Angissoq LORAN-C transmitter explained

Annes LORAN-C Mast (1st)
Building Type:Mast radiator insulated against ground
Location:Angissoq, Greenland
Coordinates:59.9883°N -45.1733°W
Status:Destroyed
Completion Date:1963
Destroyed:July 27, 1964
Height:411.482NaN2
Main Contractor:US Coast Guard
Angissoq LORAN-C Mast (2nd)
Building Type:Mast radiator insulated against ground
Location:Angissoq, Greenland
Coordinates:59.9883°N -45.1733°W
Status:Demolished
Completion Date:1964
Height:2142NaN2
Main Contractor:US Coast Guard

Angissoq LORAN-C transmitter was a LORAN-C transmitter at Nanortalik-Angissoq, Greenland at GRI 7930, 59°59'18"N, 45°10'24" W (59.9883°N -45.1733°W). It had a transmission power of 1000 kilowatts.Until July 27, 1964, it used a 1350 ft (411.48 metre) mast radiator, built in 1963. On July 27, 1964, it collapsed from the fatigue failure of an eyebolt head in a compression cone insulator on a structural guy. It was replaced by a 704 ft (214 metre) mast radiator.On December 31, 1994, the transmitter was shut down and the tower dismantled.

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