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Site Survey: |
NOV – DEC 1943
1952 - Transmission Station |
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Construction Date |
MAY – 7 JUL 1944 |
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Constructed by: |
Construction Det “C” |
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Established: |
JUL 1944
8 NOV 1944 Station commissioned and turned over the 14th
District |
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Disestablished: |
JUL 1979 |
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Operated by: |
USCG |
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Chain: |
HAWAIIAN |
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Station Letter designation: |
2L5, “K”
2L4, 2L5, “M” 1953
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Station code name: |
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Station Unit Number: |
207, NAVY UNIT 35 |
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Station nickname/AKA: |
MAKAHUENA POINT |
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On-air testing date: |
2L4, OCT 1952
2L5, OCT 1952 |
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Operational date: |
2L4, 25 OCT 1952
2L5, 25 OCT 1952 |
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Operations Ceased: |
2L4,
2L5, 302400Z JUN
1979
2L6, 302400Z JUN 1979 |
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Station Operation: |
MONITOR – 2L0-2L1, 7
JUL 1944 – 47
Double SLAVE/SECONDARY - 25 OCT 1952 - 30 JUN 1979 |
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Station pair: |
2L4, 25 OCT 1952 – FRENCH FRIGATE
SHOALS
2L5, 25 OCT 1952 – JAN 1965 – MOLIKAI
2L5, JAN 1965 – JUN 1979 – UPOLO POINT
2L6,– JUN 1979 – FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS |
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Loran Rate: |
2L4, 2L5, 2L6
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On-Air: |
2L4, 25 OCT 1952 – FRENCH FRIGATE
SHOALS
2L5, 25 OCT 1952 – MOLIKAI
2L5, 08 JAN 1965 – UPOLO POINT
2L6, – FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS |
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Off-Air |
2L4,
2L5, 08 JAN 1965 – MOLIKAI
2L5, 302400Z JUN 1979 – UPOLO POINT
2L6, 302400Z JUN 1979 – FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS |
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Monitor Rate: |
2L0, 11 JUL 1944 –
01 JAN 1947, NIIHAU & HAWAII
2L1, 27 JUL 1944 – 01 JAN 1947, NIIHAU & FRENCH FRIGATE
HAWAII CHAIN DECLARED OPERATIONAL: 19 OCT 1944
2L7, 8 JAN 1958 – 30 JUN 1979, JOHNSON & FFS |
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Equipment: |
Dec 51 station was
dual rate low power
Aug 52 Station changed to dual rate high power |
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Antenna Type: |
280ft – Wind Turbine, DEC 1951 – JUN 1979 |
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Personnel Allowance: |
JAN 1953 – LTJG, ETC, ET1, 3 ET3, CS1, EN1, EN3, DC2, 2 FN,
SN |
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Miscellaneous: |
Monitor
station built adjacent to Port Allen |
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Commanding Officers / Officers in
Charge |
1st CO: LTJG John C Price Nov 1944 –
4 Oct 1945
Temp CO: ENS Ralph E Knight 3 Sep 1945 -
CO: LT Robert L Bristol
CO: LTJG Peter Lauridsen Jun 1962 – Jun 1964
CO: LTJG John Carlile 1966 - 1968 |
