BRS is listed in PA and Chatham is still listed in NC but weve seeen the rust bucket that is. Culpepper and Charlottesville are pops. What about the #2...
The concrete tower along I-70 is the Springfield Radio-Relay Building; part of the route: Cincinnati, White Oak, Springboro, Dayton, Springfield, Catawba,...
I think I'm going blind! Albert's Long-Lines.net website also has a nice contribution by Michael W. Jacobs on the Xenia L5 main station. Just coax - no...
<http://www.amazon.com/Nuclear-Family-Vacation-Travels-Weaponry/dp/1596913789/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215038304&sr=8-1> -- A host is a host from...
David Lesher
wb8foz@...
Jul 3, 2008 5:38 am
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Interesting article on Joe Engressia (aka Joybubbles), the blind 2600hz whistler. Discusses wiretaps of him by AT&T and the FBI, where they were claiming he...
When I first discovered short wave radio signals in the 50's I recall often hearing a HF signal that went something like: This is a test transmission for...
I don't know of any recordings, but my guess is that the signal was for testing AT&T's overseas circuits. White Plains was a regional toll switching center...
... on ... where ... There was a thread on these recently, & a website with recordings, but i cant't seem to find it; i have a couple of mp3's if others don't...
The picture of the box on a pole, was about a mile away from the site, at the bottom of the hill. It was the only local phone line at the site, all the admin ...
I don't know about the IA sites, but I do know that it took the demolition company at the Sideling Hill PA site multiple trys to drop the silo there. Don't...
I had this whole line about AT&T used it for searching their next territory, but decided it was not april 1. Astronomy Club of Tulsa. We make some concessions...
Thanks! That's exactly what I was looking for. For some odd reason I was fascinated with the AT&T transmissions as a kid. I would leave my Knight Kit Span...
... I noticed that the few that I listened to didn't use any type of call sings (Wxxx, Kxxx, etc...) to identify themselves, they just said "This is <whoever...
... Apparently not for high seas & harbor communications; I never heard the Norfolk Marine Operator(C&P Tel of Va) give it's call sign over the years; however...
Interesting question. The stations did have callsigns (for example Ocean Gate, NJ was WOO), but perhaps their use wasn't required since the frequencies were...
Thanks - I'll add the link to my site. Albert _____ From: coldwarcomms@yahoogroups.com [mailto:coldwarcomms@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ozob99 Sent: Sunday,...
As many of you know the AT&T Hawley Earth-Station was brought into the network at Colesville, NJ, through repeaters at Glen Spey, NY and Rowland, Pa. What has...
Hawley is about 10-15min from the house. A local radio service owns the Glen Spey tower, but they do not own the Rowland tower (both still have horns). I...
Man, this takes me back 40+ years! I've heard these announcements in my head all these years but haven't heard recordings until today. I always found the...
... A name I've not heard mentioned in years... -- A host is a host from coast to coast.................wb8foz@... & no one will talk to a host that's...
David Lesher
wb8foz@...
Jul 7, 2008 8:24 pm
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Looking further into at&t high seas radio I found(surprisingly) that at&t sent QSL's for their test transmission reception, at least for WOO: ...
A quick search yielded some procedures since 911 but nothing much earlier. I assume there were practices in place for operators and management during the Cold...