LORAN STATION EJDE
62 18.0N - 07 04.4W (Oct 1, 1964)
62 17 59.680 N 07 04 26.710 W (WGS-72)
Fact Sheet
| Site Survey: | AUG 1958 |
| Construction Date | 1959 |
| Constructed by: | |
| Established: | 1959 |
| Disestablished: | 31 DEC 1994 - U.S. terminated support for LORAN C 31 DEC 2015 - Termination of the signal |
| Operated by: | DENMARK |
| Chain: | NORWEGIAN SEA - SL-6, SL-0, SL-3, 7970 NORTH ATLANTIC – SL-7, 7930 ICELANDIC - 9980; 9007 |
| Station Letter designation: | SL-6, SL-0, SL-3, 7970 – “M” SL-7, 7930, 9980 – “X” |
| Station code name: | RAIL 1 WELD III |
| Station Unit Number: | |
| Radio Call Sign: | OUN |
| Station aka: | |
| On-air testing date: | 1959 |
| Operational date: | MAR 1960 |
| Operations Ceased: | 31 DEC 1994 - US Involvement ceased 01 JAN 1995 - Station Operations continued 31 DEC 2015 - Signal Termination |
| Station Operation: | 1959 – 1966 Single MASTER 1966 – 1994 Dual Rated: Master/Secondary |
| Station pair: | SL-6, 1959 – 1964 BO, JAN MAYEN, SANDUR SL-0, SL-3, 7970 1964 – 31 DEC 1994 BO, JAN MAYEN, SANDUR, SYLT SL-7, 7930, 1966 – 31 DEC 1983 CAPE RACE, SANDUR, ANQISSOQ 9980, 1 JUN 1983 – 31 DEC 1994 ANGISSOQ, SANDUR 9007, 1 JAN 1995 ANGISSOQ, SANDUR |
| Loran Rate: | SL-6, SL-0, SL3, 7970, SL-7, 7930, 9980 |
| On-Air: | SL-6, MAR 1960 – 1964 SL-0, 1964 SL-3, 1966 SL-7, 1966 Station became Duel rated 7970, 25 FEB 1975 7930, 25 FEB 1975 9980, 1 Jun 1983 9007, 010001Z JAN 1995 |
| Off-Air | SL-6, – Change of Rate – Sylt added to the chain SL-0, 1966 - Change of Rate – Station became duel rated SL-3, 25 FEB 1975 – Change of Rate SL-7, 25 FEB 1975 – Change of Rate 7930, 312400Z MAY 1983 Chain reconfigured 7970, 312400Z DEC 1994 GPS replaced Loran C requirements 9980, 312400Z DEC 1994 GPS replaced Loran C requirements 9907, 31 DEC 2015 - Signal Termination |
| Monitor Rate: | |
| Equipment: | 1959 - AN/FPN-38/39, 625FT Twr 325KW 1964 - AN/FPN-44, 625FT TWR, 400KW 1995 – AN/FPN-64 24 HCG, 400KW |
| Antenna Type: | 625ft – Stainless Inc, Model 1150R, 1959 – 28 MAR 1962 625ft – Stainless Inc, Model 1250R, AUG 2018 - Tower Dismantled |
| Personnel Allowance: | |
| Miscellaneous: | 28 MAR 1962 – Tower Collipased – Jan Mayen became Master on 29 Mar 1962. 16 FEB 1969 - Station Folder declassified (SECRET) 31 DEC 1994 – US Involvement ceased. |
| Commanding Officers / Officers in Charge |
Frode Thielfold 1959 – 1984 Ivan M. Carlsson 1984 – 2004 Asbjørn Østerø 2004 - |
Documents:
01 OCT 1985 - Mr. Solvi Jespersen Distinguished Public Service Award - pdf
DEC 1994 - Capt Summers and CDR Gasley with station crew - pdf
03 APR 1962 - White House Brief Tower collapsed 28 Mar 1962 - Jan
Mayen ordered operational Master (photo below)
06 JUN 1962 - White House Brief Tower Collapsed
Pictures
Picture from google earth.
From the tower manual - 625ft tower, tower colapse mentioned in White House Briefing
Photo contributed by Cdr Carl Burkhart(Ret)
Thanks Carl!
Below photos were contributed by Ivan Carlsson
Station Manager 1984 - 2004
circa 2002
The build to the left the technical equipment (old AN/FPN-39 XMTR building). The building on the right is now office, storeroom, workshop, etc (old AN/FPN-44 XMTR building). The old office, engineroom and watchstander building is now completely empty and is laying outside the TLE foundations to the left.
Photo taken at Wildwood for LRE training c./mid 70's
L to R: Gunner Mackeprang (Angissoq Loran C Tech); Jøgvan K. Mørkøre (Ejde Loran-C Tech, in Dec 2012 cerebrated his 50th anniversary at the station); sitting unknown; Hans A.B. Hansen (Angissoq, station leader); Frode Thielfoldt (Ejde Station Manager).
Wildwood LRE traing mid 70'S
The photos below are from the days of construction
contributed by Ivan Carlsson
AN/FPN-44 Vacuum Tube Antenna relay
The below photos were taken during the dismantling of the 625' tower c./Aug 25, 2018
The tower construction in 1962
Thanks Ivan!