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Date: Feb. 1, 2010 |
Coast Guard Long Range Navigation Station George, Wash., to end U.S. transmission after 33 years |
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ASTORIA, Ore. — Coast Guard Long Range Navigation (LORAN) Station George located in Quincy, Wash., will cease transmission of its U.S. signal after 33 years of service Monday. The five members of LORAN Station George will conduct a short ceremony at 11 a.m. out of respect to the Coast Guard members who have served at the station throughout its history prior to shutting down the antenna's signal at noon. At least one member of the LORAN station's original crew is expected to attend the ceremony. Due to international agreements, the station will continue to broadcast to Canada until the unit's expected complete shutdown sometime in 2010. Coast Guard LORAN Station George was built in 1976 by Coleman Construction Company of Spokane, Wash. The station began transmitting its prescribed signals Sept. 19, 1976, and became one of the most powerful transmitting sites for its frequency band. The LORAN Station is one of several throughout the United States authorized by Congress during the 1960's to operate as a network of navigation stations known as LORAN-C. LORAN-C is capable of providing accurate position fixing within one-quarter mile and has been used by civilian and military vessels and aircraft for navigation and search and rescue. |
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