page_title: Marcus Island LORAN-C transmitter
hierarchical_section_title: Marcus Island LORAN-C transmitter
caption_attribution_description: English: Aerial view of Minamitori Island (Minami-Torishima), Japan. There is a runway which supported the US Coast Guard station located there prior to 1993. Minamitori Island is the easternmost island of the Japanese archipelago. Deutsch: Luftaufnahme der Minamitori Insel (Minami-Torishima), Japan. 日本語: 南鳥島の空中写真。
context_page_description: Marcus Island LORAN-C transmitter, or Minami Torishima LORAN-C transmitter, is a former LORAN-C transmitter on Minami-Tori-shima in Ogasawara, Tokyo, Japan at. Until 1993 it was part of Grid 9970 and used a transmission power of 4000 kilowatts, which was more than the most powerful broadcasting stations ever used.
  Until 1985 Marcus Island LORAN-C transmitter had a 411.48-meter tall guyed mast radiator as an antenna, which was built in 1964. In 1985/86 the 411.48-metre tower was replaced by a 213.4 m-tall tall tower.
  In October 1993 the authority over the transmitter was transferred from the United States Coast Guard to the Japan Coast Guard. In 2000 the tower of the station was again dismantled and replaced by a new one with a height of 213 meters.
  Marcus Island LORAN-C transmitter was the X-Ray secondary station of the North West Pacific LORAN-C Chain GRI 8930. Its transmission power was reduced to 1100 kilowatts.
  On December 1, 2009, the station was abolished due to a decline in users. The mast has been demolished.
context_section_description: Marcus Island LORAN-C transmitter, or Minami Torishima LORAN-C transmitter, is a former LORAN-C transmitter on Minami-Tori-shima (Marcus Island) in Ogasawara, Tokyo, Japan at (24°17′8″N 153°58′54″E). Until 1993 it was part of Grid 9970 and used a transmission power of 4000 kilowatts, which was more than the most powerful broadcasting stations ever used.
  Until 1985 Marcus Island LORAN-C transmitter had a 411.48-meter (1,350.0 ft) tall guyed mast radiator as an antenna, which was built in 1964.  In 1985/86 the 411.48-metre tower was replaced by a 213.4 m-tall (700 ft) tall tower.
  In October 1993 the authority over the transmitter was transferred from the United States Coast Guard to the Japan Coast Guard. In 2000 the tower of the station was again dismantled and replaced by a new one with a height of 213 meters.
  Marcus Island LORAN-C transmitter was the X-Ray secondary station of the North West Pacific LORAN-C Chain GRI 8930. Its transmission power was reduced to 1100 kilowatts.
  On December 1, 2009, the station was abolished due to a decline in users. The mast has been demolished.
caption: Minami-Tori-shima (Marcus Island) overview with transmitter
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