Cambridge Bay LORAN Tower is a 189 metre tall [[Self supporting[ [lattice tower]] at Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada. It was built in 1947/48 for LORAN transmissons. Today the tower is used as a Non-directional beacon antenae for the Cambridge Bay Beacon. The "CB" beacon transmits on 245 kHz, with an output power of 2000 watts. What appears to be guy wires on the tower are 'top loading' forming part of the antennae. The towwer is four sided. The base is approximately 40 feet square Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 144 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) LORAN tower at Cambridge Bay. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 144 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) LORAN tower at Cambridge Bay. ... Iqaluit and Cambridge Bay Cambridge Bay (69°07′N 105°02′W MST) (named for Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge) is a hamlet located in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. ... Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut: Nunavut our strength or Our land our strength) Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Official languages Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, English, French Government - Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson - Premier Paul Okalik (Consensus government) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 1 (Nancy Karetak-Lindell) - Senate seats 1 (Willie Adams) Confederation... LORAN (LOng RAnge Navigation) is a terrestrial navigation system using low frequency radio transmitters that use the time interval between radio signals received from three or more stations to determine the position of a ship or aircraft. ... The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the SI unit of frequency. ... The watt (symbol: W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one joule per second. ...
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