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13483
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...
Charles Fargis
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Jul 1, 2008
7:06 am
13484
Norway is NOT listed? -- A host is a host from coast to coast.................wb8foz@... & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301)...
David Lesher
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Jul 1, 2008
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13485
The exact same question went through my mind. I also noticed that Xenia, Ohio is spelled "Xenio" on this site. Nathan...
Nathan Watson
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Jul 1, 2008
2:57 pm
13486
... I assume Xenia is not the TD-2 silo along I-70 as I thought it was just a TV spur.... -- A host is a host from coast to...
David Lesher
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Jul 1, 2008
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13487
....Don't forget to enclose links in <> marks....hi hi hi :):):) lasertower <osr@...> wrote: Germany: ...
Gaylon Rose
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Jul 1, 2008
5:19 pm
13488
The concrete tower along I-70 is the Springfield Radio-Relay Building; part of the route: Cincinnati, White Oak, Springboro, Dayton, Springfield, Catawba,...
widebandit
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Jul 2, 2008
10:02 am
13489
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...
widebandit
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Jul 2, 2008
10:12 am
13490
<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
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Jul 3, 2008
5:38 am
13491
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...
jamesbburks
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Jul 3, 2008
3:49 pm
13492
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...
Dexter McIntyre W4DEX
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Jul 5, 2008
12:09 am
13493
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...
Albert LaFrance
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Jul 5, 2008
12:55 am
13494
... 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...
ozob99
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Jul 5, 2008
3:49 pm
13495
I've posted an additional 14 images contributed by Blake Bowers: <http://long-lines.net/places-routes/MoundsOK/index.html> Albert...
Albert LaFrance
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Jul 5, 2008
5:59 pm
13496
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 ...
Blake Bowers
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Jul 5, 2008
8:48 pm
13497
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...
Blake Bowers
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Jul 5, 2008
8:56 pm
13498
Who owns the little observatory show in one of the shots? Mike Harpe ... From: Blake Bowers <bbowers@...> Subject: [coldwarcomms] Re:...
Michael Harpe
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Jul 5, 2008
9:49 pm
13499
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...
Blake Bowers
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Jul 6, 2008
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13500
There are seven concrete Radio-Relay Buildings in Iowa. Last time I was there they were all still standing - some still in use. Did I miss...
widebandit
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Jul 6, 2008
9:46 am
13501
... I found the url & thread; it's 11821; for those who can't retrieve it the page is: http://havana.yak.net/outgoing/vm/...
ozob99
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Jul 6, 2008
7:07 pm
13502
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...
Dexter McIntyre W4DEX
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Jul 6, 2008
7:31 pm
13503
... 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...
Michael Bender
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Jul 6, 2008
9:47 pm
13504
... 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...
ozob99
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Jul 6, 2008
10:06 pm
13505
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...
Albert LaFrance
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Jul 6, 2008
10:18 pm
13506
Thanks - I'll add the link to my site. Albert _____ From: coldwarcomms@yahoogroups.com [mailto:coldwarcomms@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ozob99 Sent: Sunday,...
Albert LaFrance
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Jul 7, 2008
2:32 am
13507
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...
widebandit
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Jul 7, 2008
6:38 am
13508
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...
Pj
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Jul 7, 2008
1:10 pm
13509
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...
dllewiszz
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Jul 7, 2008
7:21 pm
13510
... 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
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Jul 7, 2008
8:24 pm
13511
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: ...
ozob99
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Jul 8, 2008
12:45 am
13512
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...
ozob99
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Jul 8, 2008
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