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AN/FPS-24 Radar Tower, Mt. Umunhum, Los Gatos, CA, 2024. (fedia.io)
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AN/FPS-24 Radar Tower, Mt. Umunhum, Los Gatos, CA, 2024.

Cold war era pixels, no longer likely to interfere with your TV reception, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/53796724938/

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

@[email protected] This video from the open space district that manages the area has a still photo showing the antenna atop the building:

https://youtu.be/APCx1zOdTH0?si=MfuKZu6DQpY2zzBu

It’s interesting that this antenna was exposed, whereas others, like the ones atop Mt Tamalpais in Marin (north of SF), had “golf ball” enclosures:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:14_MWS_%28Det_3%29,_Mill_Valley_AFS,_CA.jpg