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LORAN STATION BOISE CITY
36 30 20.783 N 102 53 59.487 W
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Fact Sheet
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Site Survey: |
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Construction Date |
1990 |
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Constructed by: |
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Established: |
PreCom established
July 1st 1990
Placed in service Nov 8th 1990 |
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Disestablished: |
FEB 2010 |
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Operated by: |
USCG |
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Chain: |
8970 – GREAT LAKES
9610 – US SOUTH CENTRAL |
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Station Letter designation: |
8970 – “Z”
9610 – “M” |
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Station nickname: |
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On-air testing date: |
9610M - Aug 1990 –
Dec 24th 1990.
8970Z – Aug 1990 to Sep 28th 1990. Ceased 24 hr
operations because of acquisition problems experienced by
some 8970 receivers. One hour on-air testing from Oct 3rd
– Oct 29th . Resumed 24 hour operations Oct 30th,
1991 till Dec 24th 1990. |
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Operational date: |
9610 Dec 25th
1990 for M-W, M-X, M-Y, M-Z Jan 17th 1991 for M-V
8970Z - Dec 25th 1990 |
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Operations Ceased: |
8970 - 08 FEB 2010
9610 - 08 FEB 2010 |
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Station Operation: |
LORAN C:
8970 – SECONDARY
9610 - MASTER |
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Station pair: |
8970 - BAUDETTE,
DANA, MALONE, SENECA
9610 - GILLETTE, GRANGEVILLE, LAS CRUCES, RAYMONDVILLE,
SEARCHLIGHT |
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Loran Rate: |
9610
8970 |
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On-Air: |
8970-Z 30 Oct 1990
9610-M early Aug1990 |
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Off-Air |
8970Z - 082000Z FEB
2010 -
TERMINATION U.S. LORAN C OPS
9610M - 082000Z FEB 2010 -
TERMINATION U.S. LORAN C OPS |
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Monitor Rate: |
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Equipment: |
AN/FPN-65A Timers
AN/FSN-2(v)
AN/FPN-64(v)-4 Solid
State Transmitter
700ft Tower with 800 ft TLE |
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Personnel Allowance: |
ETC (OinC), ET1 (XPO),
MK1 (EPO), and ET2 (OPS). |
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Miscellaneous: |
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Commanding Officers / Officers in
Charge |
PRECOM OINC: ETC Joe
Jester, July 1st 1990-Nov 8th 1990
OINC: ETC Joe Jester, Nov 8th 1990 – Sep 1st
1994
OINC: ETCS Thomas Lowrimore 1994
OINC: ETC Daniel Heineck 2000-2001
OINC: ETC Mark O'Heir 2006 |
Pictures Click
on picture for larger image
Picture from
google earth.
Commissioning Day
November 8, 1990
"Attention to Colors" Commissioning Day at
Boise City.
-- Photo provided by Joe Jester
"Admiral, Loran Station Boise City is ready to
carry out it's mission"
states CPO Jester at the Commissioning Ceremony
-- Photo provided by Joe Jester
PO2 Barry Boyd (Ops PO) illustrates the loran
pulse to the guests at the Commissioning Ceremony
-- Photo provided by Joe Jester
Engine Room circa early 1990s
-- Photo provided by Joe Jester
Looking down from the top of the 700 foot
tower.
-- Photo provided by Joe Jester
"Don't give me that look Rodney, you
volunteered to be a tower climber"
-- Photo provided by Joe Jester
Operations Room circa 1990s
-- Photo provided by Joe Jester
Security patrol on maneuvers. Just
kidding. :)
-- Photo provided by Joe Jester
View from Texline Road
-- Photo provided by Joe Jester
1992 Christmas Card
Awards and Citations
- Click on award for citation
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For period February 1990 to April 1991 |
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