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LORAN STATION LAS CRUCES
32 04 18.130 N 106 52 04.388 W
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Awards and Citatinos
Fact Sheet
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Site Survey: |
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Construction Date |
1990 |
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Constructed by: |
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Established: |
DEC 1990
3 APR 1991 – Station Commissioned |
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Disestablished: |
FEB 2010 |
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Operated by: |
USCG |
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Chain: |
9610 – SOUTH CENTRAL |
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Station Letter designation: |
9610 – “X” |
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Station code name: |
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Station Unit Number: |
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Radio Call Sign: |
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Station aka: |
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On-air testing date: |
9610 – AUG – 24 DEC
1990 |
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Operational date: |
9610 - 25 DEC 1990 |
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Operations Ceased: |
9610 - 08 FEB 2010 |
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Station Operation: |
Single SECONDARY
(SS) |
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Station pair: |
9610 - BOISE CITY,
GILLETTE, GRANGEVILLE, RAYMONDVILLE, SEARCHLIGHT |
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Loran Rate: |
9610 |
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On-Air: |
9610 – 25 DEC 1990 |
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Off-Air |
9610X - 082000Z FEB
2010 -
TERMINATION U.S. LORAN C OPS |
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Monitor Rate: |
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Equipment: |
SSX, 700ft Tower |
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Personnel Allowance: |
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Miscellaneous: |
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Commanding Officers / Officers in
Charge |
OINC:
ETC Robert Finstad 1990 - 1993
OINC: ETC Wayne Scheidel 1994 - 1997
OINC: ETC William Pasecki 1997 - 1998
OINC: ETC Jody Lawhorn 1998 - 2002
OINC: ETC Joel SZYMCZYK 2002 - 2003
OINC: ETC Jon Haldeman 2003 - JUN 2007
Last
OINC: ETC John R. Tuite JUN 2007 - FEB 2010 |
Documents
24 JUL 1990 Newspaper Article
14 AUG 1990 Newspaper Article
30 MAR 1991 Newspaper Article
4 APR 1991 Newspaper article
Pictures - Click
on picture for larger image
Picture from
google earth.
The below photos were contributed by CPO Tuite
LORSTA Las Cruces c./2008
1991 CREW with ADM Loy
L to R: ET2 Dennis Carmen; SK2 Trammell; ET1 Calhoun; ADM Loy; ETC Finstad; MK1 Welch
Photo provided by SK2 Terry Trammell via ETC John R Tuite
2008 CREW
L to R: ETC John Tuite; SK1 Jose Luera; MK1 Richard Moreno;
EM3 Jamie Torres; ET2 Jeremy Kingston; ET1 Sloan Yap
Station from the tower c./2009
Termination of the signal
Last Crew 8 FEB 2010
l to r: ET1 Sloan Yap, SK1 Jose Luera, MK1 Richard Moreno, ETC John Tuite, ET2
Dustin Jones
Thanks Chief!
Awards and Citations
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