LORAN-C transmitter Grangeville
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LORAN-C transmitter Grangeville was the Whiskey secondary station of the Southeast U.S. 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 7980).
It used a transmission power of 800 kW.

Grangeville LORAN-C transmitter, was situated at Grangeville, Louisiana at 30°43'33" N, 90°49'43" W,(30°43′33"N 90°49′43"W).
Grangeville LORAN-C transmitter used a 700 feet (213.4 m) tall mast radiator.

The station was closed on February 8, 2010 as a budget cut. The station, and all of the others, were considered to be obsolete with the general availability of GPS systems.

External links

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