ALCON,

Effective today, a new PACAUXMONSTA has been added to the team for PACAREA. The Owner Operator is Richard Duncan and the station is located at Oxnard, CA. The station has passed a reception test with flying colors. Early next week, specific tasking wrt to broadcasts will be finalized. Please join me in welcoming this new resource to the PACAUXMON team.

v/r,

Bill Scholz, USCGAUX
USCG CAMSPAC, AUX Support Coordinator
COGARDAUX Upland Radio, NF114AG

A station console has been placed into operation for Division 7, US Coast Guard Auxiliary.  The station will be available to support Auxiliary missions and providing additional communication capabilities when needed.

This site now supports the iPhone with its own theme.  Pages are not shown, but makes reading blogs quicker and easier when mobile.

Many people I am associated with do not understand the true difference between using an HT verses a base station. They work “with” communications but are not involved with the technical aspects. So, here are two maps. The first one displays coverage area assuming a HT on the ground.

Now, below is coverage of my base station with a roof antenna and 50w.

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If you have lived in a cave for a number of months or played Wii all the time, you may have forgotten that the LORAN-C navigation system is discontinued.  While some stations may still be operational, they will be terminated by summer.  Boats with LORAN-C can remove their systems and suggest replacing with a new system like the GPS.

Please see a bulletin issued in November:

R 251518Z NOV 09

ALCOAST 675/09

COMDTNOTE 16560

SUBJ: LONG RANGE NAVIGATION (LORAN-C) TERMINATION

1. EARLIER THIS YEAR, AFTER RELEASE OF THE PRESIDENTS FY10

BUDGET REQUEST THAT IDENTIFIED LORAN-C FOR TERMINATION, THE

VICE COMMANDANT RELEASED AN ALL-HANDS EMAIL THAT DISCUSSED THE

PLANNED TERMINATION AND OUR WAY FORWARD. SINCE THEN, A BROAD

CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM BASED OUT OF CGHQ, LED BY COMDT (CG-541)

AND COMDT (CG-43), AND INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES FROM PERSONNEL

SERVICE CENTER, NAVIGATION CENTER, LORAN SUPPORT UNIT, THE CIVIL

ENGINEERING PROGRAM, AND OTHER ELEMENTS, HAS DEVELOPED A

COMPREHENSIVE TERMINATION PLAN THAT WILL FURTHER GUIDE OUR ACTIONS.

ON OCTOBER 28, 2009,THE PRESIDENT SIGNED THE 2010 DEPARTMENT

OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, WHICH DIRECTS THE COAST

GUARD TO DISCONTINUE LORAN-C OPERATIONS NOT EARLIER THAN 4 JAN 2010

AS LONG AS CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE MET.

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Yankee Romeo is here somewhere…

Predicted coverage area of Yankee Romeo.