LORAN STATION SAN MATEO POINT
Station Information
| Site Survey: | 05 DEC 1962 |
| Construction Date: | 01 APR 1963 |
| Constructed by: | W.F. Imel Construction Co. |
| Established: Commissioned: |
1963 MAR 1964 |
| Decommissioned: Disestablished: |
JAN 1980 |
| Operated by: |
USCG |
| Project code name: |
TRAP I |
| Unit Identifier: |
11-40138 |
| Mail address: | |
| AKA: |
SAN MATEO - name changed in 1965 The Western White House during President Nixon term in office |
| HAM Call Sign: |
N/A |
| Personnel Allowance: | 1963: 7 Enlisted 1969: 10 - 12 Enlisted |
| Station Mascot: | 1972 - Blitz |
| Station events: | 23 - 24 JUL 1975 Mr. Nixon grilled at the Loran station |
| Officer in Charge: | 1963 - 1966 ETC William E. Burghart 1966 - 1969 1969 - 1970 ETC Delbert Shearer (FEB - ?) 1970 - 1973 1973 - 1975 ETC William House 1975 - 1976 ETC/CWO Ryan 1976 - 1977 ETC Lawrence Meade |
Station Operations
LORAN-A
33 23 21.57 N 117 35 41.48 W (1960 Mercury Datum)
| Chain: | U.S. WEST COAST |
| Station Letter designation: | "M" |
| Radio Call Sign: | |
| Declared Operational date: | 1963 |
| Operations terminated: | 312400Z DEC 1979 |
| Station Operation: | Single MASTER (SM) |
| Station pair: Loran rate: Coding delay: Baseline: |
SAN MATEO (M) - POINT ARGUELLO (S) 2H1, 1H4 N/A Approx. 167.8 Nautical miles |
| On-air testing date: | 1964 |
| On-Air: | 2H1: 1963 1H4: 01 MAY 1971 |
| Off-Air: | 2H1: 01 MAY 1971 Change of rate 1H4: 312400Z DEC 1979 Service termination |
| Monitor Rate: | Cross rate monitoring |
| Equipment: | 1963: AN/FPN-30 Timers, T-325 Transmitters, AM-1700/FPN Amplifiers 1975: Loran Replacement Equipment AN/FPN-53, AN/FPN-60 |
| Radiator: | 127ft AS-1088-TRN |
Documents:
02 NOV 1964 Commandant's approval to change Coding Delay - pdf
Pictures:
Image from Google Earth
(c./1970 Courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard)