LORAN STATION MOLOKAI
Station Information
| Site Survey: | 1950 |
| Construction Date: | 1952 |
| Constructed by: | E. E. Black $517,000 |
| Established: Commissioned: |
07 JAN 1953 |
| Decommissioned: Disestablished: |
1965 |
| Operated by: |
USCG |
| Project code name: |
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| Unit Identifier: |
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| Mail address: | 1956: ILIO Point, P.O. Box 97, Kaunakakai, Molokai, T.H. |
| AKA: |
ILIO POINT |
| HAM Call Sign: |
KH6AYD (Pat Simmons) |
| Personnel Allowance: | JAN 1953: 1 Officer; 14 Enlisted |
| Station Mascot: | 1952 - King |
| Station events: | 21 JUN 1956: Group Molokai established under LTS Molokai. LTS Molokai from district to group units. 06 SEP 1960: Site survey report declassified for possible LORAN-C |
| Commanding Officers: | 1951 - 1953 LT Jerry Komorech (SEP - 25 JUN) 1953 - 1955 LT Jamie C. Gruger (25 JUN - 1955) 1955 - 1957 LT Allan B. Rose 1957 - 1959 LT William T. Sheppard 1959 - 1961 1961 - 1963 1963 - 1965 Ronald H. Youngman (JUL - ?) |
Station Operations
LORAN-A
21 13 10.172 N 157 15 32.702 W
(Hydrographer ltr 23 JUL 1953)
| Chain: Station pair: Loran rate: Coding delay: Baseline: Station pair: Loran rate: Coding delay: Baseline: |
HAWAIIAN MOLOKAI (M) - HAWAII (UPOLU POINT) (S) 2L6/2L4 N/A Approx. 96 Nautical miles MOLOKAI (M) - KAUAI (S) 2L5 N/A Approx. 128 Nautical miles |
| Declared Operational date: |
25 OCT 1952 |
| Operations terminated: |
08 JAN 1965 |
| Station Letter
designation: |
"L" |
| Radio Call Sign: | |
| Station Operation: | Double MASTER (DM) |
| On-air testing date: | 2L5: OCT 1952 2L6: OCT 1952 |
| On-Air: | 2L5: 25 OCT 1952 2L6: 25 OCT 1952 2L4: 08 JAN1958 |
| Off-Air: | 2L6: 1958 Change of rate 2L4: 312400Z DEC 1965 Service terminated 2L5: 312400Z DEC 1965 Service terminated |
| Monitor Rate: | Cross rate monitoring |
| Equipment: | NOV 1951: UE-1b Timers; UM Switching gear; TEH Transmitters designed for 1MW however max output was 55KW. 1954: T-325 Transmitters and T-138 Amplifiers installed |
| Radiator: | 1952: "T" 1956: 280ft Wind Turbine |
LORAN-C Monitor
| Site Survey: | 1960 |
| Established: | |
| Disestablished: | |
| Operated by: | USCG |
| Chain: | HAWAIIAN |
| Station code name: | |
| Radio Call Sign: | NRO-11 LORAN-C BLE |
| Operational date: | |
| Operations Ceased: | |
| Monitor Rate: | |
| Equipment: | 1960 - AN/SPN-30 Receivers (3) |
| Personnel Allowance: | |
Fred's Place Reunion Hall: OLD NEW
Documents:
27 JUN 1956 Overseas Loran Station Survey - pdf
Pictures:
Pat Simmons 1953 photo collection
Coast Guard Official photos
The below photos were located on Fred's Place
Contributor Lawrance Reiman
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