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LORAN STATION DANA
39 51 07.540 N 87 29 12.140 W
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Fact Sheet
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Site Survey: |
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Construction Date |
1966 |
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Constructed by: |
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Established: |
030800Z JAN 1967 – Commissioned as a HQs Unit |
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Disestablished: |
FEB 2010 |
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Operated by: |
USCG |
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Chain: |
U.S EAST COAST 1967
– SEP 1978
GREAT LAKES 31 MAR 1980 – PRESENT
U.S. NORTHEAST COAST 6 MAY 1979 - PRESENT |
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Station Letter designation: |
SS-0, SS-7, 9930 “Z”
8970 “M”
9960 “Z” |
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Station code name: |
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Station Unit Number: |
1967 -
98-40135
08-40135 |
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Radio Call Sign: |
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Station aka: |
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On-air testing date: |
SS-0, 1966
8970, FEB 1980 |
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Operational date: |
03 JAN 1967 |
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Operations Ceased: |
8970 - 08 FEB 2010
9960 - 08 FEB 2010 |
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Station Operation: |
SS-0, SS-7, 9930,
9960 SLAVE/SECONDARY
8970, MASTER |
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Station pair: |
SS-0, CAROLINA
BEACH, CAPE RACE, JUPITER INLET, NANTUCKET
SS-7, CAROLINA BEACH, CAPE RACE, JUPITER INLET, NANTUCKET,
WILDWOOD"T”
9930, CAROLINA BEACH, CAPE RACE, JUPITER INLET, MALONE,
NANTUCKET, WILDWOOD
8970, BAUDETTE, BOISE CITY(25 DEC 1990), MALONE, SENECA
9960, CAROLINA BEACH, CARIBOU, NANTUCKET, SENECA, WILDWOOD |
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Loran Rate: |
SS-0, SS-7, 9930,
8970, 9960 |
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On-Air: |
SS-0, 03 JAN 1967
SS-7, 06 JAN 1969
9930, 25 FEB 1975
9960, 6 MAY 1979
8970, 31 MAR 1980 |
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Off-Air |
SS-0, 06 JAN 1969
Change of rate
SS-7, 25 FEB 1975 Change of rate
9930, 9 SEP 1978 Change of rate
9960 2000Z 08 FEB 2010
8970M - 082000Z FEB 2010 - TERMINATION
U.S. LORAN C OPS
9960Z - 082000Z FEB 2010 - TERMINATION U.S. LORAN C OPS |
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Monitor Rate: |
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Equipment: |
AN/FPN-44, 400KW |
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Antenna Type: |
625ft – Stainless Inc, Model 1692, 1967 |
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Personnel Allowance: |
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Miscellaneous: |
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Commanding Officers / Officers in
Charge |
CO: LTJG John F Hughes 1972 - 1974
CO: CWO Glenn Patterson 1974 - 1976
CO: CWO Kerpletsk 1980 - 1982
CO: CWO David Gay 1982 - 1984
CO: CWO Wilson G Hamilton 1984 - SEP 1986
1st OINC: ETC Raymond M. Thomas SEP 1986 – JAN 1987
OINC: ETC Mark O'Heir 2002-02 JUN 2006
Last OINC:
ETC Kenneth J McKinley 02 JUN 2006 – 01 JUN 2010 |
Documents:
19 OCT 1966 - Mid-West Pwrsonnel Requirements
08 NOV 1966 - Operating Plan Change Order
03 JAN 1967 - Station Commission Msg to HQs
Pictures Click
on picture for larger image
Picture from
google earth.
The story goes, Dana was going off air intermittently.
When the technicians got out of their vehicle at the transmitter
building, they heard a creaking sound. They approached the
source of the sound, the tower. They looked inside the antenna
fence fence and noticed the tower twisting on the base, so much that
the "johnny balls" on the isolation transformer were close enough to
draw a big arc, knocking the station off air. They looked up
the tower, saw this, and vacated the area.
--- as told to ETC Joe Jester by ET1 Charles Schaaf.
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