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LORAN STATION MIDDLETOWN
38 46 56.990 N 122 29 44.529 W
Pictures
Fact Sheet
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Site Survey: |
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Construction Date |
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Constructed by: |
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Established: |
OCT 1976 |
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Disestablished: |
21 MAY 2010 |
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Operated by: |
USCG |
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Chain: |
U.S. WEST
COAST |
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Station Letter
designation: |
9940 – “X” |
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Station code name: |
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Station Unit Number: |
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Radio Call Sign: |
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Station aka: |
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On-air testing date: |
9940 – 15
OCT 1976 |
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Operational date: |
25 MAR
1977 |
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Operations Ceased: |
9940 - 08 FEB 2010 |
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Station Operation: |
Single
SECONDARY (SS) |
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Station pair: |
9940 -
FALLON, GEORGE, SEARCHLIGHT |
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Loran Rate: |
9940 |
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On-Air: |
9940 – 25
MAR 1977 |
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Off-Air |
9940X - 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 – Swager Tower Corp |
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Personnel Allowance: |
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Miscellaneous: |
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Commanding Officers /
Officers in Charge |
1st CO:
CWO Denton A Hyder 1976
CO: CWO Mike McNaught 1997 - 1999
CO: CWO Pete Bower 1999 – 2001
OINC: ETC Shane Bryant 2001 – 2003
OINC: ETC John Trapani 2003 – 1 AUG2007
Last
OINC: ETC Scott N Greenlaw 1 AUG 2007 - 21 MAY 2010
CO: Charles P McLaughlin |
Pictures - Click
on picture for larger image
Picture from
google earth.
C./unknown
2008 Station Patch - provided by ETC Scott
Greenlaw
Station Decommission Ceremony 21 MAY 2010
Contributed by CDR Marc Sanders
Ceremony Activities - pdf
NAVCEN XO Remarks - pdf
Station Sign
Transmitting Tower
Official Party
ADM Castillo (D11)
CDR Sanders (XO NAVCEN)
Lowing of the Flag
Flag Presented to ETC Greenlaw (OINC)
Thanks Commander!
Found on Fred's Place c./1994
Found on Fred's Place
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