LORAN STATION RAYMONDVILLE
Station Information
| Site Survey: | 1976 |
| Construction Date: | 1977 - 1978 |
| Constructed by: | |
| Established: Commissioned: |
APR 1978 01 OCT 1982 LORTRANSFAC 01 JUL 1978 |
| Decommissioned: Disestablished: |
FEB 2010 01 JUL 2010 |
| Operated by: |
USCG |
| Station Project code name: | |
| Station Unit Identifier: |
1978 - 1982 08-40130 1982 - 2010 08-40505 |
| Mail address: | 16451 Humphrey County Road, Raymondville, TX 78580 RT 2, P.O. Box 314 Raymondville, TX 78580-9610 |
| HAM Call sign: |
N/A |
| Personnel Allowance: | 1986 - 4 Enlisted |
| Station Mascot: | |
| Miscellaneous: | DEC 1978 - a major receiver manufacturer reported large errors in the Brownville area FEB 1980 - Austron was contracted to invested the RAYMONDVILLE GHOST. The first resulted in a confirmation of a signal distortion. 23 - 28 JUN 1980 - A second investigative trip revealed possible source from Mexico. JUL 1980 - A flight ops determined the likely source was a reflection from the Sierra Madre mountains. However this did raised the questions in the future for the Mid-continental chain. The results was manufactures reengineered the receiver. |
| Commanding Officers/Officer in Charge: | 1978 - 1981 CWO Melvin J. Girardin (? - APR) 1981 - 1982 CWO Melvin G. Uecker (APR - 01 OCT) 1982 - 1983 ETC James J. Dunnington (01 OCT - 15 SEP) 1983 - 1985 1985 - 1986 ETC Dennis Greer 1986 - 1988 ETC Dexter Williams 1988 - 1990 ETC Eli Degasperi 1990 - 1991 1991 - 1993 ETC John Shutzenhoffer 1993 - 1995 1995 - 1998 ETC Mori Tucker 1998 - 2000 ETC Scott N. McDonald 2000 - 2003 2003 - 2005 2005 - 2007 ETC Charles Thompson (? - JUN) 2007 - 2010 ETC Derek Long (JUN - JUN) |
Station Operations
LORAN-C
026 31 55.006 N 097 49 59.093 W (WGS-72)
026 31 55.141 N 097 49 59.539 W (WGS-84)
| Chain: | 7980 - U. S. SOUTHEAST 9610 - SOUTH CENTRAL |
| Radio Call Sign: |
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| Operational date: Declared Operation: |
7980: 09 SEP 1978 9610: 25 DEC 1990 7980: 09 SEP 1978 9610: APR 1991 |
| Operations Ceased: |
081400Z FEB 2010 |
| Station Operation: |
1978 - 1990 Single SECONDARY (SS) 1990 - 2010 Double SECONDARY (DS) |
| Loran Rate: Function: Baseline: Loran Rate: Function: Baseline: |
7980 X M-X: Approx. 719 Nautical miles 9610 Y M-Y: Approx. 651 Nautical miles |
| On-air testing date: | 7980: 1978 9610: DEC 1990 |
| On-Air: | 7980: 09 SEP 1978 9610: 25 DEC 1990 |
| Off-Air: |
7980: 082000Z FEB 2010 Service terminated 9610: 082000Z FEB 2010 Service terminated |
| Equipment: | 1978: AN/FPN-65; AN/FPN-64 32-SSX 2005: Equipment upgrade |
| Radiator: | 700ft SLT - Stainless Inc. Model 2516-2-1 01 JUL 1978 - ? |
Awards:
Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation
01 FEB 1990 - 30 APR 1991
Documents:
17 AUG 1983 ETC James J. Dunnington Letter of Appreciation - pdf
1990 Raymondville Ghost Loran-C Signal Reflections by Peter Dana - pdf
31 MAR 2010 OPFAC 022-10 - pdf
11 JUN 2010 OFCO completed - pdf
Pictures:
Picture from Google Earth
(courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard)
Photo contributed by Scott McDonald c./25 DEC 2004
Andrew K. Dart 1984 photo collection
U. S. Coast Guard 2010 Equipment Dismantling