The Loran-C Midcontinent Expansion Project-a status report

Author

Heyes, Douglas D.

fYear

1988

fDate

29 Nov-2 Dec 1988

Firstpage

215

Lastpage

220

Abstract

The author discusses the current status and future plans of the Loran-C Midcontinent Expansion Project (MEP), a joint US Coast Guard (USCG) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) project designed to provide coverage to the area of the mid-US not currently serviced by Loran-C. Under an agreement with the FAA, the USCG has determined that two Loran-C chains are required to complete coverage of the `midcontinent gap´. The USCG and FAA are proceeding with the chain and monitor configurations, land acquisition, station design, equipment procurement, and existing station upgrades necessary to complete the chains by the end of 1990. After a brief description of the system design, the author discussed the transmitting stations, the monitor sites, the control sites, certification, and aviation users

Keywords

radionavigation; Federal Aviation Administration; Loran-C Midcontinent Expansion Project; MEP; US Coast Guard; aviation users; certification; chains; control sites; equipment procurement; land acquisition; monitor configurations; station design; transmitting stations; Cities and towns; Communication system control; Design engineering; FAA; Manufacturing; Monitoring; Procurement; Radio transmitters; Signal processing; Transmitting antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Position Location and Navigation Symposium, 1988. Record. Navigation into the 21st Century. IEEE PLANS '88., IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PLANS.1988.195486

Filename

195486