... Depends on terrain. The longest hop I've heard of was 58 miles, but they usually tried to stay around 20-30 at the most. What determines the length...
Dave Emery
die@xxx.xxxx
Mar 20, 1999 2:53 am
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Just checked the distance between Jasper, AL GEP and Graysville, Alabama-which MAY be the site of "Graysville 2", I'm not sure. THe distance is approx. 32 ...
CLDWARHIST@...
Mar 20, 1999 2:11 am
28
I asked my tourguide at Ellisville if they still had an Autovon switch. He said it was taken out when MCI got the contract. So, the MCI site needs to be added...
John Warne
warnejw@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 18, 1999 11:24 pm
27
In a message dated 3/18/99 5:39:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, warnejw@... writes: << Any military bases near B'Ham? ... -Ft McClellan and other US...
CLDWARHIST@xxx.xxx
Mar 18, 1999 11:22 pm
26
Found these stats on the typical AT&T microwave horn antennas: Weight: approximately 2200 lbs. Height: 20 ft. Width: 11 ft. ...
Matthew Sadler, KF4LHP
kf4lhp@xxx.xxxx
Mar 18, 1999 11:20 pm
25
... Only military installation near there is up in Huntsville at the Redstone Arsenal, but there may be a USAF base somewhere nearby (think there is but it may...
Matthew Sadler, KF4LHP
kf4lhp@xxx.xxxx
Mar 18, 1999 11:16 pm
24
Underground AT&T site? Noted Jasper is close to Birmingham. Would fit the pattern of sites a safe distance from large target cities. Any military bases near...
John Warne
warnejw@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 18, 1999 10:36 pm
23
Will the listserver pass attachments? Here goes a trial - 2 different views of the business end of the microwave at Brewton....
John Warne
warnejw@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 18, 1999 10:32 pm
22
... Yes, there is a GEP there.... has been for some time... -- Dave Emery N1PRE, die@... DIE Consulting, Weston, Mass. PGP fingerprint = 2047/4D7B08D1 DE...
Dave Emery
die@xxx.xxxx
Mar 18, 1999 10:26 pm
21
OK, I've been persuaded (by myself!) to field trip to Monticello, GA, this weekend to see what's there. You guys are a bad influence on me <grin>. Will report...
John Warne
warnejw@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 18, 1999 9:51 pm
20
Those safety rings fooled me, too. I began to notice they were present at *all* the AT&T towers, and assumed a common radio system, probably some kind of the...
John Warne
warnejw@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 18, 1999 9:51 pm
19
... --snip-- ... --snip--> ... Pole was wood, with new orange sign "Warning - Buried Fiber Optic Cable - Call Before You Dig - 1-800-292-8525," and "For...
John Warne
warnejw@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 18, 1999 9:51 pm
18
George, Just did a quick search - found an AT&T station called Jasper at N33-47-48, W87-20-32, in Walker County, AL. Callsigns KRS91 (canceled) and ...
Albert LaFrance
ALaFrance@xxxxxxxxxx....
Mar 18, 1999 8:49 pm
17
George, You're right - I must have typed thecoordinates wrong when I searched! Monticello was one end of a chain of stations, all now canceled, which went ...
Albert LaFrance
ALaFrance@xxxxxxxxxx....
Mar 18, 1999 8:22 pm
16
This might not be of interest to all but I received this email regarding an Antenna Farm across the water from the US Naval Academy-I have a few medicore ...
CLDWARHIST@xxx.xxx
Mar 18, 1999 8:00 pm
15
In a message dated 3/18/99 9:42:48 AM Eastern Standard Time, ALaFrance@... writes: << In the March 1998 FCC microwave database, I found nothing...
CLDWARHIST@xxx.xxx
Mar 18, 1999 7:56 pm
14
Is anyone aware of a GEP station or other AT&T Facility in the vicinity of Jasper, Alabama? George...
CLDWARHIST@xxx.xxx
Mar 18, 1999 7:52 pm
13
One of the other interesting articles in the same year of issues of Bell Labs Record details the microwave system used to link NORAD into the Bell System, and...
Matthew Sadler, KF4LHP
kf4lhp@xxx.xxxx
Mar 18, 1999 2:50 pm
12
Matthew, In the March 1998 FCC microwave database, I found nothing licensed at those coordinates. The July 1997 tower database shows the site is owned by...
Albert LaFrance
ALaFrance@xxxxxxxxxx....
Mar 18, 1999 2:41 pm
11
OK, a slight goof! It's BrEWton, AL. I changed the town name (a result of a late-night session with Clay Gibbs at Ellisville on Tue/Wed to catch AF-1 traffic)....
John Warne
warnejw@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 18, 1999 10:54 am
10
According to the "tour director" at Ellisville, Monticello, GA, was the next site north that had L-4 capability. A site at Ocilla, GA, (now aboandoned) was a...
John Warne
warnejw@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 18, 1999 10:47 am
9
Was reading some 1969 issues of Bell Labs Record today and saw mentions of an L-4 main station in Monticello, GA. Did some digging and came up with these...
Matthew Sadler, KF4LHP
kf4lhp@xxx.xxxx
Mar 18, 1999 7:23 am
8
John, Your page is looking good. Thanks for identifying the safety rings on the tower, below the warning beacon. I had seen these on another AT&T tower, and...
Albert LaFrance
ALaFrance@xxxxxxxxxx....
Mar 18, 1999 5:20 am
7
John, Thanks for the report! I haven't been able to locate Bruton on my maps - could you tell me what it's near? The closest I can find is Bruton Gap, about 5...
Albert LaFrance
ALaFrance@xxxxxxxxxx....
Mar 18, 1999 4:25 am
6
Ooops sorry everyone-that was intended to be a private message. But now that its out of the bag, I'm thinking of organizing a tour, (or if necesary, a mere ...
CLDWARHIST@xxx.xxx
Mar 18, 1999 1:57 am
5
Clay says your also interested in a FEMA Tour at Thomasville-or if thats not possible-maybe a get together off of the site and a recon trip around the ...
CLDWARHIST@xxx.xxx
Mar 18, 1999 1:31 am
4
... Hello to John, et al... so far we have 7 subscribers. For less than one day, that ain't bad. Hope this proves to be a useful thing to have around. And,...
Matthew Sadler, KF4LHP
kf4lhp@xxx.xxxx
Mar 18, 1999 12:35 am
3
A retired BellSouth employee told me that while he was at Homestead AFB (near Miami) back in the Nixon years, all AutoVon support they received was from...
John Warne
warnejw@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 17, 1999 11:03 pm
2
I have added some material about Ellisville AT&T facility to my web page (narrative of tour, some photos, and a .wav file of a short comm session from site) at...
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