BC-DX TopNews WWDXC #945 BC-DX 945

and 2 x Hungary, somewhere at Esztergam Hungary
and close to Kunmadaras Hungary, next to the atomic bomb stock
and the SS-22 nuclear bomber airport.
as well as at Pleven BUL, 22 kms east of Pleven MW 594 kHz site
25 04 E 43 20 N
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS OF LORAN-C IN EUROPE.
European Loran-C Policy Group - to be introduced later in section 2.2.2 -
in ... Matratin station in Libya to Lampedusa Italy - is somehow restored.
...
For land and air navigation, some activity is performed Eastern Europe.
Indeed a new CHAYCA chain is planned between Eastern Germany, Hungary and
Bulgaria; the planned positions of this new proposed chain were:
Eastern Germany Damgarten 12 27 E 54 15 N
Hungary Esztergam 18 45 E 47 46 N
Hungary Kunmadaras 20 48 E 47 26 N
Bulgaria Pleven 25 04 E 43 20 N
No news are available about the status of the new proposed chain nor about
the consequences of recent political changes. At any rate it can be stated
that, at least from July-August 1990, no activity was observed from our
Laboratory at the GBI of 49.60 ms, proposed for the new chain.
see also Groundwave maps on p592 - p596
In mediterranean area the US lost Matratin in Libya, which was on service
in 1959 to 1970.
LORAN stn at Ortegal Estaca de Bares, NoWe Spain
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