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What a shame - KEY LARGO QUALITY INN - last time I was there was in 2006, saw the fences around the hotel and was so disappointed. In 2003 I had been there for the last time, was such a nice & CHEAP
place to relax, gamble, sleep and eat near the Strip, I loved Key Largo ! So I had been there several times, it was so calm in the pool zone between the rooms, only a few people there during the day. The rooms were ok, so was the food in the small restaurant - I MISS that spot when I come back again !
This is actually what was known as a Junction “J” station in the Western Union (predecessor to Sprint) national microwave network. It was used for transcontinental delivery of telephone and television traffic. It was operational primarily in the Cold War era and was no doubt considered part of the vital national infrastructure. It was however operated by Western Union and it's primary use was civilian. One can read more about the Western Union microwave network at http://sites.google.com/site/mdprcp/1960smicrowavesystem
EXCERPTS:
1960s Microwave System, A Data Communication Historical Series, By Bob Pollard, A Western Union 1960s designed Microwave System:
Microwave communications came into widespread use to connect television-broadcast stations with network studios and to connect parts of the nationwide long-distance telephone network. Both applications demanded extremely high reliability. The W. U. Microwave system (MW) went from New York City to Los Angeles, New York City to Chicago and Chicago to Dallas. These were all main trunk routes using RCA tube type analog microwave equipment.
One major advantage of microwave signals is that they do not require cable, but they also have a distinct disadvantage in that a direct visual line-of-sight from transmitter to receiver is required. For instance, depending on the terrain, between a network headquarters on the East Coast and a television broadcast station in the mid-west, there may be 30 to 40 microwave repeater stations since the microwave towers (repeater stations) must be placed so they are in sight of each other. There were 5 manned Junction “J” stations in the country. They were McGraw, New York; Romney, West Virginia; Carlinville, Indiana; Berwick, Kansas and Mt Aukum, California.
These stations received continuous real time fault information from all the stations under their control. They monitored the condition of the commercial power, diesels, individual microwave transmitters, and receivers and multiplex equipment. Most repeater and remote junction stations were not normally manned. The Microwave Technicians quartered at five stations, as mentioned above in the J stations, usually covered 4 to 5 unmanned stations on a routine basis during normal working hours. These five Manned Junction stations monitored the entire system. The technicians were dispatched to trouble locations when a station failure alarm signal occurred in the manned junction station.
All of the stations throughout the system were named after nearby geographical locations. This was an FCC requirement. Usually, looking at a map and knowing the stations name.
I am currently writing a book on my friend's family history and I would like to use your photo of the Brigham City Tabernacle in our book. The printed books (about 30 copies) will only be given to family members of the subject, and to a few family history libraries around the area. I would appreciate your help on this matter. Thank you.
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Thank you Jim. All the best in your travels and health recovery.
Nice pic
What a shame to see IT like this now !
I AGREE, it was so much fun there !
What a shame - KEY LARGO QUALITY INN - last time I was there was in 2006, saw the fences around the hotel and was so disappointed. In 2003 I had been there for the last time, was such a nice & CHEAP place to relax, gamble, sleep and eat near the Strip, I loved Key Largo ! So I had been there several times, it was so calm in the pool zone between the rooms, only a few people there during the day. The rooms were ok, so was the food in the small restaurant - I MISS that spot when I come back again !
This is actually what was known as a Junction “J” station in the Western Union (predecessor to Sprint) national microwave network. It was used for transcontinental delivery of telephone and television traffic. It was operational primarily in the Cold War era and was no doubt considered part of the vital national infrastructure. It was however operated by Western Union and it's primary use was civilian. One can read more about the Western Union microwave network at http://sites.google.com/site/mdprcp/1960smicrowavesystem
EXCERPTS: 1960s Microwave System, A Data Communication Historical Series, By Bob Pollard, A Western Union 1960s designed Microwave System:
Microwave communications came into widespread use to connect television-broadcast stations with network studios and to connect parts of the nationwide long-distance telephone network. Both applications demanded extremely high reliability. The W. U. Microwave system (MW) went from New York City to Los Angeles, New York City to Chicago and Chicago to Dallas. These were all main trunk routes using RCA tube type analog microwave equipment.
One major advantage of microwave signals is that they do not require cable, but they also have a distinct disadvantage in that a direct visual line-of-sight from transmitter to receiver is required. For instance, depending on the terrain, between a network headquarters on the East Coast and a television broadcast station in the mid-west, there may be 30 to 40 microwave repeater stations since the microwave towers (repeater stations) must be placed so they are in sight of each other. There were 5 manned Junction “J” stations in the country. They were McGraw, New York; Romney, West Virginia; Carlinville, Indiana; Berwick, Kansas and Mt Aukum, California.
These stations received continuous real time fault information from all the stations under their control. They monitored the condition of the commercial power, diesels, individual microwave transmitters, and receivers and multiplex equipment. Most repeater and remote junction stations were not normally manned. The Microwave Technicians quartered at five stations, as mentioned above in the J stations, usually covered 4 to 5 unmanned stations on a routine basis during normal working hours. These five Manned Junction stations monitored the entire system. The technicians were dispatched to trouble locations when a station failure alarm signal occurred in the manned junction station.
All of the stations throughout the system were named after nearby geographical locations. This was an FCC requirement. Usually, looking at a map and knowing the stations name.
I am currently writing a book on my friend's family history and I would like to use your photo of the Brigham City Tabernacle in our book. The printed books (about 30 copies) will only be given to family members of the subject, and to a few family history libraries around the area. I would appreciate your help on this matter. Thank you.
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This photo depicts the tower from the old Beeline Dragway.