Electronics Test Station 1948 -1949
Electronics Engineering Station 1949 - 1966
Electronic Engineering Center
Wildwood 1966 - 1997
Loran Support Unit 1997 - 2010
Fact Sheet
| Site Survey: |
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| Construction Date |
1947 |
| Constructed by: |
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| Established: |
AUG 1948 LSU - 16 MAY 1997 |
| Disestablished: |
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| Operated by: |
USCG |
| Chain: |
U.S.EAST COAST |
| Station Letter designation: |
LORAN C: “T” – TEST FACILITY |
| Station code name: |
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| Station Unit Number: |
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| Radio Call Sign: |
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| Station aka: |
1948 - Coast Guard Electronics Test Station Wildwood, NJ 1949 - Coast Guard Electronics Engineering Station, Wildwood, NJ |
| On-air testing date: |
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| Operational date: |
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| Operations Ceased: |
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| Station Operation: |
TEST FACILITY – LORAN A & C |
| Station pair: |
U.S. EAST COAST CHAIN |
| Loran Rate: |
S-0, SL-0, SS-7, 9930, 9960 |
| On-Air: |
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| Off-Air |
8090M - 082000Z FEB 2010 - TERMINATION U.S. LORAN C OPS 9960T - 082000Z FEB 2010 - TERMINATION U.S. OPS OF LORAN C |
| Monitor Rate: |
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| Equipment: |
10 JAN 1959 – AN/FPN-38/39 equipment installed for test purposes |
| Antenna Type: |
LORAN A: 280ft – Wind Turbine LORAN C: 625ft - Stainless, Inc. Model 1100 |
| Personnel Allowance: |
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| Miscellaneous: |
1948 – The Electronic Test Station (Unit 30) relocated to
Wildwood from Selbyville, DE including LORAN Support. 1958 - Station may of assumed the MASTER function when Hurricane Helene destroyed CAROLINE BEACH antenna 1966 - Station renamed to Coast Guard Electronics Engineering Center, Wildwood, NJ 1969/1971 Loran A tower hit by small plane |
| Commanding Officers / Officers in Charge |
Electronics Test Station CO: LT Bob Kirsten 1947 - 1949 Electronics Engineering Station 1st CO: LT Helmer S Pearson 1949 - 1953 2nd CO: LT James P Van Etten 1953 - 1954 3rd CO: LCDR Richard A Pasciuti 1954 - 1958 4th CO: LCDR L. Boyd Kendell 1958 - 1960 5th CO: LCDR Walter O (Pete) Henry 1960 - 1963 Last CO: CDR Robert D Parkhurst 1963 - 1966 Electronics Engineering Center 1st CO: CDR Raymond H Baetsen 1966 - 1968 2nd CO: CAPT James F Culbertson 1968 - 1972 3rd CO: CAPT Robert A Biller 1972 - 1976 4th CO: CAPT William F Roland 1976 - 1978 5th CO: CDR Douglas G Currier 1978 - 1981 6th CO: CAPT William H Hayes 1981 - 1985 7th CO: CAPT Harold (Hal) G Fletcher 1985 - 1988 8th CO: CAPT Raymond V Cicirelli 1988 - JUL 1991 9th CO: CAPT Stephen (Bill) W Clark JUL 1991 - AUG 1995 Last EECEN CO: CAPT Fredrick A Adams AUG 1995 - 01 AUG 1997 Loran Support Unit 1st CO: LCDR Charles Schue 01 AUG 1997 - 21 JUL 2000 2nd CO: CDR Gordon K Weeks 21 JUL 2000 - 2003 3rd CO: CDR/CAPT John Macaluso 2003 - 2006 4th CO: CDR Christopher Nichols 2006 - 2008 Last CO: CDR Gary Thomas 2008 - 2010 |
Fred's Place Reunion Hall: Old New
Documentation:
- EECEN Postcard - contributed by Joe Brandt
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1987 - EECEN Pamphlet - contributed by Joe Brandt
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16 MAY 1997 - Loran Support Unit Commissioning Program - contributed by Joe Brandt
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01 AUG 1997 -The Disestablishment of EECEN - contributed by Joe Brandt
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21 JUL 2000 - First LSU Change of Command Program - contributed by Joe Brandt
Pictures
Picture from google earth
The photos below were contributed by Angus MacFeeley
EECEN LRE Team
Thanks Gus!
Loran-C Solid State Transmitter at Loran Support Unit (aka EECEN)
Loran-C Radiation Survey at Loran Support Unit (aka EECEN)