LORAN STATION BOISE CITY
36 30 20.783 N 102 53 59.487 W
Fact Sheet
| Site Survey: | |
| Construction Date | 1990 |
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| Established: | PreCom established July 1st 1990 Placed in service Nov 8th 1990 |
| Disestablished: | FEB 2010 |
| Operated by: | USCG |
| Chain: | 8970 – GREAT LAKES 9610 – US SOUTH CENTRAL |
| Station Letter designation: | 8970 – “Z” 9610 – “M” |
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| On-air testing date: | 9610M - Aug 1990 – Dec 24th 1990. 8970Z – Aug 1990 to Sep 28th 1990. Ceased 24 hr operations because of acquisition problems experienced by some 8970 receivers. One hour on-air testing from Oct 3rd – Oct 29th . Resumed 24 hour operations Oct 30th, 1991 till Dec 24th 1990. |
| Operational date: | 9610 Dec 25th 1990 for M-W, M-X, M-Y, M-Z Jan 17th 1991 for M-V 8970Z - Dec 25th 1990 |
| Operations Ceased: | 8970 - 08 FEB 2010 9610 - 08 FEB 2010 |
| Station Operation: | LORAN C: 8970 – SECONDARY 9610 - MASTER |
| Station pair: | 8970 - BAUDETTE, DANA, MALONE, SENECA 9610 - GILLETTE, GRANGEVILLE, LAS CRUCES, RAYMONDVILLE, SEARCHLIGHT |
| Loran Rate: | 9610 8970 |
| On-Air: | 8970-Z 30 Oct 1990 9610-M early Aug 1990 |
| Off-Air | 8970Z - 082000Z FEB 2010 -TERMINATION U.S. LORAN C OPS 9610M - 082000Z FEB 2010 - TERMINATION U.S. LORAN C OPS |
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| Equipment: | AN/FPN-65A Timers AN/FSN-2(v) AN/FPN-64(v)-4 Solid State Transmitter 700ft Tower with 800 ft TLE |
| Personnel Allowance: | ETC (OinC), ET1 (XPO), MK1 (EPO), and ET2 (OPS). |
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| Commanding Officers / Officers in Charge |
PRECOM OINC: ETC Joe Jester, 01 JUL 1990 - 08 NOV 1990 OINC: ETC Joe Jester, 08 NOV 1990 – 01 SEP 1994 OINC: ETCS Thomas Lowrimore 01 SEP 1994 - 1999 OINC: ETC Robert Buxman MAR 1999 - MAY 2000 OINC: ETC Daniel Heineck 2000-2001 OINC: ETC John Hill 2001 - OINC: ETC Mark O'Heir 2006 Last OINC: ETC Shawn Ferguson OCT 2008 - FEB 2010 |
Pictures
"Commissioning Day
November 8, 1990"
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""Attention to Colors" Commissioning Day at
Boise City.
-- Photo provided by Joe Jester"
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""Admiral, Loran Station Boise City is ready to
carry out it's mission"
states CPO Jester at the Commissioning Ceremony
-- Photo provided by Joe Jester"
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"PO2 Barry Boyd (Ops PO) illustrates the loran
pulse to the guests at the Commissioning Ceremony
-- Photo provided by Joe Jester"
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"Engine Room circa early 1990s
-- Photo provided by Joe Jester"
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"Looking down from the top of the 700 foot
tower.
-- Photo provided by Joe Jester"
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""Don't give me that look Rodney, you
volunteered to be a tower climber"
-- Photo provided by Joe Jester"
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"Operations Room circa 1990s
-- Photo provided by Joe Jester"
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"Security patrol on maneuvers. Just
kidding. :)
-- Photo provided by Joe Jester"
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"View from Texline Road
-- Photo provided by Joe Jester"
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1992 Christmas Card
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