

47 03 45.096 N 119 44 36.976 W (WGS-84)

Fact Sheet:

Site Survey:  

Construction Date  

Constructed by: Cornan Construction Co. Cost >$3M

Established: 19 NOV 1976 Station Dedication

Disestablished: 20 AUG 2010

Operated by: USCG

Chain: U.S. WEST COAST CHAIN
CANADIAN WEST COAST

Station Letter designation:  
Station code name:  

Station Unit Number:  

Station nickname:  

On-air testing date: 9940-W
5990-Y

Declared Operational date: 9940-W, 26 APR 1977
5990-Y, 06 SEP 1977

Operations Ceased: 9940W - 08 FEB 2010
5990Y - 03 AUG 2010

Station Operation: 9940 - W
5990 - Y

Station pair: 9940 - Fallon(M), George(W), Middletown(X), Searchlight(Y)
5990 - Williams Lake(M), Shoal Cove(X), George(Y), Port Hardy(Z)

Loran Rate: 9940-W
5990-Y

On-Air: 9940-W, 15 OCT 76
5990-Y, 1 Mar 77

Off-Air 9940W - 082000Z FEB 2010 - TERMINATION U.S. LORAN C OPS
5990-Y - 031714Z AUG 2010 TERMINATION U.S. CANADIAN LORAN C OPS

Monitor Rate:  

Equipment: AN/FPN-54(A) Timers, AN/FPN-45 Transmitters, 1600KW
8 DEC 2003 - AN/FPN-65, AN/FPN-64 1300 kW

Antenna Type 695ft SLT – Stainless Inc, Model I-2512

Personnel Allowance:  

Miscellaneous: 19 NOV 1976 Station Dedication

Commanding Officers /
Officers in Charge
1st CO: CWO William (Bill) A Degeorge 1975 -1976
CO: CWO Lindeblad 1980 - 1981
CO: CWO Ken Oslen 1982 - MAR 1988

1st OINC: ETC Carter
OINC: ETC Gordon C Patterson 1989 – JUL 1992
OINC: ETC Joseph M Passalacqua JUL 1992 – JUL 1996
OINC: ETC Eric W Pearson JUL 1996 – JUL 1999
OINC: ETC Bradley S Lantz JUL 1999 – JUL 2002
OINC: ETC Kevin T Anderson JUL 2002 - JUL 2006
Last OINC: ETC Benjamin A DiGuilio JUL 2006 - 20 AUG 2010

Documents

Part 1 of Nuts and Volts story on Lorsta George (pdf)
Part 2 of Nuts and Volts story on Lorsta George (pdf)

Pictures:

LORSTA George view from Google Earth

View from google earth

View from top of one of the towers

From the top of the tower

Ash from Mt St Helens

On 18 MAY 1980, Mt St Helens, 130 miles away, erupted and spewed ashes that was captured as they approached the one of the SLT towers at the Loran Station. Click picture for a larger view.

LRE equipments

AN/FPN-45 Transmitter

Solid State Transmitter

New Generation Equipment - Photo provided by ETC Ben DiGuilio

New Timing and Frequency equipment

New Generation Equipment - Photo provided by ETC Ben DiGuilio

view from tower

Tower shot of the station - Photo provided by ETC Ben DiGuilio

New Logo

2009 Station Patch - Photo provided by ETC Ben DiGuilio

Feb 2010 Signal Termination photos

view of station from parking lot

view of passageway

recreation room

recreation room

Tower from station

HVAC equipment

solid state transmitter

Loran pulse on oscilloscope

TFE equipment

One loranimal explaining to a former loranimal

two loranimals

former loranimal

loranimal conference

SSX near coupling unit

TFE equipments

Termination cake

termination presentation

termination presentation

termination presentation

Termination presentation

Termination presentation

termination presentation

termination presentation

termination presentation

termination presentation

termination presentation

termination presentation

termination presentation

termination presentation

termination presentation

termination presentation

Station Logo

Emergency Generator Room

Emergency Generator

two former Coasties

station view from driveway

Last Crew

Last Crew
From Left to right:
ETC Benjamin A DiGuilio, OIC
ET1 Seth D Endter, XPO
ET3 Ryan H Hogan
MK1 Terry D Tice, EPO
Lt (USCG AUX) Gilbert Biles
ET3 Ryan H Hanson

Station Decommissioned 20 AUG 2010
Photos contributed by David Masinster

Towers from I-90
Towers & antennae pic from I-90

Decommissioning Ceremony

ET1 Endter, CDR Pelegrin, ETC DeGuilio (OINC), CDR Sanders (NAVCEN XO)

last flag being folded

Lowering and folding of the flag one last time

present and former crewmembers assembled

Present and past Lorsta George crew

Decommissioning Cake

The last cake

Thanks Dave!