LORAN STATION HACHIJO JIMA
33 05 30.82 N 139 48 57.21 E (1960 Mercury Datum)
Fact Sheet
| Site Survey: | |
| Construction Date | 1966 |
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| Established: | 1966 |
| Disestablished: | MAR 1997 |
| Operated by: | JAPAN |
| Chain: | JAPANESE EAST COAST |
| Station Letter designation: | 2S0 – “U” 2H7 – “U” |
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| On-air testing date: | 2H7 – 1966 2S0 - 1966 |
| Operational date: | APR 1966 |
| Operations Ceased: | 10 MAR 1997 |
| Station Operation: | APR 1966 – 10 MAR 1997 Double SLAVE/SECONDARY (DS) |
| Station pair: | 2H7 – IWO JIMA 2S0 – HASAKI 2H7 - GESASHI |
| Loran Rate: | 2H7, 2S0 |
| On-Air: | 2H7 – 1967 IWO JIMA 2S0 – 1967 HASAKI 2H7 – 1 JAN 1978 GESASHI |
| Off-Air | 2H7 – 312400Z DEC 1977 IWO JIMA operations transferred to GESASHI 2S0 – 10 MAR 1997 Loran A phased out 2H7 - 10 MAR 1997 Loran A phased out |
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| Miscellaneous: | JUL 1962 - LORAN C consideration was canceled because of
opposition by islanders - the Loran C station established on Iwo Jima APR 1966 - Station replaced O'Shima |
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