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LORAN STATION ESTARTIT
42 03 36.490 N 03 12 15.900 E
Pictures
Documents
Fact Sheet
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Site Survey: |
28
JUL 1 AUG 1959 |
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Construction Date |
1961 |
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Constructed by: |
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Established: |
AUG 1961 |
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Disestablished: |
JAN 1995 |
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Operated by: |
USCG |
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Chain: |
MEDSEA |
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Station Letter designation: |
“Z” |
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Station code name: |
Chain Code Name: TACK
TACK 4B
DART I |
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Station Unit Number: |
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Station nickname: |
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On-air testing date: |
01 AUG 1961 |
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Operational date: |
OCT 1962 |
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Operations Ceased: |
312400Z DEC 1994 |
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Station Operation: |
“Z” SLAVE/SECONDARY |
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Station pair: |
SL-4 - KARGABARUN, MATRATIN, SELLIA MARINA
SL-1 - KARGABARUN, MATRATIN(67-70), SELLIA MARINA,
LAMPEDUSA (72-75)
7990 - KARGABARUN, SELLIA MARINA, LAMPEDUSA |
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Loran Rate: |
SL-4, SL-1, 7990 |
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On-Air: |
SL-4, OCT 1962
SL-1, 1967
7990, 25 FEB 1975 |
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Off-Air |
SL-4, 1967
SL-1. 25 FEB 1975
7990, 312400Z DEC 1994 |
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Monitor Rate: |
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Equipment: |
FRN38/39, 165kw
LRE installed Sep 1974
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Antenna Type: |
625ft – Stainless Inc, Model 1150R – 1961 |
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Personnel Allowance: |
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Miscellaneous: |
1957 A Decca site was located for 6 months
Station was first to be located at Hyeres, France (Tack 4A).
AMCOMLIB (VOA) in PALS being built during site survey -
Closed in 2005
22 DEC 1960 Site Survey Report Alternate declassified
30 DEC 1960 Site Survey declassified – SECRET
AUG 1961 - OCT 1962 SITE USED FOR TESTING SKYWAVE RECEPTION |
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Commanding Officers / Officers in Charge |
1st CO: LT Richard Wight 1961-62
2nd CO- LTJG Bill Schobert 1962-63
3rd CO: LT Alan F Miller 1963-64
CO: LTJG Charles G Hill 1967-69
CO: LTJG James E. Doyle 1969-71
CO- LT McAllister 1971-73
CO- LTJG Jack Orchard 1973-76
CO- LTJG David Reed 1976-78
CO- LTJG James Watson 1978-80
CO: LTJG Mark Cerasale 1980-82
CO: LTJG Robin Orr 1984-86
CO: LTJG Brook Doty 1986-88
CO: LTJG Ed Peno 1988 - 90
Last CO- LT Bob Atadero 1993-95 |
Pictures - Click
on picture for larger image
Picture from
google earth.
From the Tower - Photo provided by Carl Burkhart
Documents
Station Information Book circa 1976 [pdf file] transcribed by
MCPO Dietz.
My Coast Guard Memories, LorSta Estartit, Chapter 4 [pdf
file] by Bob "Nik" Nahikian
November 2009 trip to the station - pps
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