AT&T Long Lines "Oak Hill" Tower, San Jose, CA, 2021.
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@[email protected] Many years ago there was, I guess, some kind of microwave link atop a hill above San Rafael (Marin County, north of San Francisco). It wasn’t a concrete tower like this but was some kind of metal frame supporting four horn antennas pointing in the four cardinal directions. From a distance it looked like a conference table surrounded by four chairs. I’ve looked for a picture in vain. I think it’s gone now.
@mattblaze Oh wait they might be visible on Google Maps satellite view if you zoom in all the way. It looks like the four horns are still there but not pointing in cardinal directions.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZvZb7URSSDQNW3QU9?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy
@stuartmarks Yep. That's a pretty typical installation, once commonplace across the country. The only reason any survive is that the horns are so bulky and heavy that removing them is often expensive and dangerous.
@[email protected] @[email protected] They had to remove the horns from the microwave tower in the centre of London because they'd become dangerous, doesn't look quite the same now https://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/gallerypage.php?txid=1424&pageid=1000