Cape Race LORAN-C transmitter explained

Cape Race LORAN-C Mast (1st)
Building Type:Mast radiator insulated against ground
Location:Cape Race, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Coordinates:46.7757°N -53.1743°W
Status:Destroyed
Completion Date:1965
Destroyed:2 February 1993
Height:411.482NaN2
Main Contractor:US Coast Guard
Map Type:Newfoundland
Highest Prev:CHCH Television Tower
Highest Next:CN Tower
Highest Start:1965
Highest End:1976
Highest Region:Canada
Cape Race LORAN-C Mast (2nd)
Building Type:Mast radiator insulated against ground
Location:Cape Race, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Coordinates:46.7757°N -53.1743°W
Status:Demolished
Completion Date:1993
Destroyed:20 October 2012
Height:260.32NaN2
Main Contractor:US Coast Guard

The Cape Race LORAN-C transmitter was a LORAN-C transmitter at Cape Race, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

The Cape Race LORAN-C transmitter was used as an antenna tower until February 2, 1993. It was a 411.48 m (1350 ft) tall guyed mast, built in 1965. This mast was the tallest structure in Canada until the construction of the CN Tower in Toronto, and remained the second-tallest structure until its collapse on February 2, 1993. The CKX TV-Craig broadcast tower at Hayfield, Manitoba equalled this tower in height when it was erected in 1973.

The collapse was the result of a fatigue failure of the eyebolt head in a compression cone insulator on a structural guy-wire. This failure caused swing-in damage that resulted in the tower's collapse. The tower was replaced by a 260.3 meter (854 ft) tall guyed mast, insulated against the ground.

The Cape Race LORAN-C transmitter was used until 1993 as part of the LORAN-C Chain GRI 9930 and worked with a transmission power of 1800 kilowatts. The Cape Race LORAN-C transmitter acted as the Yankee Secondary Transmitter of the Canadian East Coast LORAN-C chain (GRI 5930) and as the Whiskey Secondary of the Newfoundland East Coast LORAN-C chain (GRI 7270).

The transmission power for the Canadian East Coast LORAN-C chain was 1000 kW, and for the Newfoundland East Coast LORAN-C the transmission power was 500 kW. The mast has been demolished.

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