Matt Blaze on Nostr: For much of the 20th century, the backbone of the AT&T "Long Lines" long distance ...
For much of the 20th century, the backbone of the AT&T "Long Lines" long distance network consisted primarily of terrestrial microwave links rather than copper or fiber cables. Towers with the distinctive KS-15676 "horn" antennas could be seen on hilltops and atop switching center buildings across the US; they were simply part of the American landscape.
Most of the relay towers were simple steel structures. This brutalist concrete platform in San Jose was, I believe, a unique design.
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