LORAN-C transmitter Jan Mayen
- LORAN-C transmitter Jan Mayen
The LORAN-C transmitter Jan Mayen is a LORAN-C transmission facility on the island of Jan Mayen at coord|70|54|51|N|8|43|57|W|display=inline,title. The LORAN-C transmitter Jan Mayen uses as antenna a 190-metre high (625 ft) guyed mast.
This mast was built as replacement of a 190.5 metre tall mast, which collapsed in a storm on 8 October 1980 as the result of too low tension on the guy wires. The guywires were adjusted by personnel from the USCG who mixed up pounds and kilogramsFact|date=December 2007.
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