Elizabeth, IL

Common Language Location Identifier (CLLI): unknown
Geolocation (GL) code: unknown

Site Data

FCC Microwave License Data

Description

Elizabeth's physical facilities consist of a self-supporting steel-lattice tower and an equipment building.

History

Thanks to Terry Michaels for contributing this information.

Elizabeth was an auxiliary (relay) station on a four-hop microwave link (view additional details) from the Lee, IL main station to the Hanover, IL earth station (Hanover C.S.). From Lee, the hops to Dixon, Chadwick and Elizabeth used 4 GHz TD-3D equipment. The hop from Elizabeth to the Hanover tower (Hanover R) used TN-1 microwave radios at 11 GHz, this was done to prevent interference with the low level 4 GHz (C band) signal coming down from the satellite.

The link was brought on line around 1974, and retired in 1986. According to neighbors the 2 horn antennas aimed at Dixon on the 240 foot tower at Lee were removed by helicopter shortly thereafter. AT&T sold the towers and land at Dixon, Chadwick and Elizabeth in 1988. The earth station and the 11 GHz link tower were dismantled around 1994.

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Image courtesy of Terry Michaels
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Created on January 2, 2003 at 18:47 by Albert LaFrance