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LORAN STATION ESTARTIT
42 03 36.490 N 03 12 15.900 E
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Fact Sheet
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Site Survey: |
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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 |
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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 - KARGABARUM, MATRATIN, SELLIA MARINA
SL-1 - KARGABARUM, MATRATIN(67-70), SELLIA MARINA,
LAMPEDUSA (72-75)
7990 - KARGABARUM, 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 625ft Twr, 165kw
LRE installed Sep 1974 |
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Personnel Allowance: |
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Miscellaneous: |
AUG 1961 - OCT 1962 SITE USED FOR TESTING SKYWAVE RECEPTION |
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Commanding Officers / Officers in Charge |
1st CO: LT Richard Wight 61-62
2nd CO- LTJG Bill Schobert 62-63
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 73-76
CO- LTJG David Reed 76-78
CO- LTJG James Watson 78-80
CO: LTJG Mark Cerasale 80-82
CO: LTJG Robin Orr 84-86
CO: LTJG Brook Doty 86-88
Last CO- LT Bob Atadero 93-95 |
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Picture from
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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
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