LORAN-C transmitter Malone
Appearance
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 8970). It used a transmission power of 800 kW for both chains.
Baudette LORAN-C transmitter was situated near Malone in Jackson County, Florida, United States. Malone LORAN-C transmitter used as a 700-foot (210 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
- Media related to LORAN-C transmitter Malone at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.tech-service.net/loran/LORAN-1.XLS
- http://www.megapulse.com/chaininfo.html