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LORAN-C transmitter Carolina Beach

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Coordinates: 34°3′46″N 77°54′46″W / 34.06278°N 77.91278°W / 34.06278; -77.91278
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34°3′46″N 77°54′46″W / 34.06278°N 77.91278°W / 34.06278; -77.91278

LORAN-C transmitter Carolina Beach was the Zulu secondary station of the U.S. Southeast chain ( GRI 7270) with a transmission power of 800 kW. LORAN-C transmitter Carolina Beach, situated near Carolina Beach, North Carolina, USA at 34°3'46.208" N, 77°54'46.100" W (34°3′46″N 77°54′46″W / 34.06278°N 77.91278°W / 34.06278; -77.91278). LORAN-C transmitter Carolina Beach used until 1987 as a few LORAN-C-transmitters as antenna a 190.5 metres (625 ft) tall free-standing tower radiator.

In 1958, the tower buckled in Hurricane Helene and collapsed. It was replaced by a guyed mast radiator of same height.[1] The four masts were demolished.

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References

  1. ^ "Loran Station Carolina Beach". www.loran-history.info. Retrieved 2020-03-04.


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