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Loran-C was used primarily for electronic positioning by airplanes and ships until the advent of GPS and D-GPS, and the Stations operated by the USCG. The towers were approx. 650' tall and CG Electronic Technicians had to climb those towers to do PMS and/or affect repairs. I wouldn't climb the tower even if the Admiral ordered me to do so, so I doff my cap to the ET's.
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LORAN A, LORAN C and SINS were in use at the time of my retirement. And being a career submarine sailor, heights scare the heck out of me. I would have been standing beside you with the Admiral.
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PO1 John Johnson
Too bad you missed the beginning of GPS and D-GPS. We went from "We're somewhere in this 2-mile wide triangle" to "We're close enough to spit on it". That was a huge deal on the "ops" side.
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MCPO Roger Collins
PO1 John Johnson We could plant nuclear missile anywhere on the planet to an accuracy of three square feet.
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I was in ET2 in the Navy any excuse to go a loft❗
The higher the better ❗ Still love being up high❗If you have your parachute harness on and use it right you're a safe as in your mama's arms ❗ Another ET and I free-handed a 250-foot tower during close to hurricane force winds at NAS Pensacola back in the 80s' to keep a dipole antenna from coming down. We got our butts chewed for that❗
The higher the better ❗ Still love being up high❗If you have your parachute harness on and use it right you're a safe as in your mama's arms ❗ Another ET and I free-handed a 250-foot tower during close to hurricane force winds at NAS Pensacola back in the 80s' to keep a dipole antenna from coming down. We got our butts chewed for that❗
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I was in the Navy as an ET when Loran C was still the primary radio navigation service. GPS was being phased in.
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