LORAN-C transmitter Fallon

Former LORAN-C Chain Master station

LORAN-C transmitter Fallon was the Master station of the U.S. West Coast LORAN-C Chain ( GRI 9940). It used a transmission power of 400 kW.

The Fallon LORAN-C transmitter was situated near Fallon, Nevada at (39°33′7″N 118°49′55″W / 39.55194°N 118.83194°W / 39.55194; -118.83194) near Nevada State Route 723 and the Soda Lakes volcano.

Fallon LORAN-C transmitter used a 625-foot (191 m) tall mast radiator.

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

http://www.tech-service.net/loran/LORAN-1.XLS^{[permanent dead link]}
http://www.megapulse.com/chaininfo.html Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine