[GreenKeys] AT&T Microwave towers

[Don Robert House]

I watched two technicians installing an antenna on one of the local  
cellular masts last week.
Pretty cold work here with zero degrees F and a stiff wind.  At least  
these towers
don't move.

I had to inspect the MCJR antenna installation on the USS Randolph  
while it
was in Norfolk, VA.  Let me say It took all of my intestinal fortitude  
to climb up
that mast.  Getting down was even worse because I had to go out around  
the
temporary platform the workers had up there.  I earned my crow that  
day.  A
good thing it was in the spring.  Even tied up that ship MOVED.

Don

P.S.  My only organ was a Hammond Chord Organ that I rebuilt after a  
hamster
ate most of the wiring.  I gave it to a church in Wisconsin.  That is  
as close to
heaven as my organ got.

Here in Illinois we have special license plates for Organ Donors.  The  
law is
a bit uncomfortable as the EMT techs have the go ahead to start taking  
the
organs after only two minutes following what they determine as death.  
Both
of my sons have signed up and have decals on their driver's licenses.  I
will have to research the procedures before I do the same.

Sorry about all this off topic stuff.







On 9 Jan 2009, at 9:32 PM, Blake Bowers wrote:

Absolutely - thats what we do, and why we have such
familiarity with the towers.

We own a number of former AT&T and MCI towers,
and lease space to cellular carriers, government, etc.

Its a very rare renter that wants to try using the old
dishes though.
Don't take your organs to heaven,
heaven knows we need them down here!
Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Robert House" <Packard42 at gmail.com 
 >
To: "Blake Bowers" <bbowers at mozarks.com>
Cc: <kf9nz at juno.com>; <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] AT&T Microwave towers


> The towers could also be used by companies renting space on them.
>
>
> On 9 Jan 2009, at 4:33 PM, Blake Bowers wrote:
>
> I don't believe, although I could be wrong, that any of the
> microwave at Norway is still active, I believe it is Fiber that keeps
> Norway alive.
>
> I think all the dishes (And there certainly was a bunch of them on
> that tower) are turned down.
>
>
> Don't take your organs to heaven,
> heaven knows we need them down here!
> Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <kf9nz at juno.com>
> To: <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 4:14 PM
> Subject: [GreenKeys] AT&T Microwave towers
>
>
>>
>>      There are two large microwave towers close to me.  The biggest
>> one is called Norway.  It still has over a dozen dishes and horns  
>> on  it
>> at various heights and bearings.  It is a monster tower.  If you know
>> where to look you can see it from Interstate 80  around Illinois  
>> MP  100.
>> It's on high ground (of course) so there are lots of other towers  
>> in  the
>> general area.    At one time there were a number of AT&T Long Lines  
>> folks
>> employed there, but I have no idea how many may be left.    There   
>> used to
>> be a number of underground cables in the Chicago area that had  
>> warning
>> notices with the Norway telephone number to call for  
>> information.    I
>> should go by there and take some pictures of it before they drop it I
>> guess.
>>
>>      There is also a large AT&T tower close beside I80 Near Orland
>> Park Ill that still had horns on it last I looked.
>>
>> Frankf9nz
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