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ADAK SYSTEM AREA MONITOR

51 53 30.0N 176 37 42.0W (WGS-72)

Station Operations

Site Survey: JUL – SEP 1959
 
Construction Date  
 
Constructed by: Monitor Addition: Raber-Kief Inc & Beck Constructors $426,000.00 15 Mar 1960
 
Established: 15 MAR 1960 - System Area Monitor (SAM) Station
 
Disestablished: 15 OCT 1968
 
Operated by: USCG
 
Chain: BERING SEA
NORTH PACIFIC
 
Station code name: DOOR 7
 
Radio Call Sign:  
 
Operational date: 01 JUL 1961
 
Operations Ceased: 15 OCT 1968
 
Station Operation: Loran-C System Area Monitor
 
Monitor Rate: S6 - 011000Z JUL 1961
SL-2 - 15 DEC 1961
 
Equipment: 1960 - AN/SPN-30 Receivers (3)
 
Personnel Allowance:  
 
Miscellaneous:
 

Documents:

Pictures:

Retrieved from the CG Historian Office

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(courtesy U.S. Coast Guard)

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(courtesy U.S. Coast Guard)

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(courtesy U.S. Coast Guard)

ET2 Russ Marvin c./1966-67

Thanks to the Historian Staff!
(Scott, Helen, Beth, Nora)

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