Here are two recently submitted photos of LORSTA HOKKAIDO in the winter.  Exact date of the photos are unknown.

 

Here's a YouTube video of the Loran tower coming down.  I don't have any other details on this.  If anyone has information in regards to the date it was taken down please let me know.

Loran Station Transmitter Tower Coming Down

More Photos of the Loran Sta Gang!

Seaman Pewitt and Seaman Huth

MK3 Jerry Arnold at Bat - game against local Japanese!

 

 

ET3 Dave Masinter (1/6/1976)

The Gangs All Here! Photos

ET3 Nixon

ET3 Ligon in the Timer Room

MK2 Mogford on the Mound

 

 

LORAN Station Hokkaido Dragon's Head Patch

Ltjg Ron Borison - Editor of this Blog! Circa 1977

Then LTJG Ron Borison - Commanding Officer of LORSTA Hokkaido - 1976 thru 1977.  Yep - that's right it's me - yours truly.  Notice the Japanese license plates on my car.  They drive on the left side of the road in Japan.  Photo compliments of Martin Swords.   Thanks Martin!!

LORAN Transmitter X-Ray Exposure

A Final Report on LORAN Transmitter X-Ray Exposure has been published.  

It's entitled: 

Personnel Radiation Exposure

Associated with X-Rays Emanating from U.S. Coast Guard LORAN High Voltage Vacuum Tube Transmitter Units 

Here is the link:

http://www.loran-history.info/health/DTRA-TR-10-26%20-%20USCG%20LORAN%20Transmitter%20X-Ray%20Exposure_final.pdf