LORAN STATION GEORGE
47 03 45.096 N 119 44 36.976 W (WGS-84)
Fact Sheet:
| Site Survey: | |
| Construction Date | |
| Constructed by: |
Cornan Construction Co. Cost >$3M |
| Established: | 19 NOV 1976 Station Dedication |
| Disestablished: | 20 AUG 2010 |
| Operated by: | USCG |
| Chain: | U.S. WEST COAST CHAIN CANADIAN WEST COAST |
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| On-air testing date: | 9940-W 5990-Y |
| Declared Operational date: | 9940-W, 26 APR 1977 5990-Y, 06 SEP 1977 |
| Operations Ceased: | 9940W - 08 FEB 2010 5990Y - 03 AUG 2010 |
| Station Operation: | 9940 - W 5990 - Y |
| Station pair: | 9940 - Fallon(M), George(W), Middletown(X), Searchlight(Y) 5990 - Williams Lake(M), Shoal Cove(X), George(Y), Port Hardy(Z) |
| Loran Rate: | 9940-W 5990-Y |
| On-Air: | 9940-W, 15 OCT 76 5990-Y, 1 Mar 77 |
| Off-Air | 9940W - 082000Z FEB 2010 - TERMINATION U.S. LORAN C OPS 5990-Y - 031714Z AUG 2010 TERMINATION U.S. CANADIAN LORAN C OPS |
| Monitor Rate: | |
| Equipment: | AN/FPN-54(A) Timers, AN/FPN-45 Transmitters, 1600KW 8 DEC 2003 - AN/FPN-65, AN/FPN-64 1300 kW |
| Antenna Type | 695ft SLT – Stainless Inc, Model I-2512 |
| Personnel Allowance: | |
| Miscellaneous: | 19 NOV 1976 Station Dedication |
| Commanding Officers / Officers in Charge |
1st CO: CWO William (Bill) A Degeorge 1975 -1976 CO: CWO Lindeblad 1980 - 1981 CO: CWO Ken Oslen 1982 - MAR 1988 1st OINC: ETC Carter OINC: ETC Gordon C Patterson 1989 – JUL 1992 OINC: ETC Joseph M Passalacqua JUL 1992 – JUL 1996 OINC: ETC Eric W Pearson JUL 1996 – JUL 1999 OINC: ETC Bradley S Lantz JUL 1999 – JUL 2002 OINC: ETC Kevin T Anderson JUL 2002 - JUL 2006 Last OINC: ETC Benjamin A DiGuilio JUL 2006 - 20 AUG 2010 |
Documents
Part 1 of Nuts and Volts story on Lorsta George (pdf)
Part 2 of Nuts and Volts story on Lorsta George (pdf)
Pictures:
View from google earth
From the top of the tower
On 18 MAY 1980, Mt St Helens, 130 miles away, erupted and spewed ashes that was captured as they approached the one of the SLT towers at the Loran Station. Click picture for a larger view.
New Generation Equipment - Photo provided by ETC Ben DiGuilio
New Generation Equipment - Photo provided by ETC Ben DiGuilio
Tower shot of the station - Photo provided by ETC Ben DiGuilio
2009 Station Patch - Photo provided by ETC Ben DiGuilio
Feb 2010 Signal Termination photos
Last Crew
From Left to right:
ETC Benjamin A DiGuilio, OIC
ET1 Seth D Endter, XPO
ET3 Ryan H Hogan
MK1 Terry D Tice, EPO
Lt (USCG AUX) Gilbert Biles
ET3 Ryan H Hanson
Station Decommissioned 20 AUG 2010
Photos contributed by David Masinster
Towers & antennae pic from I-90
ET1 Endter, CDR Pelegrin, ETC DeGuilio (OINC), CDR Sanders (NAVCEN XO)
Lowering and folding of the flag one last time
Present and past Lorsta George crew
The last cake
Thanks Dave!