LORAN-C

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf radio navigation system
gptkbp:accuracy 250 meters
gptkbp:alternativeTo gptkb:Decca_Navigator_System
gptkb:Omega_Navigation_System
gptkbp:chainExample gptkb:Northwest_Pacific_Chain
European Chain
US East Coast Chain
gptkbp:covers gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:decommissioned 2010 (United States)
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:frequency 100 kHz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label LORAN-C
gptkbp:introducedIn 1957
gptkbp:notableStation gptkb:LORAN-C_transmitter_Fallon
gptkb:LORAN-C_transmitter_George
gptkb:LORAN-C_transmitter_Seneca
gptkbp:operatedBy various national agencies
gptkbp:operates low frequency radio waves
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:LORAN-A
gptkbp:range up to 1,500 miles
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:eLORAN
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:GPS
gptkbp:roadType chain of transmitters
gptkbp:signalFormat pulse group
gptkbp:signalModulation pulse position modulation
gptkbp:signalPropagation groundwave
skywave
gptkbp:signalSynchronization master and secondary stations
gptkbp:status mostly decommissioned
gptkbp:successor gptkb:eLORAN
gptkbp:timingMethod hyperbolic navigation
gptkbp:timingReference gptkb:atomic_clocks
gptkbp:transmitterLocation up to 4 megawatts
gptkbp:type pulsed radio signals
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:military
maritime navigation
civilian
aviation navigation
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:navigation
positioning
timing
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Cold_War
search and rescue operations
commercial shipping
fishing vessels
aircraft navigation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:LORAN-A
gptkb:eLORAN
gptkb:LORAN
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5