Interesting AT&T communications System info

[2IR473]

I found this site after reseaching info about something I overheard on a local repeater.
2 hams were discussing a large telephone communications switching hub, located about 2 miles from where I live (for you locals to the area, located just behind the Pottstown Memorial Medical Center). I had never heard about this before, and decided to search out info on the internet, and I came across this guy's site.

Amazing! This site explained much of what I wanted to know, and I was fascinated with all the other info this gentleman had on this site.

Basically, this describes the microwave and coaxial connections that were used in this country, to carry telephonic communications, as well as providing photographs of many switching hubs, constructed to withstand a nuclear attack.

There are also links to photos of interesting commercial transmission towers, etc, and even pictures of his tour of the Greenbriar congressional bunker.


Check it out www.coldwarcomms.org/

[Tinker53]

Wow!! That's a pretty interesting find! I took the bunker virtual reality tour and checked out the New Philadelphia Candelabra. Now THERE'S a tower! ;D ;D

[Sandbagger]

May 19, 2008 11:36:37 GMT -5 2IR473 said:

I found this site after reseaching info about something I overheard on a local repeater.
2 hams were discussing a large telephone communications switching hub, located about 2 miles from where I live (for you locals to the area, located just behind the Pottstown Memorial Medical Center). I had never heard about this before, and decided to search out info on the internet, and I came across this guy's site.

Amazing! This site explained much of what I wanted to know, and I was fascinated with all the other info this gentleman had on this site.

Basically, this describes the microwave and coaxial connections that were used in this country, to carry telephonic communications, as well as providing photographs of many switching hubs, constructed to withstand a nuclear attack.

There are also links to photos of interesting commercial transmission towers, etc, and even pictures of his tour of the Greenbriar congressional bunker.


Check it out www.coldwarcomms.org/

Paul,

It's funny, someone had just posted a link to this stuff on another forum I frequent, and I too have been reading about it.

Here is an aerial view of the site:
The Pottstown AT&T Site

It's right behind the Pottstown Hospital, and it appears to be abandoned. However, it's probably locked up tight.....

[2IR473]

That is a coincidence.

I had driven past this site many times, but had no idea that it existed, and wasn't really aware that Ma Bell had constructed these hubs to withstand nuclear attacks, complete with bunkers and "blast rooms".

The diesel generator and turbine photos are interesting, and makes me think these sites should be maintained by local government agencies/ham RACES groups, for emergency communications. Holy hell, they got a power source and antenna towers right there!


Hey Tinker, the photos of the tower in Philly (at the Roxborough antenna farm) are interesting. In case you missed it, here is a link I posted some time ago with photos on broadcast tower sites across the country www.fybush.com/siteindex.html

[Tinker53]

Hey Tinker, the photos of the tower in Philly (at the Roxborough antenna farm) are interesting. In case you missed it, here is a link I posted some time ago with photos on broadcast tower sites across the country

Neato! Thanks for the link!! ;D

[hillbilly1987]

wow thats kool

[Dude111]

Pretty amazing link my friend!