LORAN, short for long range navigation, was a hyperbolic radio navigation system developed in the United States during World War II. It was similar to...
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Loran-C is a hyperbolic radio navigation system that allows a receiver to determine its position by listening to low frequency radio signals that are...
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Attu Station, Alaska (redirect from USCG Loran Station Attu)
island when the station was closed in August 2010, leaving it uninhabited. LORAN Station Attu had provided a navigational signal for mariners of the North...
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Kure Atoll (section LORAN Station (1960–1992))
a portion of one building, both from a former United States Coast Guard LORAN station, are located on the island. Politically, it is part of Hawaii, although...
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Radio navigation (section LORAN)
the introduction of LORAN, in 1952 work started on a greatly improved version. LORAN-C (the original retroactively became LORAN-A) combined the techniques...
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Loran M. Whitelock (April 21, 1930 - May 27, 2014) was an American botanist who specialized in Cycads, a prehistoric plant that once dominated the planet...
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for making privately made firearms. The company was founded in 2013 by Loran Kelley Jr. and David Borges and is headquartered in Dayton, Nevada. Polymer80...
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Noble February 1976 April 1978 Loran Archer (acting) April 1978 April 1979 John R. DeLuca May 1979 October 1981 Loran Archer (acting) November 1981 July...
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Firefighting foam was invented by the Russian engineer and chemist Aleksandr Loran in 1902. The surfactants used must produce foam in concentrations of less...
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and Loran-C. VOR/DME eventually won the standardization effort, due to a number of factors. One was that the direct measurement systems like Loran were...
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