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Radio navigation system
Loran-C is a hyperbolic radio navigation system that allows a receiver to determine its position by listening to low frequency radio signals that are
Loran-C
Radio navigation system
LORAN (Long Range Navigation) was a hyperbolic radio navigation system developed in the United States during World War II. It was similar to the UK's
LORAN
Class of radio navigation systems
Navy, along with LORAN by the US Navy for long-range navigation at sea. Post war examples including the well-known US Coast Guard Loran-C, the international
Hyperbolic_navigation
Use of radio-frequency electromagnetic waves to determine position on the Earth's surface
the introduction of LORAN, in 1952 work started on a greatly improved version. LORAN-C (the original retroactively became LORAN-A) combined the techniques
Radio_navigation
Angissoq Loran-C transmitter was a Loran-C transmitter on the Kitsissut Islands, at the far south of Greenland. It was part of the North Atlantic, Labrador
Angissoq_Loran-C_transmitter
Bø Loran-C transmitter was a Loran-C transmitter in Bø Municipality in Vesterålen, Norway. This transmitter was the master station of the Bø chain (GRI
Bø_Loran-C_transmitter
Long-range radio navigation system
Enhanced LORAN (commonly known as eLoran; also known as eLORAN, E-LORAN, or e-LORAN) is a long-range radio navigation system that uses terrestrial towers
ELoran
Transmitter in Girona Province, Spain
Estartit Loran-C transmitter was a Loran-C transmitter site near Estartit, in Catalonia, Spain. It was part of a chain covering the Mediterranean Sea
Estartit_Loran-C_transmitter
Loran-C radio navigation transmitter in Ejde
Ejde Loran-C transmitter was a Loran-C transmission facility near Eiði on the island of Eysturoy, part of the Faroe Islands. The island is located in
Ejde_Loran-C_transmitter
American politician (1929–2025)
Loran C. Schmit (August 14, 1929 – September 17, 2025) was an American politician in the state of Nebraska. He served as a state senator from Bellwood
Loran_Schmit
The Rantum Loran-C transmitter (also known as Sylt) was a transmission facility for Loran-C radio navigation on the German island of Sylt near the village
Rantum_Loran-C_transmitter
LORAN-C transmitter Hexian is the master station of the China South Sea LORAN-C Chain ( GRI 6780 ). It uses a transmission power of 1200 kW. LORAN-C transmitter
LORAN-C_transmitter_Hexian
LORAN-C transmitter at Siasconset, Massachusetts, United States
Nantucket LORAN-C transmitter was a LORAN-C transmitter at Siasconset, Massachusetts. It was built in 1963 with a 625 ft tall mast radiator. It operated
LORAN-C_transmitter_Nantucket
Former LORAN-C Chain Master station
118.83194°W / 39.55194; -118.83194 LORAN-C transmitter Fallon was the Master station of the U.S. West Coast LORAN-C Chain (GRI 9940). It used a transmission
LORAN-C_transmitter_Fallon
Canadian radio transmitter in Newfoundland and Labrador
The Cape Race LORAN-C transmitter was a LORAN-C transmitter at Cape Race, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The Cape Race LORAN-C transmitter was used
Cape_Race_LORAN-C_transmitter
LORAN-C transmitter in Italy
LORAN-C transmitter Lampedusa was the X-Ray secondary station of the Mediterranean Sea LORAN-C Chain (GRI 7990), situated on the Italian island of Lampedusa
Lampedusa_Loran-C_transmitter
LORAN-C transmitter Searchlight was the Yankee secondary of the U.S. West Coast LORAN-C Chain (GRI 9940) and the Whiskey secondary of the South Central
LORAN-C transmitter Searchlight
LORAN-C_transmitter_Searchlight
Mast radiator in Minami-Tori-shima, Japan
Marcus Island LORAN-C transmitter, or Minami Torishima LORAN-C transmitter, is a former LORAN-C transmitter on Minami-Tori-shima (Marcus Island) in Ogasawara
Marcus Island LORAN-C transmitter
Marcus_Island_LORAN-C_transmitter
Island of Con Dao district, Vietnam
McNamara, the U.S. Coast Guard started pre-construction plans for a chain of Loran-C radio stations to serve Southeast Asia 15 January 1966 in support of Operation
Côn_Sơn_Island
LORAN-C transmitter Grangeville was the Whiskey secondary station of the Southeast U.S. LORAN-C Chain ( GRI 7980). It used a transmission power of 800 kW
LORAN-C transmitter Grangeville
LORAN-C_transmitter_Grangeville
LORAN-C transmitter Jupiter was the Yankee secondary station of the Southeast U.S. LORAN-C Chain (GRI 7980). It was operated from years 1962 to 2010 by
LORAN-C_transmitter_Jupiter
Norwegian island in the Arctic Ocean
personnel. The military personnel operated a Loran-C base until it closed at the end of 2015. Both the LORAN transmitter and the meteorological station
Jan_Mayen
Settlement in Jan Mayen
houses the staff that operate the meteorological observation station, Loran-C station, Jan Mayensfield air field and other infrastructure. The meteorological
Olonkinbyen
Transmission facility on the Norwegian island of Jan Mayen
The Jan Mayen Loran-C transmitter was a Loran-C transmission facility on the island of Jan Mayen, north east of Iceland and belonging to Norway. The transmitter
Jan_Mayen_Loran-C_transmitter
Building B". Skyscraper Source Media. Retrieved November 23, 2024. "Iwo Jima LORAN-C Transmission Mast (1st)". Skyscraper Source Media. Archived from the original
List of tallest structures in Tokyo
List_of_tallest_structures_in_Tokyo
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Loran in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Loran may refer to: Loran (footballer) (born 1998), Brazilian footballer Loran Kenstley Cole (1966–2024)
Loran
Station in Havre, Montana
The LORAN-C transmitter Havre was the master station of the North-Central U.S. LORAN-C Chain (GRI 8290), situated at Havre, Montana. It used a 700-foot
LORAN-C_transmitter_Havre
Tower in Nunavut, Canada
Cambridge Bay LORAN Tower was a 189 m (620 ft) tall free-standing lattice tower at Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada. It was built in 1947/48 for LORAN transmissions
Cambridge_Bay_LORAN_Tower
LORAN-C transmitter Malone was the master station of the Southeast U.S. LORAN-C Chain (GRI 7980) and the Whiskey Secondary of the Great Lakes chain (GRI
LORAN-C_transmitter_Malone
LORAN-C transmitter George serves the GRI 5990 (Canadian West Coast) and GRI 9940 (US West Coast) chains. Transmission power is 1600 kW. It is located
LORAN-C_transmitter_George
The LORAN-C transmitter Seneca was the master station of the Northeastern United States LORAN-C Chain (GRI 9960) and the X-Ray secondary station of the
LORAN-C_transmitter_Seneca
First global radio navigation system for aircraft
navigation systems was the UK's Gee and Decca, followed by the US LORAN and LORAN-C systems. LORAN-C offered accurate navigation at distances over 1,000 kilometres
Omega_(navigation_system)
System that enhances the accuracy of GPS receivers
Localizer performance with vertical guidance (LPV) Long-range radio navigation (LORAN) Microwave landing system (MLS) Non-directional beacon (NDB) Tactical air
Wide_Area_Augmentation_System
Jima LORAN-C Transmission Mast (2nd)". Skyscraperpage.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2010-01-08. "Minami Torishima LORAN-C Transmission
List of tallest structures in Japan
List_of_tallest_structures_in_Japan
LORAN-C transmitter Carolina Beach was the Zulu secondary station of the U.S. Southeast chain ( GRI 7270) of LORAN-C. The transmitter power was 800 kW
LORAN-C transmitter Carolina Beach
LORAN-C_transmitter_Carolina_Beach
Kargaburun Loran-C transmitter was a Loran-C transmitter station located in the Marmara Ereğlisi district of Tekirdağ Province, Turkey. It was part of
Kargaburun Loran-C transmitter
Kargaburun_Loran-C_transmitter
LORAN-C transmitter Helong is the Yankee secondary of the China North Sea Loran-C Chain (GRI 7430). It uses a transmission power of 1200 kW. LORAN-C transmitter
LORAN-C_transmitter_Helong
Ballistics measure of a weapon system's precision
obtained by a navigation system, such as GPS or older systems such as LORAN and Loran-C. The original concept of CEP was based on a circular bivariate normal
Circular_error_probable
Aerodrome serving Olonkinbyen in Jan Mayen, Norway
communications outpost at Olonkinbyen in 1958. At first a LORAN-A transmitter was built, followed by a LORAN-C transmitter in 1960. In August, it was announced
Jan_Mayensfield
Radio navigation transmitter in Japan
Iwo Jima LORAN-C transmitter was a LORAN-C transmitter at Iwo Jima, Japan of Grid 9970 at 24°48′8″N 141°19′32″E / 24.80222°N 141.32556°E / 24.80222;
Iwo_Jima_LORAN-C_transmitter
The LORAN-C transmitter Gillette was a LORAN-C transmission facility near Gillette, Wyoming at . Its aerial, a 700-foot (210 m) guyed radio mast, was the
LORAN-C_transmitter_Gillette
Radio navigation system
Navigation) is a Russian terrestrial radio navigation system, similar to Loran-C. It operates on similar frequencies around 100 kHz, and uses the same techniques
CHAYKA
LORAN-C transmitter Johnston Island was a LORAN-C transmitter on Johnston Atoll, in the mid-Pacific Ocean. It was in service until July 1, 1992, and used
LORAN-C transmitter Johnston Island
LORAN-C_transmitter_Johnston_Island
Japanese coral atoll
replacing Loran A for general marine navigation, Loran C was used by submarine-launched Polaris missile systems. The existence and location of Loran C stations
Minamitorishima
Navigation and surveillance technique
variety of radio frequencies and waveforms — low-frequency pulses (e.g., Loran-C); low-frequency continuous sinusoids (e.g., Decca); high-frequency continuous
Pseudo-range_multilateration
Canadian charitable organization
The Loran Scholars Foundation is a national charitable organization founded in 1988 that selects 36 students entering university in Canada each year for
Loran_Scholars_Foundation
Deepest known point of Earth's seabed
11.300; 142.233 in July 1959. Stranger used celestial and LORAN-C for navigation. LORAN-C navigation provided geographical accuracy of 460 m (1,509 ft)
Challenger_Deep
Radio mast in Iceland
RÚV (The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service) and the North Atlantic LORAN-C chain. It is situated at Gufuskálar [ˈkʏːvʏˌskauːlar̥], near Hellissandur
Hellissandur longwave radio mast
Hellissandur_longwave_radio_mast
Guyed mast 412 m (1,352 ft) Insulated against ground; used until 1994 for LORAN-C, then for RÚV longwave broadcasting until 2024; tallest structure in Western
List of tallest buildings and structures in Iceland
List_of_tallest_buildings_and_structures_in_Iceland
Airport
and burnt. In 1961, a survey was conducted to construct the Coast Guard's LORAN Station Port Clarence, located south of the former airfield. Shortly afterwards
Port Clarence Coast Guard Station
Port_Clarence_Coast_Guard_Station
Radio station transmitting the UK time signal
Communications are now merged). It has three transmitters: one VLF, one LF, and an eLoran transmitter. It is on the site of the Royal Navy's Second World War military
Anthorn_Radio_Station
Species of plant
described C. indica as relatively short, conical, and densely branched, whereas C. sativa was described as tall and laxly branched. Loran C. Anderson
Cannabis_indica
Topics referred to by the same term
Category:Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ships Iwo Jima LORAN-C transmitter, a former LORAN-C transmitter at Iwo Jima, Japan USS Iwo Jima (CV-46), a Ticonderoga-class
Iwo_Jima_(disambiguation)
Process of monitoring and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle
the position of a ship or aircraft. The current version of LORAN in common use is LORAN-C, which operates in the low frequency portion of the EM spectrum
Navigation
Demolished tower in New York, US
included the first tests of the LORAN-C and Omega Navigation System. On April 21, 1998 it was demolished by explosives. "Loran-C - History". www.jproc.ca. Retrieved
Forestport_Tower
Master station of the North Pacific LORAN-C Chain
LORAN-C transmitter Saint Paul was the master station of the North Pacific LORAN-C Chain (GRI 9990). It used a transmission power of 325 kW. Saint Paul
LORAN-C transmitter Saint Paul
LORAN-C_transmitter_Saint_Paul
navigation system and the LORAN-C transmitters outside the USA were run until 1994 also by the United States Coast Guard, and LORAN-C transmitters within the
List of equipment of the United States Coast Guard
List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard
Using distance measures along a shape's edges to determine position in space
synchronized clocks. It has been successfully demonstrated (experimentally) with Loran-C and GPS. True-range multilateration algorithms may be partitioned based
True-range_multilateration
Guyed lattice steel mast 491 Storm Replaced by new mast of same height LORAN-C location transmitter, Carolina Beach, North Carolina, US 1961 Lattice Tower
List of catastrophic collapses of broadcast masts and towers
List_of_catastrophic_collapses_of_broadcast_masts_and_towers
Vassfjellet Bø LORAN-C transmitter 192 m 630 ft Guyed mast Bø, Nordland 68°38′6″N 14°27′47″E / 68.63500°N 14.46306°E / 68.63500; 14.46306 (Bø LORAN-C transmitter)
List of tallest structures in Norway
List_of_tallest_structures_in_Norway
Television tower in Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada
its height: the CN Tower in Toronto (completed in 1976), the Cape Race LORAN-C transmitter (completed in 1963, collapsed in 1993), the Inco Superstack
CHCH_Television_Tower
Radio navigation system for ships and aircraft
helicopters operating to oil platforms. The opening of the more accurate Loran-C system to civilian use in 1974 offered stiff competition, but Decca was
Decca_Navigator_System
Atoll of the Hawaiian Islands
a portion of one building, both from a former United States Coast Guard LORAN station, are located on the island. Politically, it is part of Hawaii, though
Kure_Atoll
Species of flowering plant
fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Ed Keppner, Lisa Keppner, Loran C. Anderson, K. Craddock Burks, Gary R. Knight, Sidney McDaniel, Robert K
Conoclinium_coelestinum
of construction Construction type Location Coordinates Remarks Angissoq LORAN-C transmitter (old mast) 1,350 ft 411.48 m 1963 Guyed Mast Angissoq, Greenland
List of tallest structures in Denmark
List_of_tallest_structures_in_Denmark
801444°E / 16.4321250; 42.801444 (Al Muwassam LORAN-C transmitter) insulated against ground Afif LORAN-C transmitter Afif Guyed mast ? 727 ft 221.6 m 23°48′37
List of the tallest structures in Saudi Arabia
List_of_the_tallest_structures_in_Saudi_Arabia
Use of distances for determining unknown coordinates of a point
Number: DOT/TSC-RA-3-8-(1) (Technical note 1973-43), Oct. 11, 1973 "Rho-Rho Loran-C Combined with Satellite Navigation for Offshore Surveys". S.T. Grant, International
Trilateration
30–300 kHz range of the electromagnetic spectrum
the western hemisphere, its main use is for aircraft beacons, navigation (LORAN, mostly defunct), information, and weather systems. A number of time signal
Low_frequency
(14 July 2021). "5th body recovered from rubble following deadly Kelowna, B.C., crane collapse". Global News. Retrieved 15 July 2021. "Two people killed
List of building and structure collapses
List_of_building_and_structure_collapses
CDP in Alaska, United States
From 1961 to 2010 Port Clarence was a LORAN-C station administered by the United States Coast Guard. The LORAN-C Program was terminated on February 8,
Port_Clarence,_Alaska
Species of vine
Amoroso, Loran C. Anderson, Kurt E. Blum, Michael B. Brooks, R. Buchanan, Andre F. Clewell, R. F. Doren, Wm. H. Ellis, Robert K. Godfrey, Norlan C. Henderson
Campsis_radicans
Species of flowering plant
global conservation rank of G3, or vulnerable. It was described in 1970 by Loran C. Anderson. NRCS. "Bigelowia nuttallii". PLANTS Database. United States
Bigelowia_nuttallii
System for remotely transmitting printed notices to ships
are not required by the ship (e.g. LORAN C messages might be rejected in a ship which is not fitted with a LORAN C receiver). NAVTEX broadcasts use following
NAVTEX
Transmitter mast in Hayfield, Manitoba
the CKX-TV Craig broadcasting tower matched the height of the Cape Race LORAN-C transmitter as the tallest structures in Canada. Only one structure built
CKX-TV_Craig_Television_Tower
Group of equipment onboard aircraft
Mode C /P Transponder with Mode C /Y LORAN, VOR/DME, or INS with no transponder /C LORAN, VOR/DME, or INS, transponder with no Mode C /I LORAN, VOR/DME
Equipment_codes
Swiss watch manufacturer
their Hamilton Model 21 Marine Chronometers in service as backups to the Loran-C hyperbolic radio navigation system until 1988 when the GPS global navigation
Hamilton_Watch_Company
Cargo ship of the United States Coast Guard
Guard with notable service installing, servicing and supplying the Loran-A and Loran-C electronic navigation chain stations in the Pacific until March 1972
USCGC_Kukui_(WAK-186)
Aircraft radio navigation station
and Loran-C. VOR/DME eventually won the standardization effort, due to a number of factors. One was that the direct measurement systems like Loran were
VOR/DME
Tracking system using transceivers on ships
However, position is typically provided by an external receiver such as GPS, LORAN-C or an inertial navigation system and the internal receiver is only used
Automatic identification system
Automatic_identification_system
59.98833°N 45.17333°W / 59.98833; -45.17333 (Angissq LORAN-C transmitter) Marcus Island LORAN-C transmitter (old mast) 411.48 m (1,350 ft) 1964 Guyed
List_of_tallest_structures
Clock used on ships to aid in navigation
their Hamilton Model 21 Marine Chronometers in service as backups to the Loran-C hyperbolic radio navigation system until 1988, when the GPS global navigation
Marine_chronometer
Species of flowering plant
bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: Cecil R Slaughter, Loran C. Anderson, K. Craddock Burks, Robert K. Godfrey, Steve L. Orzell, Edwin
Scutellaria_integrifolia
Device used to guide vehicles
orientation based on sensor data such as that from compasses, GPS receivers, Loran-C, star trackers, inertial measurement units and altimeters. The output of
Guidance_system
Italian island in the Mediterranean Sea
part of the western side of the island became a United States Coast Guard LORAN-C transmitter station. In 1979, Lt. Kay Hartzell took command of the Coast
Lampedusa
Cape in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
the Tagus River in Portugal. The cape was the location of the Cape Race LORAN-C transmitter until the system was decommissioned in 2010. It is also home
Cape_Race
Multinational technology company
Oregon in 1982 as a manufacturer of LORAN C marine and general aviation products. In 1982 its aircraft navigator 602 LORAN C receiver permitted point to point
Garmin
LORAN-C transmitter Lessay 213 m Guyed Mast Lessay 49°8′55.23″N 1°30′16.99″W / 49.1486750°N 1.5047194°W / 49.1486750; -1.5047194 (Lessay LORAN-C transmitter)
List of tallest structures in France
List_of_tallest_structures_in_France
Species of carnivorous plant
James R. Burkhalter, Loran C. Anderson, Robert K. Godfrey, Robert Kral, L. B. Trott, Kathy Craddock Burks, Harry Alden, Loran C. Anderson, Douglas Newton
Drosera_brevifolia
buildings in Canada "[Halifax] One 77 (7177 Quinpool Road) | 111 m | 34 fl | U/C – Page 14 – SkyscraperPage Forum". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved March 16
List of tallest buildings in Atlantic Canada
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Atlantic_Canada
Mast radiator insulated against ground in Aquinnah, Massachusetts
Martha's Vineyard LORAN-C transmitter was a LORAN-C transmitter at Aquinnah, Massachusetts. It was built in 1957 with a 625-foot (191 m) tall mast radiator
Loran Transmitting Station Martha's Vineyard
Loran_Transmitting_Station_Martha's_Vineyard
Species of flowering plant
Phytologia 75: 74–93, G. L. Nesom, G.I. Baird. Urbatsch, Lowell E.; Anderson, Loran C.; Roberts, Roland P.; Neubig, Kurt M. (6 November 2020) [In print 2006]
Ericameria_nauseosa
British jet-powered delta wing strategic bomber
little as 0.1 degrees. The B.2 (MRR) was additionally fitted with the LORAN C navigation system. The original ECM fit of the B.1A and B.2 was one Green
Avro_Vulcan
a crown inside it which is visible up to 30 mi (48 km) away 35 floors LORAN-C transmitter Port Clarence Height: 1,350 ft (411 m) Port Clarence (65°14′40″N
List of tallest structures in the United States
List_of_tallest_structures_in_the_United_States
Topics referred to by the same term
Church, Stanley, New York, on the US National Register of Historic Places LORAN-C transmitter Seneca, a radio navigation transmitter operated by the U.S
Seneca
Nautical navigational instrument
quadrant. By the late 18th century, mariners began using the sextant and then LORAN C, SatNav/Transit, and then global positioning systems (GPS) starting in
Mariner's_astrolabe
Town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Radar System. A Loran C station was operated by the Canadian Coast Guard at St. Lewis. In January 2010, it was announced that the Loran C signal would be
St. Lewis, Newfoundland and Labrador
St._Lewis,_Newfoundland_and_Labrador
Species of flowering plant in the yam family
https://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, W. C. Brumbach, Robert K. Godfrey, and Richard S. Mitchell. States and
Dioscorea_bulbifera
American satellite-based radio navigation service
estimated at $1 billion per day. The LORAN-C system was turned off in North America in 2010 and Europe in 2015. eLoran is proposed as an American terrestrial
Global_Positioning_System
Mountain in Norway
Muschbukta Nansenflua Nordlaguna Rekvedbukta Sjuhollendarbukta Sørlaguna Titeltbukta Settlements Olonkinbyen Infrastructure Airport LORAN-C transmitter
Rudolftoppen
Species of flowering plant
https://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Bian Tan, Loran C. Anderson, Ed Keppner, Lisa Keppner, Richard S. Mitchell, R.K. Godfrey
Bidens_bipinnata
travel, tourism, insurance
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LORAN C
LORAN C
LORAN C
LORAN C
LORAN C
LORAN C
LORAN C
LORAN C
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