After coming down with the “phone bug” (or phone-itis), I found my grandparents’ 1972 Stromberg-Carlson 500D rotary telephone in their basement. I decided to give it a good cleaning and test it out.
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Roanoke passive reflector towers
What’s better than one passive reflector tower? How about two?
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Horns Across Missouri 2025
I plan to further document former AT&T Long Lines microwave relay sites in Missouri this year.
Continue reading Horns Across Missouri 2025D&H Media transmitter: ASR 1225874
Southwest of the Windsor AT&T Long Lines site (now used by the State of Missouri for MOSWIN) is a 492-foot guyed mast belonging to D&H Media, of Warrensburg, Missouri. The tower has FM transmitter antennas for KWKJ-FM at 98.5 MHz. A second station, KVWS-FM, has applied for a construction permit in 2023 to broadcast from the site.
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More RF/microwave towers
My previous post led me to look up other local towers that have always piqued my interest.
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KMOS-TV’s 2,000-foot transmitter … and other tall broadcasting masts
I had a déjà vu experience last July — revisiting the site of my alma mater’s television transmitter four years after my first visit.
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2023 Honda Rebel 500 ABS: Impressions from first 2,000 miles
I took a step outside my comfort zone and purchased a motorcycle.
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Repurposed former-Southwestern Bell microwave relay site: ASR 1056038
Another microwave relay site owned by American Tower Corporation, repurposed for a wireless internet service provider (WISP).
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Another Sedalia Smiles tower: ASR 1002797
I’ve came across another Sedalia Smiles site.
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Califone AV80: Part 2 — A look inside, attempting to diagnose issue
The Rheem Califone AV80 is one of the easiest electronic devices I’ve opened — a sign of the era in which it was made.
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