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LORAN STATION SKAW

060 49 47.000 N 00 46 41.900 W

Fact Sheet

Site Survey:
21 JUN 1944

Construction Date
AUG - OCT 1944

Constructed by:
 

Established:
NOV 1944

Disestablished:
1 OCT 1945

Operated by:
RAF

Chain:
NORTH EAST ATLANTIC

Station Letter
designation:
 

Station code name:
 

Station Unit Number:
AMES 713

Radio Call Sign:
 

Station aka:
 

On-air testing date:
3 NOV 1944

Operational date:
13 NOV 1944

Operations Ceased:
1 OCT 1945

Station Operation:
Single SLAVE (SS)

Station pair:
1L6-b SKUVANES

Loran Rate:
1L6

On-Air:
1L6-b 13 NOV 1944

Off-Air
1L6-b 1 OCT 1945

Monitor Rate:
 

Equipment:
18 SEP 1944 - 2 Mkll Lister Power Generators installed.
20 SEP 1944 - a thirdMkll Lister Power Generator installed
25 OCT 1944 - Transmitter installation
Model C Timer

Antenna System:
11 SEP 1944 - 120ft wooden tower - completed - the original transmission antenna length was 107ft which was modified to 105ft for a better performance.
25 SEP 1944 - 65ft Vertical Receive Antenna and Berevage Array completed
Personnel Allowance:
1 officer and 25 enlisted

Miscellaneous:
Flying Officer H W Porter detached for five weeks to Terceira in the Azores for a possible siting of a loran station.

Commanding Officers /
Officers in Charge
Flying Officer: H W Porter 6 SEP 1944 - 8 FEB 1945
Acting: Sgt. Waldock 8 FEB 1945 - 12 SEP 1945
Acting: Sgt. Cheaser 12 SEP 1945 28 MAR 1945
Flying Officer: H W Porter 28 MAR 1945 - 7 SEP 1945
Flying Officer: Baldwin 14 SEP 1945

Documents

History of Loran Station SKAW - pdf
Credit: Mr Godon Carle, retired RAF
This information may be also found at: http://ahistoryofrafsaxavord.blogspot.com/2013_06_01_archive.html?m=

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