[GreenKeys] AT&T Microwave towers

[Larry Tighe]

Blake et.al.

Re: copper on the ATT towers.  Just before I sold mine, I told my son, 
Oliver, to strip the waveguides and feed lines to the 4 horns.   Copper was 
just starting to "heat up" and my tower was inside a national park....no 
real security in that area.

OK, he cut down all the rectangualar waveguides feeding the combiners....he 
cut off the brass flanges on the 20 foot lengths of copper.  I told him to 
be careful removing the main feed lines to the 250 top of the tower...I told 
him they're hanging on the horns with no intermediate support.  But, like 
most kids, dad must be wrong, right?

He cut the feeder about 3/4's thru on the one horn and hell broke loose. 
The waveguide plunged downward going about 3 feet into the ground....the 
tower shook violently...he thought he was finished...but those towers are 
tough...this one hardened for the atomic attack.

The next 3 feeders were cut and off he went to the scrap yard.....$15,000 
wealthier and the yard didn't ask any questions about where he got the 
copper! ! !  You know, now that I think about it, he never told me what he 
did with the money ):>(

lar
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Blake Bowers" <bbowers at mozarks.com>
To: <comcents at bellsouth.net>
Cc: <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 1:31 AM
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] AT&T Microwave towers


> Very nice pictures!
>
> That tower still belongs to AT&T.  Pretty amazing
> that someone had the cajones to steal the copper off
> of a tower still belonging to AT&T, but people are
> brazen.
>
> Always loved the name of the site next to the east.
>
> "Whynot"
>
>
> 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: "Randy or Sherry Guttery" <comcents at bellsouth.net>
> Cc: <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 8:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] AT&T Microwave towers
>
>
>> With regards to the recent discussion about AT&T microwave towers, etc.
>> - I can look out my front door at one. Don't know much about it - but
>> just to contribute my .02 - here is something on it:
>>
>> <http://comcents.com/tty/bgears/bigears.html>
>>
>> perhaps someone knows about it - or might bring back some memories...
>>
>> best regards!
>> -- 
>> randy guttery
>>
>> A Tender Tale - a page dedicated to those Ships and Crews
>> so vital to the United States Silent Service:
>> http://tendertale.com
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