KH6ABH 1957 Hawaii
KH6ABH operated from the USCG
Loran Transmitter Station on Tern Island in the French Frigate
Shoals of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
It was located at 23.870 deg N LAT and -166.284 deg W LON grid
square AL63uu & IOTA OC-055.
Even though FFS is 550 miles NW of Honolulu, it is still in
Honolulu County! Check it out with an IOTA search of OC-055!
Loran transmitters were installed on both Tern Island and East
Island at different times.
East Island, also in FFS at 23.787 deg N LAT and -166.211 deg W
LON grid square AL63vs, IOTA OC-055.
For further information on the
Loran system at FFS, please search:
French Frigate Shoals Loran.
QSL SM5LNE Collection
Info courtesy of W4WJ