LORAN-C transmitter Malone was the master 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) and the Whiskey Secondary of the Great Lakes chain ( GRI 8970). It used a transmission power of 800 kW for both chains.

Baudette LORAN-C transmitter was situated near Malone at 30°59'39" N, 85°10'9" W,(30°59′39"N 85°10′9"W). Malone LORAN-C transmitter used as a 700 feet (213.4 m) tall mast radiator antenna.

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