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LORAN STATION GEORGE
47 03 45.096 N 119 44 36.976 W (WGS-84)
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Documents:
Fact Sheet:
| Site Survey: |
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| Construction Date |
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| Constructed by: |
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| Established: |
OCT 1976 |
| Disestablished: |
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| Operated by: |
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| Chain: |
U.S. WEST COAST CHAIN
CANADIAN WEST COAST |
| Station Letter designation: |
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| Station code name: |
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| Station Unit Number: |
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| Station nickname: |
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| On-air testing date: |
9940-W
5990-Y |
| Operational date: |
9940-W, 25 MAR 77
5990-Y, 30 APR 77 |
| Operations Ceased: |
9940 - 08 FEB 2010
5990-Y |
| Station Operation: |
9940-W
5990-Y |
| Station pair: |
9940-W
5990-Y |
| 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 |
| Monitor Rate: |
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| Equipment: |
AN/FPN-54(A) Timers, AN/FPN-45 Transmitters, 1600KW
DEC 8, 2003, Solid State Transmitter, 1300 kW |
| Antenna Type |
695ft – Stainless Inc, Model I-2512 (SLT) |
| Personnel Allowance: |
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| Miscellaneous: |
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| Commanding Officers / Officers in
Charge |
1st CO: CWO Bill Degeorge 1975 -1976
CO: CWO Lindeblad 1980 -
1981
OINC: ETC Kevin T Anderson 2004 - JUL 2006
OINC: ETC Benjamin A DiGuilio JUL 2006 - |
Pictures:
Click on image for larger picture.
Picture from
google earth
From the top of the tower
On Jun 15th, 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.
New Generation Equipment - Photo provided by ETC Ben
DiGuilio
New Generation Equipment - Photo provided by ETC Ben
DiGuilio
Tower shot of the station - Photo provided by ETC Ben
DiGuilio
2009 Station Patch - Photo provided by ETC Ben DiGuilio
Documents
Part 1 of Nuts and Volts story on Lorsta George (pdf)
Part 2 of Nuts and Volts story on Lorsta George (pdf)
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