[BARC-List] Elevated sites for Simplex communications

[Arthur N1NHZ]

      The following is an excerpt from an inquiry posted on the 
"ne.general. selected" usenet newsgroup. With all of the recent interest in 
simplex frequencies for disaster/emergency communications and our 
experiences during the November 9 Simulated Emergency Test, I thought it to 
be a good idea to post a list of potential sites.

 >> Is there any history associated with that stone tower in Medford near
 >> 93?  It has the heavy stone construction of an early powderhouse,
 >> I couldn't find any plaque or other explanation.  My google searches
 >
 >Its name is Wright's Tower, and it's one of two observation towers in
 >the Fells. It was built around 1935. That's all I know.
A Google search comes up with a number of hits:
 >http://tinyurl.com/3h6r
 From the first three results:
 >http://www.fells.org/fells/history.shtml
 >Wright's Tower (located on Pine Hill), paid for by Elizur 
Wright's >family to commemorate his work for the Fells, was built by the WPA.
 >http://www.state.ma.us/film/feefree/middlesexfells.htm
 >Towers: There are 2 observation towers within the Fells with the
 >concrete arched c1910 Bear Hill Tower standing at elevation 317 feet
 >and the classic c1935 stone rubble Wright's Tower at 243 feet.
 >http://tinyurl.com/3h72
 >Middlesex Fells Reservation, off Rte. 28 (take Exit 33 from 
I-93), >Medford, MA, (781) 662-5230. The 2060-acre MDC park includes 
Wright's >Tower, with an elevation of 243 feet, on South Border Road in 
the >Medford section of the reservation. You can see the Boston 
skyline, >and the MDC claims that on a good day you can spot a bit of 
New >Hampshire to boot. Open daily from sunrise to sunset. Free.
There's also the Norumbega Tower to the west of Boston
 >http://tinyurl.com/3h7j
"Built to Commemorate the Supposed Settlement By Vikings" and the
meteorological tower
 >http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/butowsky5/astro4j.htm
and observation tower
http://tinyurl.com/3h7u
on Blue Hill to the south.
A good listing of all towers is at
http://www.state.ma.us/mdc/activ2.htm
showing:
 >East Boston - Belle Isle Marsh (tower - 16 feet) >Views of the marsh, 
Beachmont, Winthrop and the Boston skyline >Milton - Eliot Tower (elevation 
- 620 feet) Blue Hills Reservation. >Medford - Wright's Tower (elevation - 
243 feet) >Pine Hill, Middlesex Fells Reservation >Excellent views of the 
Boston skyline, Harbor Islands, Mystic River Valley and the Middlesex Fells 
Reservation. >Medford - Mystic River Reservation Tower (tower - 16 
feet) >Mystic Valley Pkwy. Views of the lower Mystic River Basin >Milton - 
Chickatawbut Tower (elevation - 504) Blue Hills Reservation >Stoneham - 
Bear Hill Tower (elevation - 317 feet), Middlesex Fells Reservation. Views 
north to Cape Ann, New Hampshire and west to Mt. Wachusett. >Weston - 
Norumbega Tower (elevation - 110 feet) Charles River, Norumbega Rd.
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