LORAN STATION JUPITER INLET
Station Information
| Site Survey: | 07 FEB - 08 MAR 1961 survey |
| Construction Date: | 1962 |
| Constructed by: | John B. Tschirai and Hunter Company |
| Established: Commissioned: |
07 JUL 1962 - Speech |
| Disestablished: | 01 JUN 2010 |
| Operated by: | USCG |
| Station code name: | CLOSE 3 |
| Station Unit OPFAC: | 07-40124 |
| Station address: | 1962 - P.O. Box 636, Jupiter, FL |
| Station aka: | JUPITER |
| Personnel Allowance: | 1970 - 2 Officers; 28 Enlisted 1974 - 2 Officers; 33 Enlisted |
| Mascot: |
1967 - Herman |
| Miscellaneous: | 1961 - The intention was to construct the Loran station at the Jupiter Inlet reservation however the U.S.A.F. leased a portion for the down range missile tracking system. The original Loran C station two miles north cause much interference to the AMR cable. The upgraded Loran-C equipment would cause an increase of 4 to 7 db. The Coast Guard located a tract of land at Jonathan Dickinson State Park which would meet the requirements. An agreement was made to swap the Hobe Sound, on park state land, in order to secure the tract of land for the A/C station. 27 APR 1964 - Joseph J. Simonet in a motorcycle accident which resulted in his right leg being amputated below the knee. Truck driver at fault. 14 SEP 1967 - Station held an Open House - Beacon News, Tequesta newspaper pictures Talking about being up a creek without a paddle ... NOV 1974 - During an annual inspection a crew member was to reenlist. Admiral Nielson agreed to relist Joe Haley on a channel buoy. The group set out on a small outboard and cut the engine during the swearing in. Time to return to shore, the boat was casted off and tried to start the motor. The motor would not start. At this point of time, it was noted there was no oars on board. However the boat did drift toward shore. Upon reaching shore at the Jupiter Inlet colony, LTJG Harvey was selected to knock on a door requesting to use the owner's phone. The owner agreed but was a bit skeptical of the situation. All this occurred while in Dress Whites. The admiral's comments, "Lost at sea. My wife will never believe that." 1979/80 - the entrance beacons were robbed. Police investigation - interviewing station personnel. |
| Commanding Officers / Officers in Charge |
LORAN A/C: 1962 - 1964 LTJG Robert L. Sullins (07 JUL - MAR) 1964 - 1967 LT James A. Blake (MAR - ?) 1967 - 1969 LTJG Duane H. Gullixson 1969 - 1972 LTJG Thuren M. Drown (? - 28 APR) 1972 - 1975 LTJG Richard L. Harvey (28 APR - 09 MAY) 1975 - 1977 LTJG Calvin M. Rich (28 APR - 03 AUG) 1977 - 1979 LTJG Thomas J. McDaniel (03 AUG - 02 AUG) 1979 - 1981 LTJG Victor A. Loher (AUG 02 - 15 JUN) LORAN C: 1981 - 1983 LTJG Kenneth L. Savoie (15 JUN - FEB) 1983 - 1985 CWO Alvin J. Faith (FEB - ?) 1985 - 1987 CWO Lawrence E. LaFlam (? - NOV) 1987 - 1992 ETC Clarence M. Sheridan (NOV - ?) 1992 - 1996 1996 - 1999 ETC Daniel E. Ragland 1999 - 1999 ET1 Martin S. Delgada (? - 09 JUL) 1999 - 2002 ETC Timothy L. Gass (09 JUL - JUL) 2002 - 2003 ETC Matthew Will (JUL - JUL) 2003 - 2004 2004 - 2008 ETC Rob C. Mihalco (? - AUG) 2008 - 2010 ETC Christopher M. Cannon (AUG - 01 JUN 2010 |
Station Operations
LORAN-A
27 02 12.1 N - 80 06 53.0 W (Site Survey 1961)
27 02 13.27 N - 80 06 52.35 W (160 Mercury Datum)
| Chain: | 1962 - 1980 U.S. EAST COAST 1969 - 1980 WEST INDIES |
| Station Letter designation: | 3L1 "P" 3L5 "J" |
| Radio Call Sign: | |
| Declared Operational date: | 021400Z JUL 1962 - 1H7 1969 - 3L5 |
| Operations Ceased: | 312400Z DEC 1980 |
| Station Operation: | 1962 - 1968 Single SLAVE/SECONDARY (SS) 1968 - 1980 Double SLAVE/SECONDARY (DS) |
| Station pair: Loran rate: Coding delay: Baseline: Station pair: Loran rate: Coding delay: Baseline: |
JUPITER (S) - FOLLY ISLAND (M) 1H7, 3H7, 3L1 1000us Approx. 338 Nautical miles JUPITER (S) - SAN SALVADOR (M) 3L5 1000us Approx. 353 Nautical miles |
| On-air testing date: | 1962 - 1H7 FOLLY BEACH 1968 - 3L5 SAN SALVADOR |
| On-Air: | 1H7; 021400Z AUG 1962 (FOLLY BEACH) 3H7; 1968 (FOLLY BEACH) 3L1; 1975 (FOLLY BEACH) 3L5; 1969 (SAN SALVADOR) |
| Off-Air: | 1H7; 1968 Change of rate 3H7; 1975 Change of rate 3L1; 312400Z DEC 1980 Termination of service 3L5; 312400Z DEC 1980 Termination of service |
| Monitor Rate: | Cross rate monitoring |
| Equipment: | 1962 - AN/FPN-30 Timer; T-325C Transmitter; AM-1700 Amplifier 1975 - AN/FPN-53; AN/FPN-60; LRE, T-325C; AM-1700 |
| Antenna: | 1962 - 1980 Vertical Radiator |
LORAN-C
27 01 57.9 N - 80 06 54.8 W (Site Survey 1961)
27 02.0 N 80 06.9 W (Oct. 1, 1964)
27 01 58.490 N - 80 06 53.520 W (WGS-72)
27 01 58.528 N - 80 06 52.875 W (WGS-84)
| Chain: | 1962 - 1978 U.S. EAST COAST 1978 - SOUTHEAST U.S. |
| Station Letter designation: | SL-0 (X) SS-0; SS-7; 9930 (W) 7980 (Y) |
| Radio Call Sign: | |
| Loran Rate and Function: Baseline: Loran Rate and Function: Baseline: |
SL-0 (X); SS-0 (W); SS-7 (W); 9930 (W) Approx. 436 Nautical miles 7980 (Y) Approx. 356 Nautical miles |
| Operational date: Declared Operation: |
021300Z JUN 1962 281200Z AUG 1962 |
| Operations Ceased: | 082000Z FEB 2010 |
| Station Operation: | Single SLAVE/SECONDARY (SS) |
| On-air testing date: | |
| Rate/Date On-Air/Function: |
SL-0 (X) 021300Z JUN 1962 SS-0 (W) 1966 SS-7 (W) 06 JAN 1969 9930 (W) 25 FEB 1975 7980 (Y) 09 SEP 1978 |
| Rate/Function/Date Off-Air: | SL-0 (X) 1966 Change of rate SS-0 (W) 09 JAN 1969 Change of rate SS-7 (W) 25 FEB 1975 Changed Identification of GRI 9930 (W) 09 SEP 1978 Chain reconfiguration 7980 (Y) 082000Z 2010 Termination of service |
| Equipment: | 1962 - 1975 AN/FPN-41-42 300KW 1975 - 1986 AN/FPN-54; AN/FPN-42 300KW 1986 - 2010 AN/FPN-65; SSX AN/FPN-64 400KW |
| Antenna Type: | 625ft TLM; Wind Turbine 6000c 1962 - 2014 |
Bob Nahikian Remincing - pdf
Awards:
Coast Guard Unit Commendation
09 JUN 1972 - 21 JUL 1972
Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation
01 JAN 1976 - 31 DEC 1976
180 Day Perfromance
NOV 1982 - MAY 1983
MAY 1983 - NOV 1983
Baseline Award
M-Y; 71 days End of Period: FEB 1983
M-Y; 65 days End of Period: JUN 1983
Documents:
30 SEP 1960 - COMDT ltr to U.S.A.F. Upgrade Loran-C notification - pdf
1961 Project Management Schedule - pdf
09 FEB 1961 - Loran-C Change in status; CCS to COMDT - pdf
10 FEB 1961 - Loran-C Change in status to U.S.A.F. - pdf
310105Z DEC 80 - Loran-A Shutdown message - pdf
021611Z JUN 10 - Disestablish LORSTA JUPITER INLET FL - pdf
Pictures:
Charlie Turner 1963 photo collection
Gary Olson 1971/72 photo collection
Jim Bachtell 1977/80 photo collection
LORAN-A Shutdown
December 31, 1980 2400Z
L to R: ET1 Bill Dietz, UNK, SN Bill Scoleburg, SN Jack Nash,
ET3 Jeff Fortner, ET3 Tim Willis
Kneeing: ET3 Bobby Sanspree; ET3 Terry O'Malley
A great group! Bill
