Loran Station’s
Function Given
Accurate pin pointing of location
at sea is the function of the Loran
Stations scattered at locations
throughout the world, according to
Lt. R. L. DeMichiell, commanding
officer of the local station, who
spoke to tho Rotary members gath
ered for their noonday luncheon
meeting Tuesday in the 49 Room.
The first Loran station was builf
in 1942, the speaker said, and the
number has since grown to 70.
These are scattered throughout the
world, with stations in such far
away places as Italy, France, Tur
key, Cuba, Bermuda, and in the
far reaches of the Pacific Ocean.
There are nine stations in Alaska,
he said.
The speaker emphasized the ac
curacy and reliability of this elec
tronics system of navigational aid.
Positions can be taken by any ship
equipped with Lor an receivers, and
are. highly accurate. They have
been proved reliable 99.7 per cent
of the time, he stated. The equip
ment is fool proof and can be op
erated by anyone with a few min
utes training. They operate 24
hours a day.
Loran stations work in pairs, the
speaker continued. The Spruce
Cape station works in conjunction
with the station at Ocean Cape,
Yakutat. A “fix” is made by the
operator turning knobs, and the
point at which the two beams meet
gives the vessel its position.
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Most stations are located in re
mote and isolated areas, DeMi
chiell stated, with Kodiak’s station
one of the few located near a com
munity. They are always positioned
on a shoreline. He explained vari
ous types of stations and equip
ment as Loran “A” and Loran “C.”
One of the newest stations is lo
cated near the Siberian border.
Cost of the installation is $5V£ mil
lion. It has a tower 1,350 feet high,
one of the tallest in the world. It
consists of five connected build
ings and has a complement of 34
men.
The commanding officer con
cluded his speech by inviting the
ment as Loran “A” and Loran “C.”
to pay a visit to the installation at
Spruce Cape.
Present at the meeting as guests
were Don Fenner, James A. Tap
scott and Lt. DeMichiell.
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