LORAN-C transmitter Gesashi
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LORAN-C transmitter Gesashi is the Whiskey secondary station of the North West Pacific LORAN-C
LORAN
LORAN is a terrestrial radio navigation system using low frequency radio transmitters in multiple deployment to determine the location and speed of the receiver....

 Chain ( GRI 8930) and the X-Ray Secondary of the East Asia LORAN-C chain ( GRI 9930).
It uses for both chains a transmission power of 1000 kW.
Baudette LORAN-C transmitter, situated near Gesashi, in Higashi-son, Okinawa
Higashi, Okinawa
is a village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 1,876 and a population density of 22.94 persons per km². The total area is 81.79 km².- External links :*...

, Japan at 26°36'25" N, 128°8'57" E,(26°36′25"N 128°8′57"E). Gesashi LORAN-C transmitter uses as antenna a 190.5 metre ( 625 ft) tall mast radiator.

The Loran Station was originally both Loran A and Loran C manned by the U.S. Coast Guard. The Station was later turned over to the Japanese.

External links

  • http://www.tech-service.net/loran/LORAN-1.XLS
  • http://www.megapulse.com/chaininfo.html
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