Base end stations like these built in 1940 are scattered along the California coast from Point Reyes south to Half Moon Bay. Sightings from two or more of these stations were used to triangulate the range from guns to target. These stations thus made up the base ends of a triangle. The data gathered at these stations was relayed to gun batteries surrounding the Golden Gate enabling big guns to lock onto targets many miles out to sea.

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