LORAN STATION SANDUR

Station Information

Site Survey:	1958: LORAN-A/C station 1962 AUG 08-17: Loran-C upgrade \| site survey
Construction Date:	1958 - 1959: LORAN-A/C 1963 MAY - OCT: LORAN-C upgrade
Constructed by:	Iceland Prime Contractors
Established: Commissioned:	1959: USCG personnel staffed 1959
Decommissioned: Disestablished:	01 JUL 1962 01 JUL 1962
Operated by:	1959 - JUN 30 1962: USCG 1962 JUL 01 - 31 DEC 1994: ICELAND* *Station continue operations after the U.S. ceased involvement
Station Project code name:	LORAN-A: LORAN-C:
Station Unit Identifier:	96-40213
AKA:	GUFUSKALUM
Mail address:	Station Leader; Loran Station Sandur/Gufuskalum; 360 Hellissandi, Iceland
HAM Call sign:
Personnel Allowance:	1962: 1 station Leader, 9 electronic technicians, 2 diesel mechanics, 4 labors plus a CG Liaison Officer and an ETC. 1963: An increase of four
Station Mascot:
Station events:	1958 SEP 30: CAB approved the location of the 625ft Loran-C tower 1962 DEC 14: Site survey downgraded from SECRET to unclassified 1963 MAY - OCT: Loran-C equipment and tower upgrade to ITT AN/FPN-45/46 suite and 1350ft tower installed, two additional generators (5 total), 3 10,000 gallon fuel tanks, plus additional equipment space and housing.
Commanding Officer/ Station Manager	1958 - 1959: 1959 - 1960: 1960 - 1961: 1961 - 1962: 1962: Mr. Olafur Thorarinsson 1991: Mr. Birgir Oskarsson

Chain:	NATO "E"
Station Letter designation:	"S"
Radio Call Sign:	TFR
Operational date: Declared Operational date:	1959
Operations terminated:	312400Z DEC 1977
Station Operation:	Single Master (SM)
Station pair: Loran rate: Coding delay: Baseline:	SANDUR (S) - ORSSUIAGSSUAQ (M) 1L4 1000us Approx. 379 Nautical miles
On-air testing date:	1959
On-Air:	1959
Off-Air:	312400Z DEC 1977 Service phased out
Monitor Rate:
Equipment:	AN/FPN-30 Timer; T-137 Transmitter; T-138 Amplifier
Radiator:

Operational date: Declared Operation:	MAR 1960
Operations terminated:	312400Z DEC 1994* *After this date host nation continued operations with other European nations
Station Operation:	Double SLAVE/SECONDARY (DS)
Chain: Loran Rate: Function: Baseline: Chain: Loran Rate: Function: Baseline: Chain: Loran Rate: Function: Baseline:	NORWEGIAN SEA 1959 - 1994 SL-6 \| SL-0 \| SL-3 \| 7970 Y M-Y: Approx. 476 Nautical miles NORTH ATLANTIC 1966 - 1983 SL-7 \| 7930 W M-W: Approx: 628 Nautical miles ICELANDIC 1984 - 1994 9980 M M-W: Approx. 628 Nautical miles M-X: Approx. 548 Nautical miles
Radio Call Sign:	TFR
On-air testing date:	1959
On-Air:	SL-6 \| 1960 MAR SL-0 \| 1964 SL-3 \| 1966 SL-7 \| 1966 7970 \| 25 FEB 1975 7930 \| 25 FEB 1975 9980 \| 010000Z JAN 1984 ICELANDIC chain established
Off-Air:	SL-6 \| 1964 \| Chain reconfigured SL-0 \| 1966 \| Chain reconfigured SL-3 \| 1975 \| Change of rate identification (7970) SL-7 \| 1975 \| Change of rate identification (7930) 7930 \| 312400Z MAY 1983 ICELANDIC chain established 7970 \| 312400Z DEC 1994 U.S. participation terminated 9980 \| 312400Z DEC 1994 U.S. participation terminated
Equipment:	1960: AN-FPN 38/39 Timer/Transmitter 1963: AN/FPN-45/46 Timer/Transmitter (OCT) 1975: AN/FPN-54/45 Timer/Transmitter (JUL) Tech Manuals: AN/FPN-54 \| AN/FPN-60 \| AN/FPN-45
Radiator:	1959 - OCT 1963 625ft TLM Stainless Steel Model: 1150R Note: Forr "B" tower OCT 1963 - 1994 1350ft TLM Stainless Steel Model: 1460 Note: 1350ft Tower constructed by Gunnar A. Oslen Corp. MAY-SEP 1963