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LORAN STATION MIDDLETOWN
38 46 56.990 N 122 29 44.529 W
Pictures
Fact Sheet
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Site Survey: |
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Construction Date |
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Constructed by: |
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Established: |
OCT 1976
Commissioned: 19 JAN 1977
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Disestablished: |
21 MAY 2010 |
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Operated by: |
USCG |
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Chain: |
U.S. WEST
COAST |
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Station Letter
designation: |
9940 – “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: |
9940 – 15
OCT 1976 |
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Declared Operational date: |
9940 - 26 APR
1977 |
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Operations Ceased: |
9940 - 08 FEB 2010 |
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Station Operation: |
Single
SECONDARY (SS) |
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Station pair: |
9940 -
FALLON, GEORGE, SEARCHLIGHT |
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Loran Rate: |
9940 |
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On-Air: |
9940 – 25
MAR 1977 |
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Off-Air |
9940X - 082000Z FEB 2010 -
TERMINATION U.S. LORAN C OPS |
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Monitor Rate: |
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Equipment: |
AN/FPN-44, 380KW |
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Antenna Type: |
625ft TLM – Swager Tower Corp |
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Personnel Allowance: |
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Miscellaneous: |
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Commanding Officers /
Officers in Charge |
1st CO:
CWO Denton A Hyder 1976 - 1981
CO: CWO John Giehl 1981 - 1983
CO: CWO Harvard K Madigan 1983 - 1987
CO: CWO Kenneth Ashby 1987 - 1988
CO: CWO Harvard K Madigan 1990 - 1991
CO: CWO Michael G McNaught 1991 -
1994
CO: CWO Charles P McLaughlin 1994 - 1997
CO: CWO Pete Bower 1999 – 2001
OINC: ETC Shane Bryant 2001 – 2003
OINC: ETC John Trapani 2003 – 1 AUG2007
Last
OINC: ETC Scott N Greenlaw 1 AUG 2007 - 21 MAY 2010
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Pictures - Click
on picture for larger image
Picture from
google earth.
2008 Station Patch - provided by ETC Scott
Greenlaw
Station Decommission Ceremony 21 MAY 2010
Contributed by CDR Marc Sanders
Ceremony Activities - pdf
NAVCEN XO Remarks - pdf
Station Sign
Transmitting Tower
Official Party
ADM Castillo (D11)
CDR Sanders (XO NAVCEN)
Lowering of the Flag
Flag Presented to ETC Greenlaw (OINC)
Thanks Commander!
Found on Fred's Place circa 1994
Found on Fred's Place circa unknown
The photos below were contributed by Ron Behnken circa 1980-82
Station Sign
Control Room
Transmitter Room
Thanks Ron!
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