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LORAN MONITOR STATION
CAPE SARICHEF

Station Information

Site Survey:
 
Construction Date: JUL – SEP 1943
 
Constructed by: CONSTRUCTION DET “A" Unit 26
 
Established:
Commissioned:
SEP 1943

Disestablished: 04 DEC 1944
 
Operated by:

USCG
Project code name:

 
Unit Identifier:

CG Unit 25
Mail address:
 
AKA:

YOKE
HAM Call Sign:

 
Personnel Allowance: 1 Officer; 7 Enlisted

Station Mascot:

Miscellaneous:

The monitor was establish at the Lighthouse in order to save on the construction of the crew living quarters.

Commanding Officers: 1943 - 1944 CRM Guy Bellinger (SEP - 04 DEC)


Station Operations

LORAN-A Monitor

54 35 53.15 N - 164 55 43.27 W (Approx)

Operational Date:


Declared Operational:


18 OCT 1943 - 10 hour Service
16 NOV 1943 - 16 hour Service
01 JAN 1944 - 22 hour Service
10 JUL 1944 - 24 hour Service
Chain:
Monitor Rate:
BERING SEA
1L1 - St. MATTHEW (SS) 429nm - St. PAUL (DM) 236nm
1L2 - UMNAK (SS) 172nm - St. PAUL (DM) 236nm

Note: Nautical miles are approximated distances from LMS to LTS.
Radio Call Sign:  
 
Operational date:
 
Operations Ceased: 04 DEC 1944 Received Signal propagation was less than desirable. Operation relocated to St. GEORGE Island
 
 
 
Equipment: LRN Receivers (3)
 

 

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