Unofficial
AT&T Long Lines Technical History Page
These pages are dedicated to the phenomenal job done by the men and women of the Long Lines Department in providing unparalleled service to the nation. The information here is generally limited to pre-divestiture topics, primarily the nationwide systems of microwave radio repeaters and coaxial cable facilities built between the end of World War II and divestiture in 1984. Special interest is in aspects of the network that supported government and military communications during the cold war, especially nuclear protected facilities. Other related or interesting information on communications systems, facilities, bunkers, and such may also be found here.
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Topics
L-Carrier Coaxial Cable Network
Greenbrier Bunker (Project Greek Island)
Finland AT&T Bunker Virtual Reality Tour
Arecibo Observatory Inside Tour (NEW!) Microsoft Powerpoint Format - LARGE FILE!!!!
Miscellaneous Pages - Sutro Tower, DC, AT&T HF Station WOO, And Other Interesting Things
About the Author:
Mike Jacobs is an electrical engineer specializing in antenna design, communications, and RF systems engineering. He currently operates a successful small business that specializes in custom designed antenna and receiver systems for MF, HF, and VHF/UHF applications. A 1998 cum laude graduate of Lafayette College, with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, he earned a M.S. in Electrical Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University in 2001, and has completed the majority of his coursework for the Ph.D. degree. He also holds an Extra class Amateur Radio license with callsign N3MJ.
He has served as an instructor on the faculty of the Penn State Electrical Engineering Department, teaching courses in Electromagnetics, Satellite Communications, and supervising the Senior Design Laboratory course. His consulting work has involved numerous projects for the Arecibo Radio Telescope, including much of the initial design work for the proposed 1 Megawatt HF Ionospheric heating system and work on specialized UHF receiving antennas for studying pulsars.
Disclaimers:
The Bell logo and Long Lines name are used here for historical reference
purposes only. This site is noncommercial and makes no claim to own any of
these symbols. All photographs and text contained in this site are
Copyright 2003-2011 by Michael W. Jacobs and are made available solely for
noncommercial and educational use. No guarantee is made to the accuracy of
any information contained inside and updated information is always welcomed. Commercial use by permission of the
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