Mathew, Thanks for the photo. Removal of the microwave horns seems more frequent at local Bell Atlantic (C&P) sites, as opposed to former AT&T Long Lines...
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Patton Turner
pmturner@...
Apr 5, 2000 2:23 am
... I was told by a manager with Speciality Constructors (purchased by american tower) that American Tower had bought all of AT&T's microwave towers. I ...
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Daryl Gibson
drgibson@...
Apr 5, 2000 2:34 am
... They bought *most* of the Microwave towers, and are changing them over to cell site use. I'm sure a few had already been sold. I haven't seen a notice...
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Patton Turner
pmturner@...
Apr 5, 2000 3:22 am
... I talked to a MCI crew a while back that removed a bunch of the KS style horns. They told me it was the most profitable job they have ever done as they do...
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Albert LaFrance
alafrance@...
Apr 5, 2000 6:36 am
Pat, Do you know if the FAA is using any former Western Union microwave towers? I was recently in Gambrill State Park in MD, looking for a WU station which was...
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Patton Turner
pmturner@...
Apr 5, 2000 2:48 pm
... I don't know of any WU towers being reused, but it's possable. I will ask a contact at AT&T. Generally all of our RML (RADAR microwave link- a collins...
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Albert LaFrance
alafrance@...
Apr 7, 2000 4:57 am
CBS will broadcast a live re-make of nuclear-war thriller "Fail Safe" this Sunday. http://cbs.com/network/tvshows/mini/movies/failsafe/ I can highly recommend...
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Mark Foster
mfoster@...
Apr 7, 2000 11:18 am
Some of the interesting correspondence and conversations I have had while researching the L CRX system are at: http://www1.shore.net/~mfoster/trivia.htm...
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Dave Emery
die@...
Apr 7, 2000 8:17 pm
... Neat, you must have tons more fascinating war stories you didn't include....> -- Dave Emery N1PRE, die@... DIE Consulting, Weston, Mass. PGP...
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lnmes@...
Apr 7, 2000 9:46 pm
I've been following the list for a month or so... Following links in the L Cxr site I found a couple a bit closer to home. The Alaska White Alice...
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Joe Stevens
WL7AML@...
Apr 8, 2000 6:19 am
Mark, Maybe you missed my WACS site at http://www.kadiak.org/wacs/wacs.html Regards, ...j0e Kodiak...
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Julian Allason
julian@...
Apr 9, 2000 11:58 am
... There is an elevator down to the not very deep Situation Room, I seem to recall from my visit Julian...
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Matthew R. Potter
mpotter@...
Apr 9, 2000 5:46 pm
Tonight on the History channel @ 2200EST they are having a 1 hour program on the greenbrier facility....
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hooligan@...
Apr 9, 2000 6:47 pm
... Well, I've spent some time in that area too, albeit the last time was almost a decade ago, and the Sit Room is just in a lower level -- it's often ...
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lnmes@...
Apr 9, 2000 8:13 pm
http://www.research.att.com/~smb/nsam-160/pal.html Great article on Permissive Action Links- the ultimate "end user' of Cold War Communications! Mark Edward...
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lnmes@...
Apr 9, 2000 8:15 pm
A National Nerve Center Inside the White House Situation Room . . . . Michael Donley, Cornelius O'Leary, and John Montgomery ...
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Julian Allason
julian@...
Apr 11, 2000 2:30 am
Matthew mentioned ... Being in Australia I was sorry to miss this having visited the Greenbrier a few months ago. Was anything useful added to our knowledge by...
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Daryl Gibson
drgibson@...
Apr 11, 2000 4:20 am
Over the weekend, I tracked down some additional Long Lines MW towers in this (Utah and Nevada) area, and took a few pictures. Additionally, I spent a few...
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Albert LaFrance
alafrance@...
Apr 14, 2000 1:14 pm
Mark, Yes, that is a fascinating article. The author has obviously put a lot of thought into the subject, and his theories make a lot of sense. There's an...
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Albert LaFrance
alafrance@...
Apr 16, 2000 1:19 am
From a Bell System booklet titled "The Magic of Communications";, dated May 1950: "The first coaxial cable was placed between New York and Philadelphia in 1936...
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Albert LaFrance
alafrance@...
Apr 19, 2000 5:00 am
Daryl, Thanks for the update. I've added a link to your site from the "Facilities" section of my Bell System page (http://bellsystem.homestead.com). Nice work...
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Albert LaFrance
alafrance@...
Apr 19, 2000 5:15 am
The Business section of the April 13, 2000 Washington Post, page E1, reported: "With the threat of nuclear attack apparently safely behind us, the prestigious...
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Daryl Gibson
drgibson@...
Apr 19, 2000 3:54 pm
I appreciate your writing; I have added a link back to your impressive set of pages..... Daryl...
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Albert LaFrance
alafrance@...
Apr 22, 2000 1:58 am
A while ago, I mentioned seeing an apparent passive microwave repeater atop Piney Mountain, north of Thurmont, MD. Today, I came across an article on passive...
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Albert LaFrance
alafrance@...
Apr 23, 2000 6:28 pm
A couple of additions to my Cold War web page: (1) A map of the east-side surface are of Mt. Weather: ...
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Matthew R. Potter
mpotter@...
Apr 24, 2000 1:28 am
THis may be a little off topic but i think the topic is interesting. Has anyone heard of a type of passive radar that defeats stealth. i.e it relys on...
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Dave Emery
die@...
Apr 24, 2000 3:13 am
... There has been quite a bit of public discussion of this passive radar technology in the past 3 or 4 years. Apparently a prototype has been built and...
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Albert LaFrance
alafrance@...
Apr 24, 2000 3:50 am
AT&T's network web page (http://www.att.com/network) lists some of the network's features. One item states: "[AT&T] Transmits 98 percent of its domestic...
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Dave Emery
die@...
Apr 24, 2000 4:16 am
... I second your observation. I do not remember that sentance either. This may reflect a PR concern as Echelon discussions have alerted the public to the...
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james.e.innes.cgs80@...
Apr 26, 2000 1:16 am
This is my first post to the Coldwarcomms list. Anyway, I have a lot of knowledge re: activities on former WU sites. Unfortunately, since I am current...
