AT&T Long Lines Microwave Radio and Coaxial Cables

Site History

Apr. 11, 2013 21:31 - added page for Prospect, WI.

Mar. 31, 2012 21:22 - added Washington, DC Toll Restoration Plan, 1951.

Nov. 15, 2011 23:47 - added Richmond [VA] District 1929-1979 anniversary booklet to Documents section.

Feb. 14, 2011 01:02 - updated Omps, VA page to correct tower height.

Sep. 18, 2010 02:37 - added page for Omps, VA

July 31, 2010 22:08 - added page for Castalia, OH.

July 31, 2010 13:08 - added second exterior photo to Springfield, OH page.

July 17, 2010 22:30 - added page for Durham, CT.

June 27, 2010 22:42 - added page for Valparaiso, IN.

June 6, 2001 17:11 - added Telephone Skyway brochure to Places and Routes section.

May 22, 2010 21:41 - added page for Gibsonville, NC.

May 16, 2010 10:50 - added external link from Technology and Equipment page to No. 5 Crossbar book.

May 13, 2010 20:50 - added Lenkurt Technical Training School, 1950 to Operations section.

May 2, 2010 00:52 - added page for Oak Grove, VA.

May 2, 2010 00:44 - updated Edge Hill, VA page with historical information.

Sep. 20, 2009 14:20 - corrected link to Dayville, Hoodoo Butte, Long Butte, Maupin OR in Places and Routes section.

Sep. 20, 2009 08:34 - corrected link to Valmont/Microflect documents from Thurmond, MD passive repeater page.

Sep. 13, 2009 21:10 - added page for Angola, IN.

Sep. 7, 2009 16:44 - added page for South Bend, IN.

Aug. 11, 2009 22:42 - added page for La Porte, IN.

Jun. 30, 2009 22:39 - added page for Cleveland, TX.

Jun. 15, 2009 00:41 - added page for Ennis, TX..

Jun. 8, 2009 23:36 - added page for Goshen, IN.

Jun. 7, 2009 22:00 - added four photos to Mishawaka, IN page.

May 30, 2009 21:50 - updated Morris, IL K-carrier repeater: Ottawa K1E page to include photo captions.

May 28, 2009 22:27 - added page for Morris, IL K-carrier repeater: Ottawa K1E.

Mar. 21, 2009 10:11 - added advertisement for U.S. - Japan undersea cable.

Mar. 20, 2009 00:30 - added three images, license data spreadsheet and updated text to Plato Center, IL page.

Feb.16, 2009 20:29 - added searchable text version of "Principles of Electricity Applied to Telephone and Telegraph Work" to AT&T Technical Books section.

Jan. 19, 2009 19:15 - added page for Black, TX.

Jan. 17, 2009 18:40 - added photos of rooftop tower during and after construction to Kansas City, MO page.

Jan. 4, 2009 11:28 - added page for Bellevue (Belleview), TX.

Dec. 14, 2008 10:45 - added page for Joplin, MO.

Dec. 7, 2008 18:39 - added page for Ballard, MO.

July 26, 2008 21:07 - added page for Batson, TX.

July 5, 2008 13:32 - added 14 images to to Mounds, OK page.

June 30, 2008 09:32 - added two "#1 ESS Deaths" table images to Mounds, OK page.

June 23, 2008 10:17 - added page for Mounds, OK.

June 19, 2008 23:44 - added patent drawing for original horn-reflector concept.

May 31, 2008 18:35 - added page for Julesburg, CO.

May 31, 2008 16:08 - added page for Prospect Valley, CO.

May 29, 2008 21:42 - added image from 1959 magazine article to NRWYILNO page.

May 26, 2008 12:32 - added scaled drawings of individual towers to concrete microwave tower page.

May 17, 2008 21:55 - added Western Electric Washington Service Center booklet to Operations section.

May 7, 2008 19:48 - added page for Albany, TX.

Apr. 28, 2008 22:18 - added page for DeKalb, IL.

Apr. 27, 2008 14:42 - added page for Swanton, OH.

Apr. 26, 2006 21:19 - added floor plan and additional building information to Arkabutla, MS page.

Apr. 23, 2008 21:58 - changed dead external link to newspaper article to use archived copy on Santa Rosa, CA page.

Apr. 22, 2008 21:52 - corrected dead links on Bedminster, NJ page.

Apr. 18, 2008 23:18 - added eight images to Arkabutla, MS page.

Apr. 14, 2008 09:51 - added full-height tower image to Noble, OK page.

Apr. 13, 2008 16:37 - added page for Noble, OK.

Mar. 26, 2008 20:43 - added page for Monroe Center, IL.

Mar. 25, 2008 20:50 - added page for Plato Center, IL.

Mar. 23, 2008 11:28 - added drawings and descriptions of concrete microwave towers.

Mar. 9, 2008 01:12 - added 1953 exterior image to Lee, IL page.

Feb. 15, 2008 20:54 - added internal page for Adams, TX to replace deleted external site.

Feb. 9, 2008 19:32 - added list of Omaha District "L" cables from Jan. 1977.

Feb. 7, 2008 23:14 - added postcard depicting Bell Telephone Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ.

Jan. 23, 2008 22:37 - added New York - Philadelphia Cross Section Fundamental Planning document.

Jan. 16, 2008 17:09 - created page for Hermann, MO.

Jan. 4, 2008 21:07 - created page for Louisburg, KS.

Jan. 3, 2008 19:09 - created page for Hoyt, KS.

Jan. 3, 2008 00:03 - added article New York-Boston Radio Relay Inaugurated to Places and Routes section.

Dec. 31, 2007 22:23 - updated external links to David Massey's Bell System Memorial from Links and Technology and Equipment pages.

Dec. 11, 2007 09:58 - added Project 3L-E12 Sketch A to Places and Routes section.

Aug. 23, 2007 09:35 - created page for Minneapolis Downtown office.

Aug. 21, 2007 22:40 - created page for Pontoon Beach, IL.

Aug. 14, 2007 20:49 - added articles from Bell Laboratories Record, and Tables of Contents from corresponding issues:

Aug. 4, 2007 10:53 - restored page for a Maryland station under CLLI code FLKNMDFK.

Aug. 3, 2007 13:58 - added external link to Tad Grosvenor's June 2007 images and six images of building demolition from July 2007 to Garden City, VA page.

Jul. 30, 2007 18:39 - added Coaxial-cable repeater hut entry-exit procedures sign to Operations section.

Jul. 27, 2007 10:41 - added external link to Ship-to-shore station WAY from Illinois listings in Places and Routes section, and
external link to Inland Marine Radio History Archive from Links section.

Jul. 17, 2007 11:51 - updated Garden City, VA page to include news about impending demolition and site plans for re-development.

Jun. 8, 2007 00:11 - added external link to route map from 1898.

May 30, 2007 08:29 - deleted information about current ownership and use of Boone, IA facility at request of owner.

May 23, 2007 21:56 - updated Boone, IA page to include current use of facility.

May 20, 2007 14:27 - created pages for Lorain, OH and Mishawaka, IN.

Apr. 10, 2007 22:28 - created page for Peru, MA, including Mark Foster's Peru page.

Mar. 28, 2007 23:49 - added external link to photo of Dahlonega, GA.

Mar. 12, 2007 07:52 - created page for Nokesville, VA in Places and Routes section, with four images.

Mar. 11, 2007 21:53 - created page for Chicago Heights, IL in Places and Routes section, with external links to two images.

Feb. 28, 2007 00:41 - added advertisement from 1968 "Mischief? Malice? Or Mother Nature?" to Operations section.

Jan. 13, 2007 18:53 - added Hawthorne Works Museum to Organizations, Museums and Archives page.

Dec. 31, 2006 18:33 - added 1951 photo to Garden City, VA page; updated site status to correct tower ownership and indicate likely sale of property.

Nov. 12, 2006 23:04 - added booklet "The Long Lines Operator" to Operations section.

Sep. 3, 2006 00:17 - added PDF version of March 1969 Transmission and Radio Notes.

Aug. 29, 2006 21:24 - external site update: added two aerial photos from 8/19/2006 to LSBGVA05 Project Office page.

Aug. 28, 2006 22:41 - added Family Day 1962 directions, area map and security regulations to Holmdel, NJ page.

Aug. 19, 2006 09:38 - added HTML version of March 1969 Transmission and Radio Notes;
added PDF versions of Transmission and Radio Notes for September 1968 and December 1968;
corrected link to HTML version of September 1968 Transmission and Radio Notes.

Aug. 11, 2006 21:58 - added Gray Summit, MO to Places and Routes section.

Aug. 6, 2006 22:41 - created page for Cherryville, NJ, with two 1984 photos by Wayne Weishan and link to Mike Jacobs's site.

June 23, 2006 22:06 - added downloadable copy of "Principles of Electricity Applied to Telephone and Telegraph Work" to AT&T Technical Books section.

June 19, 2006 22:31 - added Elkhorn, MO to Places and Routes section.

June 18, 2006 22:04 - added article "A New 'B' Board for Panel Offices" to Technology and Equipment section.

June 11, 2006 21:12 - added Amarillo, TX to Places and Routes section.

May 28, 2006 01:17 - added external link to Mike Jacobs's Ocean Gate page.

May 18, 2006 23:54 - added Oat Mountain, CA to Places and Routes section, with 11 images.

May 10, 2006 23:22 - added Iselin, NJ to Places and Routes section.

May 8, 2006 01:28 - added Los Angeles, CA (Pacific Bell) to Places and Routes section.

Apr. 30, 2006 22:30 - updated captions for Cedar Mountain, UT photos "trucks1" and "trucks2" to indicate that the tower in "trucks1" is the original tower undergoing demolition, and that the trucks in both images have been identified as 1956 Fords.

Apr. 30, 2006 00:39 - added HTML version of December 1968 Transmission and Radio Notes to Sources section.

Apr. 28, 2006 00:34 - added HTML version of September 1968 Transmission and Radio Notes to Sources section.

Apr. 26, 2006 00:43 - added photo of Overseas switchboard, ca. 1940 to Operations section.

Apr. 25, 2006 22:14 - added two photos, believed to show recovery work after 1961 bombing, to Cedar Mountain, UT page.

Apr. 24, 2006 20:39 - added external links to Mike Jacobs's pages for Airmont, NY; Baker, CA; Cherryville, NJ; Morgantown, IN; and Xenia, OH from Places and Routes index page.

Apr. 23, 2006 22:30 - added external links to Brad Cobo's pages for Decatur, TX; Perrin, TX; Sweetwater, TX; Waco, TX; and multiple Texas route maps from Places and Routes index page; and updated obsolete external links to Brad Cobo's other Texas site pages.

Apr. 22, 2006 23:21 - added external links to Mike Jacobs' pages for Cedar Brook, NJ, Elderton, PA, Lillyville, PA, Laurelton, PA, and Tully, NY from Places and Routes index page.

Apr. 11, 2006 00:55 - added AT&T booklet "Miracle on Second Avenue" to Operations section.

Apr. 6, 2006 09:53 - deleted external link to eBay listing for Ballard, MO from Places and Routes section, due to expiration of listing.

Apr. 5, 2006 21:00 - added Tables of Contents for Bell Laboratories Record Dec. 1930, Jan. 1931, and Feb. 1931 issues to Sources section.

Apr. 5, 2006 00:27 - added article The Crossbar Switch to Technology and Equipment section.

Mar. 25, 2006 23:53 - added article "Telephones Aboard the 'Metroliner'" to Technology and Equipment section;
added Table of Contents of March 1969 Bell Laboratories Record. to Sources of Information section

Mar. 19, 2006 18:10 - added West Helena, AR to Places and Routes section.

Mar. 18, 2006 22:08 - added Chappell, NE to Places and Routes section.

Mar. 16, 2006 23:52 - added PDF version of June 1968 Transmission and Radio Notes to Sources section.

Mar. 10, 2006 01:14 - added HTML version of June 1968 Transmission and Radio Notes to Sources section.

Mar. 6, 2006 22:35 - added image of wall thermometer with safety slogan to Operations section.

Mar. 4, 2006 21:44 - added Borger, TX to Places and Routes section.

Mar. 2, 2006 23:40 - added Washington 1, DC to Places and Routes section.

Mar. 2, 2006 21:48 - added Kelso Peak, CA to Places and Routes section.

Mar. 2, 2006 01:37 - added PDF version of March 1967 Transmission and Radio Notes to Sources section.

Mar. 1, 2006 20:54 - added Moses Lake, WA to Places and Routes section.

Feb. 26, 2006 21:31 - added Yakima, WA to Places and Routes section.

Feb. 24, 2006 01:42 - added Adair, IA to Places and Routes section.

Feb. 23, 2006 21:46 - added HTML version of March 1967 Transmission and Radio Notes to Sources section.

Feb. 21, 2006 23:32 - added PDF version of December 1966 Transmission and Radio Notes to Sources section;
updated PDF version of June 1966 issue with new version showing location of missing page(s).

Feb. 18, 2006 21:31 - updated description and added photo captions on St. Libory, NE page.

Feb. 13, 2006 19:30 - added June 1966 Transmission and Radio Notes (PDF version) to Sources section.

Feb. 13, 2006 17:36 - added December 1966 Transmission and Radio Notes (HTML version) to Sources section.

Feb. 12, 2006 14:20 - added June 1966 Transmission and Radio Notes (HTML version) to Sources section.

Feb. 9, 2006 22:07 - added external links to Rich Williamson's AT&T microwave page from Oregon entry in Places and Routes section and from John Day, OR page.

Feb. 3, 2006 02:56 - added St. Libory, NE to Places and Routes section.

Jan. 29, 2006 10:07 - added Stansbury Island, UT to Places and Routes section.

Jan. 20, 2006 21:12 - external site updated: added four aerial photos to AT&T Project Office [VA-1] page.

Jan. 19, 2006 19:37 - external site updated: added six aerial photos to AT&T Project Office HGTWMDQ0010 page.

Jan. 13, 2006 19:34 - deleted 1980s interior images and information about site's current use from Lee, IL page at contributor's request.

Jan. 8, 2006 16:43 - added Dundee, MS to Places and Routes section.

Jan. 6, 2006 16:00 - updated Oklahoma City page to note presence of telegraph testboard on first floor.

Jan. 5, 2006 23:25 - added current and historical information and 1952 photo to Oklahoma City page.

Jan. 4, 2006 22:00 - added Oklahoma City to Places and Routes section.

Dec. 13, 2005 01:20 - added Flagstaff, AZ (downtown) to Places and Routes section.

Dec. 3, 2005 10:34 - added photo of Television Operating Center to Kansas City, MO page.

Dec. 3, 2005 10:10 - updated text for Peetz, CO.

Nov. 25, 2005 20:40 - added Peetz, CO to Places and Routes section.

Nov. 24, 2005 11:30 - added Organ, NM to Places and Routes section.

Nov. 22, 2005 20:32 - restored interior images of Oak Hill, CA by permission of contributor.

Nov. 6, 2005 21:46 - added external link from Places and Routes section to [VA-6] (fictitious name for active facility).

Nov. 6, 2005 18:27 - created page for Bell Laboratories in Holmdel, NJ, with external links to two photos of new building.

Nov. 5, 2005 22:48 - added 1957 article about Bell Laboratories in Holmdel, NJ to Places and Routes section.

Nov. 2, 2005 23:48 - added Cedar Mountain, UT to Places and Routes section, with eight photos of 1961 bomb damage.

Oct. 26, 2005 23:20 - added two bomb-damage photos to Wendover, NV page;
added Knolls, UT to Places and Routes section, with four photos of 1961 bomb damage.

Oct. 24, 2005 22:34 - added Wendover, NV to Places and Routes section, with five photos of 1961 bomb damage.

Oct. 2, 2005 20:44 - deleted external link from Technology and Equipment page to Harold Peach's Pottstown, PA construction photo site, due to shutdown of that site.

Oct. 1, 2005 23:54 - added external link to photo of coaxial-cable splice from Technology and Equipment section.

Oct. 1, 2005 23:11 - added external link to Ballard, MO dexcription and photos from Places and Routes section.

Sep. 18, 2005 20:18 - added Arkabutla, MS to Places and Routes section.

Sep. 10, 2005 22:19 - created J-carrier page to Wire-Pair Carrier area of Technology and Equipment section, integrating descriptive text with diagrams posted on Sep. 4 and Sep. 7.

Sep. 8, 2005 19:31 - added 20 interior photos from the 1980s to Lee, IL page.

Sep. 7, 2005 08:54 - added J-Carrier Line Spectrum diagram to Wire-Pair Carrier area of Technology and Equipment section.

Sep. 4, 2005 05:27 - added J-Carrier Modulation Plan diagram to Wire-Pair Carrier area of Technology and Equipment section.

Sep. 1, 2005 21:34 - added Eide Tower dedication booklet to Lee, IL page.

Aug. 28, 2005 22:11 - added page for Noyack, NY to Places and Routes section.

Aug. 17, 2005 23:05 - added 14 photos to Lee, IL page.

Aug. 12, 2005 10:14 - added page for Lee, IL to Places and Routes section.

July 31, 2005 10:02 - added page for Cloverdale, IL to Places and Routes section.

July 27, 2005 09:16 - added page for Palmer, AR to Places and Routes section.

July 23, 2005 11:36 - deleted information about planned museum from Ocean Gate, NJ page, due to termination of museum project.

July 15, 2005 10:43 - added page for King Mountain, OR to Places and Routes section.

July 12, 2005 23:00 - added page for Alexander, AR to Places and Routes section.

July 10, 2005 22:48 - added four photos to Hillsboro, MO page.

May 29, 2005 21:27 - added article Talk to Boston! to Places and Routes section.

Apr. 9, 2005 00:10 - updated first transcontinental microwave route station list antenna structure and height data for Thomas Hill, Hanna, North Rawlins and Wasatch.

Apr. 7, 2005 21:52 - updated first transcontinental microwave route station list to include antenna structure types and heights for most stations, and to replace Hudson, CO with Watkins, CO.

Apr. 6, 2005 20:30 - added page for Springfield, OH to Places and Routes section.

Feb. 6, 2005 14:39 - added Ocean Gate Radio-Telephone Historical Society incorporation documents to Ocean Gate, NJ page.

Jan. 24, 2004 20:44 - added page for Johnstown, PA to Places and Routes section.

Jan. 24, 2005 17:14 - added pages for Champaign, Cisco and Saybrook, IL to Places and Routes section.

Jan. 24, 2005 00:50 - updated descriptive text on Pottstown, PA page.

Jan. 21, 2005 21:00 - added external link for CLLI code HGTWMDQ0010 to Places and Routes section.

Jan. 16, 2005 08:59 - updated entries for Attica, Clarksville, Farnham and Putnam Valley, NY in Places and Routes section to use new URLs for Mike Jacobs's sites.

Dec. 27, 2004 00:44 - added descriptive text to Pottstown, PA page; deleted link to Harold Peach's Pottstown web site due to site's removal.

Dec. 26, 2004 17:47 - added article "34 Jumps to Chicago" to Places and Routes section.

Dec. 26, 2004 12:55 - added page for Sideling Hill, PA to Places and Routes section.

Dec. 13, 2004 21:49 - added photo of apparent Bell System shoe store to Documents section.

Dec. 13, 2004 00:29 - added page for Point Arena (Manchester), CA with two external links.

Nov. 25, 2004 15:40 - updated Finland, PA entry in Places and Routes section to include new URL for Mike Jacobs's Finland page.

Nov. 24, 2004 21:47 - added Harrow, PA to Places and Routes section.

Oct. 26, 2004 20:26 - changed entry for Long Lines Retirees list on List page to use new subscription address.

Oct. 21, 2004 23:14 - added Odell No. 1, IL to Places and Routes section.

Oct. 13, 2004 23:26 - added Network Management of the DDD Network and Dial Administration to Operation section.

Oct. 2, 2004 16:37 - added 1960 newspaper article about Hillsboro and St. Louis, MO to Places and Routes section.

Sep. 29, 2004 23:11 - added Bluffton, OH to Places and Routes section.

Sep. 29, 2004 01:02 - added List of coaxial-cable routes, Washington equipment engineering area, May 11, 1972 to Places and Routes section.

Sep. 24, 2004 23:00 - updated link to Valmont/Microflect web site and added link to Microflect's Passive Repeater Engineering handbook from Thurmont, MD passive repeater page.

Sep. 21, 2004 02:50 - added article from C&P "Transmitter" to Places and Routes section.

Sep. 17, 2004 14:39 - added Bell Laboratories Record article "Microelectronics Replace Vacuum Tubes in the Microwave Network" to Technology and Equipment section.

Sep. 10, 2004 00:37 - added Contents pages for Bell Laboratories Record Dec. 1928, Mar. 1929, July 1929, Apr. 1930, Dec. 1934, June 1937, July 1937 and Apr. 1938 issues to BLR Index in Sources section.

Sep. 9, 2004 21:20 - replaced GIF version of local newspaper article from 1930 with text file on Ocean gate, NJ page.

Sep. 9, 2004 01:40 - added local newspaper article from 1930 to Ocean Gate, NJ page.

Sep. 8, 2004 10:35 - updated official AT&T history links on Links page.

Sep. 7, 2004 00:16 - added Boone, IA photos to Places and Routes section.

Sep. 6, 2004 00:10 - added link to TCI "Museums and Exhibits" list from Organizations page.

Aug. 31, 2004 22:19 - added link to Mark Foster's Cheshire, CT page from Places and Routes section.

Aug. 29, 2004 20:50 - added links to multiple Texas web pages by Brad Cobo from Places and Routes section.

Aug. 24, 2004 15:34 - restored page for a Virginia station under CLLI ARTNVACKT20.

Aug. 24, 2004 11:18 - added Nov. 1975 Long Lines Retired Employees Directory to Directories section.

Aug. 21, 2004 15:01 - updated proposed museum's statement of purpose on Ocean Gate, NJ page.

Aug. 17, 2004 00:25 - added John Day, OR passive repeater to Places and Routes section.

Aug. 11, 2004 22:00 - added article about Washington state microwave route to Places and Routes section.

Aug. 4, 2004 21:58 - added 1952 U.S. route map to Places and Routes section.

Aug. 3, 2004 23:32 - restored page for an Illinois station under CLLI NRWYILNO.

Aug. 1, 2004 01:04 - added pages for Eden, WI central office and Eden, WI KS.

Jul. 25, 2004 21:18 - restored page for a Virginia station under fictitious name [VA-2].

Jul. 25, 2004 21:04 - updated Lewistown, MD page to use fictitious names for cetain active AT&T facilities as requested by AT&T Corporate Security, and to use new URL for AJCC web link.

Jul. 23, 2004 21:46 - added links to Ian Cummings' Rhombic Antenna Home Page and the Maritime Radio Historical Society from the Ocean Gate, NJ page.

Jul. 21, 2004 22:00 - added Bell Laboratories Record article "TD2: Eighteen Years And Still Growing" to Technology and Equipment section.

Jul. 15, 2004 23:55 - restored page for a Maryland station under fictitious name [MD-1], with updated descriptive text.

Jul. 14, 2004 22:12 - added Stockton, NJ to Places and Routes section.

Jun. 18, 2004 23:41 - added Bell Laboratories Record article "1A Radio Digital Terminals Put 'Data Under Voice'" to Technology and Equipment section.

Jun. 18, 2004 00:35 - added Bell Laboratories Record article "The 1A Radio Digital System Makes 'Data Under Voice' A Reality" to Technology and Equipment section.

Jun. 16, 2004 14:50 - added external link to Cleveland, OH page from First Transcontinental Microwave Route page.

Jun. 11, 2004 01:40 - added Atwood, CO to Places and Routes section.

Jun. 1, 2004 21:56 - added external link to article about L-4 coaxial-cable system and Stanfield, NC construction photo to Places and Routes section;
modified Places and Routes index page to use fictitious names for active AT&T facilities;
restored external link for one Project Office location under name [VA-1];
restored external link for one Project Office location under name [NC-1].

May 31, 2004 23:16 - added link to David Massey's web page on restoration from Utah and Nevada bombings in 1961 from Technology and Equipment section.

May 8, 2004 22:30 - added page for Turquoise, CA with 22 images from Danny Roth.

May 7, 2004 10:00 - added proposed museum mission statement to Ocean Gate, NJ page.

May 1, 2004 23:25 - added page with text and links for John Tom Hill, CT.

Apr. 24, 2004 22:21 - added 20 photos ("C" series) to Ocean Gate, NJ page.

Apr. 18, 2004 18:07 - added information to Ocean Gate, NJ page concerning aircraft communication.

Apr. 15, 2004 00:04 - added link to Dexter McIntyre's Stanfield, NC page from Places and Routes section.

Apr. 11, 2004 16:12 - added Postcard of Bell Telephone pavilion at 1964-65 NY World's Fair to Documents section.

Apr. 10, 2004 22:32 - added the Long Lines Retirees list to the E-mail Lists page;
added link to David Massey's AT&T Long Lines site from Links page.

Apr. 9, 2004 23:52 - added external link to Mac Pass Radio, LLC from Places and Routes index page.

Apr. 9, 2004 23:30 - added external link to AT&T Long Lines Microwave Sites in California from Places and Routes index page.

Apr. 5, 2004 00:10 - added page for Manahawkin, NJ, with site layout drawing.

Apr. 4, 2004 18:28 - added first-floor plan and second-floor plan to Ocean Gate, NJ page.

Apr. 1, 2004 10:00 - added link to K2TI's AT&T High Seas Radiotelephone page from Ocean Gate, NJ page.

Mar. 31, 2004 21:56 - corrected information about antenna change and added two photos from Terry Michaels on Yellow Springs, MD page.

Mar. 30, 2004 23:00 - added ten second-floor interior photos to Ocean Gate, NJ page.

Mar. 30, 2004 18:33 - added nine first-floor interior photos to Ocean Gate, NJ page.

Mar. 30, 2004 12:32 - added survey plat and five exterior photos to Ocean Gate, NJ page.

Mar. 21, 2004 10:28 - added photo of Bell System Floor Finish to Technology and Equipment section.

Mar. 20, 2004 19:57 - updated external link to Mike Jacobs's Waggoner's Gap, PA page.

Mar. 11, 2004 22:32 - listed additional volumes in Bell Laboratories Record holdings index.

Mar. 11, 2004 04:06 - added information about site's current status, museum project and e-mail list to Ocean Gate, NJ page.

Mar. 11, 2004 03:53 - updated external link to Mike Jacobs's Jackie Jones Mountain, NY page.

Feb. 23, 2004 19:53 - deleted external link to Williamstown, KY page at the request of AT&T Corporate Security.

Feb. 22, 2004 22:24 - deleted Monrovia, MD page and external link at the request of AT&T Corporate Security.

Feb. 22, 2004 21:57 - deleted Dranesville VA page, Dranesville-Arlington 2 cable page, and Dranesville-Faulkner, MD cable page at request of AT&T Corporate Security.

Feb. 22, 2004 21:00 - deleted external link to Leesburg 5, VA page at request of AT&T Corporate Security.

Feb. 20, 2004 02:47 - deleted Arlington 2, VA page at request of AT&T Corporate Security.

Feb. 20, 2004 02:39 - deleted Norway, IL page at request of AT&T Corporate Security.

Feb. 20, 2004 02:28 - deleted Faulkner, MD page at request of AT&T Corporate Security.

Feb. 20, 2004 01:21 - deleted external link from East Bay Hills, CA page due to linked page no longer existing.

Feb. 20, 2004 00:17 - deleted interior images of Walpert Ridge, CA at request of contributor.

Feb. 19, 2004 23:17 - deleted interior images of Loma Prieta, CA at request of contributor.

Feb. 19, 2004 23:06 - deleted interior images of Oak Hill, CA at request of contributor.

Feb. 19, 2004 22:54 - deleted interior images of Bernal Heights, CA at request of contributor.

Jan. 28, 2004 00:54 - added external link for Lawrenceville, NJ to Places and Routes section.

Jan. 27, 2004 20:41 - added Repeater hut north of Wilmington to Places and Routes section.

Jan. 25, 2004 15:03 - added Apache Junction, AZ to Places and Routes section.

Jan. 15, 2004 01:25 - added "The Evolution of Telephone Switching" to Technology and Equipment section.

Jan. 7, 2004 22:28 - added Carrier Transmission Maintenance System (CTMS) logo to Technology and Equipment section.

Jan. 3, 2004 19:03 - added external links from Places and Routes section to Brad Cobo's Texas and Montana AT&T site photo archives.

Jan. 1, 2004 20:44 - added "A Blast-Resistant Communications Network" (external link) under Colorado heading in Places and Routes section.

Jan. 1, 2004 17:27 - added "The 304 Conference Switching System" to Technology and Equipment section.

Dec. 31, 2003 00:52 - added March 1960 microwave route map to Places and Routes section.

Dec. 30, 2003 21:16 - added "Dedicated Outside Plant" to Technology and Equipment section.

Dec. 23, 2003 21:53 - Western Electric Waveguide Products brochure to Technology and Equipment section.

Dec. 17, 2003 12:30 - added Cortez, CO to Places and Routes section.

Dec. 16, 2003 15:36 - added "Programming the Number 101 ESS" to Technology and Equipment section.

Dec. 9, 2003 22:56 - added "New York - Chicago L3 System" to Technology and Equipment section.

Dec. 9, 2003 17:43 - added "Broadband Horn Reflector Antenna" to Technology and Equipment section.

Dec. 8, 2003 21:40 - added Bell Laboratories Record Picturephone issue to Technology and Equipment section.

Dec. 7, 2003 22:49 - added link to July/Aug. 1967 Bell laboratories Record (external link) from Sources page.

Dec. 6, 2003 22:31 - added "Angular Calibration Using Celestial Sources" to Technology and Equipment section.

Dec. 4, 2003 17:14 - added external link for Phoenix, AZ "Main" to Places and Routes section.

Dec. 4, 2003 00:22 - added external link for Minneapolis, MN "Downtown" to Places and Routes section.

Dec. 3, 2003 22:57 - added Mount Vaca, CA to Places and Routes section.

Dec. 3, 2003 01:32 - added 1965 Bell Laboratories Record tables of contents to Sources of Information section.

Dec. 1, 2003 20:30 - added "A Microwave Systems Combining Network" to Technology and Equipment section.

Dec. 1, 2003 13:43 - transferred site from addr.com to Ipower web hosting service, and began use of new URL long-lines.net; no content changed.

Nov. 23, 2003 21:30 - added Western Electric type "E" tower brochure and Western Electric Microwave Tower Services brochure to Technology and Equipment page.

Nov. 23, 2003 09:40 - added RPPN, The Mercurians, and SHOT to the Organizations page.

Nov. 23, 2003 01:03 - added Satellites section to Technology and Equipment page.

Nov. 22, 2003 20:47 - added New Orleans, LA to Places and Routes section.

Nov. 8, 2003 22:16 - added catalog of Bell Laboratories Record holdings to Sources section.

Oct. 22, 2003 11:22 - added 14 equipment photos to Palmyra, WI page.

Oct. 21, 2003 00:30 - added Oracle, AZ to Places and Routes section.

Oct. 20, 2003 18:45 - added newspaper article to Santa Rosa, CA page.

Oct. 5, 2003 23:23 - added "The TD2 Story: Changing for the Future" to Technology and Equipment section.

Oct. 3, 2003 21:21 - added Ocean Gate, NJ to Places and Routes section.

Oct. 2, 2003 20:20 - added images 3, 4, 7, 10, 14, 24, 28 and 40 to Concordia, KS page.

Sep. 28, 2003 20:54 - added images 1, 8, 9, 16, 17 and 37 to Concordia, KS page.

Sep. 26, 2003 21:32 - added Portland, OR to Places and Routes section.

Sep. 21, 2003 20:14 - added "The TD2 Story: Vacuum Tubes and Systems Engineering" to Technology and Equipment section.

Sep. 21, 2003 10:30 - added Concordia, KS to Places and Routes section.

Sep. 14, 2003 14:18 - corrected Plano, IL - Lyons, NE route name (Plano had been listed as IA rather than IL).

Sep. 13, 2003 20:50 - added Santa Rosa, CA to Places and Routes section.

Sep. 12, 2003 22:54 - added Sacramento, CA to Places and Routes section.

Sep. 12, 2003 19:32 - added three images from 2003 to White Oak, OH page.

Sep. 8, 2003 23:54 - added 10-18-73 failure narrative and drawings from 10-18-73 cable break report to Fairview, KS - Offutt AFB, NE cable route page.

Sep. 8, 2003 22:49 - added 10-18-73 service restoration narrative and diagrams from 10-18-73 cable break report to Fairview, KS - Offutt AFB, NE cable route page.

Sep. 5, 2003 22:46 - added 16 photos to Buckingham, PA page.

Sep. 2, 2003 23:51 - added remaining 1952 Bell Telephone Almanac radio-relay items to First Transcontinental Microwave Route heading in Places and Routes section.

Aug. 30, 2003 19:45 - added 1952 Bell Telephone Almanac coverto First Transcontinental Microwave Route heading in Places and Routes section.

Aug. 30, 2003 00:54 - added Fairview, KS - Offutt AFB, NE cable route
and Plano, IL - Lyons, NE cable route to Places and Routes section.

Aug. 27, 2003 22:17 - added "Other Documents" heading to Lyons, NE page;
added Lyons, NE - North Bend, NE cable route to Places and Routes section.

Aug. 27, 2003 02:16 - added hardcopy document entries to "Coaxial Cable Maintenance..." and "Delay-Lens Antenna" headings of Technology and Equipment section.

Aug. 24, 2003 22:56 - added photos to Pottstown, PA page.

Aug. 23, 2003 22:15 - added North Barnaby, MD to Places and Routes section with one photo.

Aug. 23, 2003 14:22 - added external link for Point Arena (Manchester), CA to Places and Routes section.

Aug. 22, 2003 22:00 - added close-up photos and descriptions of AUTOVON MAD and IMAD boards to Dranesville, VA page.

Aug. 21, 2003 00:30 - added Pottstown, PA to Places and Routes section.

Aug. 19, 2003 00:30 - added photos and updated text on Elk Horn, IA page.

Aug. 13, 2003 23:57 - corrected tower information on Elk Horn, IA page.

Aug. 13, 2003 19:53 - added Elk Horn, IA to Places and Routes section.

Aug. 11, 2003 22:53 - added Cherry Valley, NY to Places and Routes section.

Aug. 11, 2003 01:08 - updated History section of Catawba, OH page.

Aug. 10, 2003 12:09 - updated Bedminster, NJ page to use new URL for AT&T's GNOC page; added link to AT&T's Network Facts page.

Aug. 3, 2003 21:41 - added "All We Have To Offer Is Service!" poster to Operations section.

Jul. 30, 2003 00:32 - added Pittsburgh - New Castle K-carrier cable route map to Places and Routes section;
updated Places and Routes section to use new URLs for Mike Jacobs's Dean, Dillsburg, Hallam, Jennerstown, Swissdale and Unionville, PA web pages.

Jul. 27, 2003 19:35 - added external link to Oakton, VA (Long Lines Eastern Region HQ) from Places and Routes section.

Jul. 19, 2003 17:09 - added Hawley, PA to Places and Routes section.

Jul. 10, 2003 22:40 - added RFI Investigation section to Operations page, with article about Eastern Region RFI van.

Jul. 9, 2003 00:05 - added Jan. 1976 Wyoming route map to Places and Routes section.

Jul. 5, 2003 18:25 - updated external links to 1st Dahlonega, GA station and 2nd Dahlonega, GA station in Places and Routes section.

Jul. 5, 2003 11:39 - added BellSouth Telephone Museum to Organizations, Museums and Archives section.

Jul. 5, 2003 11:09 - removed inoperative external links to Rockdale and Grayson, GA web sites, and added link to Will Cardwell's Rockdale page.

Jul. 2, 2003 17:08 - updated caption of AUTOVON-FTS Network Management Center image on Dranesville, VA page to include names of switching centers visible on FTS display board.

Jul. 2, 2003 16:39 - updated external link to the Telecommunications History Group and the Museum of Communications (formerly the Vintage Telephone Equipment Museum) on Organizations page to use their new URLs.

Jul. 1, 2003 15:35 - added AUTOVON-FTS Network Management Center image to Dranesville, VA page.

Jun. 25, 2003 23:12 - added Images section to Lyons, NE page, with 20 images.

Jun. 25, 2003 00:06 - added page for East Bay Hills, CA to Places and Routes section, with external link and 1952 brochure.

Jun. 23, 2003 23:38 - added "The TD2 Story: From Research to Field Trial" to technology and Equipment section.

Jun. 21, 2003 22:30 - added News Clippings section with two items and two ca. 1969 photos to Dranesville, VA page.

Jun. 21, 2003 17:57 - added Images section with six photos to Flying Squad page.

Jun. 17, 2003 22:05 - added 20-tube coaxial-cable diagram to Technology and Equipment section.

Jun. 16, 2003 19:47 - added Switching heading to Technology and Equipment section, with two 4ESS test equipment photos.

Jun. 10, 2003 00:20 - added Testboard heading to Technology and Equipment section, with Private Line Testboard and SARTS images.

Jun. 9, 2003 22:23 - added Lynnport, PA to Places and Routes section.

Jun. 4, 2003 23:01 - added Maintenance Mobile Radio System documents to Jackie Jones Mountain page.

Jun. 3, 2003 23:37 - added Documents section and posted Spec. File Index pages to Jackie Jones Mountain page.

Jun. 2, 2003 23:52 - added page for Microwave route between Blue Ridge Summit No. 2, PA (Site R) and Washington No. 4, VA (Mount Weather) to Places and Routes section.

May 30, 2003 23:37 - added installation specification for original TDX equipment to Jackie Jones Mountain page.

May 30, 2003 00:15 - added external link to Culleoka, TN to Places and Routes section.

May 29, 2003 10:32 - added 5/7/03 photos of scrap pile to Vernal, NY page.

May 26, 2003 22:20 - added new image and text to Buckhorn Mountain, CO page.

May 26, 2003 00:55 - added remaining pages (18-22) of BSP 410-410-100 to Technology and Equipment section.

May 25, 2003 19:18 - added Laurel Mountain, WV to Places and Routes section.

May 24, 2003 20:15 - replaced History text for Springboro, OH with revised version.

May 24, 2003 12:49 - added Haymarket, VA image to Places and Routes section,
added date to "4000-Mile Trench" ad.

May 22, 2003 00:57 - added patch cord identification tags to Operations section.

May 21, 2003 00:22 - added Germantown, MD to Places and Routes section.

May 19, 2003 22:41 - added external link to Enumclaw, WA page from Places and Routes section.

May 16, 2003 19:46 - added 1981 Washington-Cambridge Lightguide route map to Places and Routes section.

May 14, 2003 20:45 - revised Spring Grove, IL page to indicate original microwave equipment was type TE-1.

May 14, 2003 00:51 - added Randallstown, MD to Places and Routes section.

May 13, 2003 17:51 - added L3 route map between Lombardy Grove and Virgilina, VA to Places and Routes section.

May 11, 2003 10:50 - revised History section of Lake Zurich, IL page.

May 10, 2003 23:00 - added Lake Zurich, IL to Places and Routes section.

May 10, 2003 12:00 - added photos of coaxial-cable splicing training and repair of submarine coaxial cable to Coaxial Cable section of Technology and Equipment page.

May 10, 2003 01:30 - added Richmond, VA CAPAR "Flying Squad" to Coaxial Cable section of Technology and Equipment page.

May 9, 2002 23:51 - deleted "Bell System" group from Lists section, due to group no longer existing on Yahoo Groups.

May 6, 2003 22:46 - added Cashtown and McConnellsburg, PA to Places and Routes section.

May 4, 2003 16:51 - added two L4 Remote Control Center images to Coaxial Cable section of Technology and Equipment page.

May 3, 2003 20:07 - added Lyons, NE to Places and Routes section.

Apr. 29, 2003 23:06 - added Apr. 1984 entry to AT&T Internal Directories page.

Apr. 25, 2003 23:44 - added C-carrier equipment description to Technology and Equipment section.

Apr. 25, 2003 14:46 - added Aug. 1965 L-carrier branching diagram to Lewistown, MD page.

Apr. 23, 2003 00:45 - added Nov. 1965 TD-2 system diagram to Lewistown, MD page.

Apr. 16, 2003 21:12 - added Princeton, IA to Places and Routes section.

Apr. 5, 2003 01:05 - added Topanga Ridge, CA to Places and Routes section.

Mar. 14, 2003 23:00 - added 24 interior photos to Jackie Jones Mountain, NY page.

Mar. 9, 2003 14:32 - added Jan. 1970 Rhode Island route map to Places and Routes section.

Mar. 8, 2003 14:55 - added "Training" heading to Operations section, with course descriptions from 1973 catalog.

Mar. 2, 2003 01:58 - added Power Room heading to Technology and Equipment page, with Gould PAT/PCT data sheet.

Feb. 23, 2003 22:03 - added four images to Lionville, PA page;
added Geolocation and CLLI codes to Sentinel, OK page.

Feb. 22, 2003 00:27 - added Sentinel, OK to Places and Routes section.

Feb. 18, 2003 19:38 - added KS-5759 Delay Lens Antenna Descripton to Technology and Equipment section.

Feb. 16, 2003 01:00 - added Eola, IL to Places and Routes section.

Feb. 10, 2003 12:30 - major update to Pontiac, MI text.

Feb. 9, 2003 16:49 - added Pontiac, MI to Places and Routes section.

Feb. 9, 2003 09:49 - added link to Vaux Electronics' Teletypewriters page from Links section and Technology and Equipment section.

Feb. 8, 2003 21:48 - updated station lists (IA, IL, etc. by state and callsign) in Places and Routes section to correct typos in Dixon, IL station name and Elizabeth, IL callsign.

Feb. 6, 2003 23:04 - added Jan. 1976 Colorado route map to Places and Routes section.

Feb. 4, 2003 22:18 - added article "The Microwave Era Begins" to Technology and Equipment section.

Feb. 4, 2003 18:03 - added cross-section image of 20-tube coaxial cable to Technology and Equipment section.

Feb. 3, 2003 21:45 - updated AT&T Internal Directories page.

Jan. 31, 2003 22:07 - updated AT&T Internal Directories page.

Jan. 31, 2003 15:45 - added link to Leesburg 5 page on Cold War Infrastructure site from Places and Routes section.

Jan. 26, 2003 12:38 - updated AT&T Internal Directories page.

Jan. 24, 2003 22:23 - added Jan. 1970 Ohio and Detroit, MI maps to Places and Routes section.

Jan. 24, 2003 20:08 - updated AT&T Internal Directories page.

Jan. 21, 2003 17:01 - added AT&T Internal Directories page to Sources section.

Jan. 16, 2003 19:16 - added Walpert Ridge, CA to Places and Routes section.

Jan. 15, 2003 19:41 - added AT&T Technical Books page to Information Sources section.

Jan. 12, 2003 17:17 - updated Jackie Jones Mountain page to note the station's role as an Echo-Fox radio site.

Jan. 10, 2003 23:46 - added AT&T's Network History site to Links section.

Jan. 10, 2003 20:16 - added Jan. 1971 Montana route map to Places and Routes section.

Jan. 9, 2003 00:12 - added Bernal Heights, CA to Places and Routes section.

Jan. 2, 2003 18:47 - added pages for Illinois sites Chadwick, Dixon, Elizabeth, Hanover CS, Hanover R, and the Hanover CS - Lee route to Places and Routes section.

Jan. 1, 2003 14:18 - added GL code and CLLI data to Daisy, OK page.

Dec. 31, 2002 23:13 - added page for Daisy, OK to Places and Routes section.

Dec. 31, 2002 21:12 - added brand-name information and link to Incinolet web site from electric toilet page in technology and Equipment section.

Dec. 24, 2002 11:07 - added map of Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA K-carrier route to Technology and Equipment page.

Dec. 21, 2002 19:25 - added page for Kansas City, MO to Places and Routes section.

Dec. 19, 2002 19:46 - updated Organizations page entry for Telephone Collectors International to show new domain name.

Dec. 18, 2002 20:10 - corrected typo in place name Broomfield, CO on First Transcontinental Microwave Route and Buckhorn Mountain, CO pages.

Dec. 11, 2002 11:17 - added Jan. 1976 Oregon route map to Places and Routes section.

Dec. 5, 2002 17:13 - added images 014, 019, 020, 022, 023, 026, 029, 030, 031, 034 to Loma Prieta, CA page.

Dec. 4, 2002 19:54 - added Loma Prieta, CA to Places and Routes section with images 001, 002, 003, 005, 007, 008, 009, 011.

Dec. 3, 2002 14:50 - added Jan. 1976 Washington route map to Places and Routes section.

Dec. 2, 2002 18:54 - added images 004, 013, 019, 026, 028, 039, 053, 059, 073 and 098 to Oak Hill, CA page.

Nov. 28, 2002 09:45 - added Oak Hill, CA to Places and Routes section, with six photos.

Nov. 24, 2002 11:02 - added Jan. 1979 Maine route map to Places and Routes section.

Nov. 22, 2002 23:02 - added Jan. 1976 Georgia route map to Places and Routes section.

Nov. 22, 2002 11:58 - added article "Communications and Defense" under Miscellaneous heading of Documents section.

Nov. 20, 2002 01:02 - added lat-lon, elevation, address, and tower height data to Minden and Mineola, IA pages.

Nov. 10, 2002 10:43 - updated Garden City, VA text regarding roof stairs and railings; added CLLI and Geolocation Code data for Minden and Mineola, IA.

Nov. 2, 2002 23:33 - added Mineola, IA to Places and Routes section.

Nov. 2, 2002 20:53 - added Minden, IA to Places and Routes section.

Oct. 15, 2002 22:13 - replaced text on Collins, IA page and added three photos.

Oct. 14, 2002 22:58 - added link to AT&T TV history web site from Jackie Jones Mountain page.

Oct. 13, 2002 16:10 - added new details to text on Aylett, VA page.

Oct. 12, 2002 19:10 - added VA Jan. 1970 route map to Places and Routes page.

Oct. 2, 2002 23:35 - added page for Aylett, VA to Places and Routes section.

Sep. 30, 2002 22:15 - added editorial "National Defense Imposes Great Responsibilities" to Miscellaneous section of Documents page.

Sep. 28, 2002 00:53 - added Norway, Il to Places and Routes section.

Sep. 20, 2002 23:28 - corrected name of Federal Telecommunications System on Faulkner, MD page, and added link from that page to FTS page on Cold War Infrastructure site.

Sep. 11, 2002 22:09 - added five photos to Collins, IA page.

Sep. 11, 2002 20:35 - corrected order of PA stations and Lagrange, IN spelling; added tower heights to First Transcontinental Microwave Route page in Places and Routes section.

Sep. 9, 2002 15:08 - added Richmond, VA district "No POE" sticker to Operations page.

Sep. 1, 2002 00:28 - added Dansville, MI to Places and Routes section, with five photos.

Aug. 29, 2002 11:12 - added link to David Lesher's Cleveland, OH page from Places and Routes page, and added photos and text to Bald Hill, CT page.

Aug. 29, 2002 01:33 - corrected Solar turbine site list to show Cedar Brook as being in NJ, rather than MD.

Aug. 20, 2002 12:43 - updated text on Garden City, VA page.

Aug. 13, 2002 23:05 - added Operations section to main page, added Operations page, and added POE scoreboard to Operations page.

Aug. 7, 2002 13:36 - updated Plymouth Junction, MI page to show turn-down of last radio, and American Tower ownership.

Aug. 5, 2002 20:30 - added list of route maps; created "Sources of Information" page with links to list of route maps (entries 1-7) and list of BSPs on microfiche.

Aug. 1, 2002 16:32 - replaced all images section on Monrovia, MD page with 7/19/2002 photos.

Jul. 31, 2002 22:33 - added eight photos to Pine Springs, TX page.

Jul. 30, 2002 00:40 - added Pine Springs, TX to Places and Routes section, with eight photos.

Jul. 29, 2002 01:36 - added architectural plot plan for Finland, PA to Places and Routes page.

Jul. 27, 2002 14:24 - added photos of fluorescent lamp storage rack and waterless hand cleaner to Technology and Equipment page.

Jul. 27, 2002 13:02 - added "New Plan for Designation of Radio Repeater and Terminal Stations" to Places and Routes page.

Jul. 25, 2002 22:55 - added links to Harold Peach's and Mike Jacobs's Pottstown, PA pages from Places and Routes page.

Jul. 25, 2002 19:42 - added link to David Lesher's Medina, OH page from Places and Routes page;
added link to Mt. Rose, NV page from First Transcontinental Microwave Route page;
added link to Wayne Hayes's East Bay Hills, CA page from Places and Routes and First Transcontinental Microwave Route pages.

Jul. 22, 2002 13:11 - added Detailed Extract 1 from 1966 Central Section microwave map (MN, WI and surrounding areas) map to Places and Routes page.

Jul. 22, 2002 11:01 - corrected and expanded information on Monrovia, MD page.

Jul. 17, 2002 22:21 - added Mount Rose, NV to Places and Routes section.

Jul. 14, 2002 12:32 - added Dranesville, VA - Arlington 2, VA coaxial-cable page to Places and Routes page.

Jul. 13, 2002 02:25 - added Detailed Extract 1 (CO, WY) from 1966 Western Section microwave map to Places and Routes page.

Jul. 8, 2002 22:49 - added BSP 410-410-100 (pp. 1-17) to Radio section of Technology and Equipment page.

Jul. 3, 2002 00:20 - added link to Wyndmoor, PA page from First Transcontinental Microwave Route page.

Jul. 2, 2002 21:45 - added link to Daryl Gibson's Salt Lake Junction, UT page from First Transcontinental Microwave Route page.

Jun. 28, 2002 18:48 - added Partial Index of Interesting Bell System Practices on Microfiche page, with link from main page.

Jun. 21, 2002 00:01 - added Andover, ME to Places and Routes page, and Upcoming Events section to main page, with entry for TELSTAR 40th anniversary ceremony.

Jun. 20, 2002 21:48 - added Protection From Nuclear Attack section to Technology and Equipment page, with link to Harold Peach's L3I construction page.

Jun. 14, 2002 11:39 - added page for Wyndmoor, PA to Places and Routes page.

Jun. 12, 2002 21:50 - added Vintage Telephone Equipment Museum to Organizations page.

Jun. 9, 2002 10:40 - added Jan. 1970 Philadelphia, PA map inset detail to Places and Routes page.

Jun. 8, 2002 21:56 - added 1983 PA-DE HF Line Schedule to Places and Routes page.

Jun. 6, 2002 23:10 - added list of microwave radios used in the Bell System to Technology and Equipment page.

Jun. 2, 2002 20:45 - added C-1 Alarm System indicator panel illustration to Technology and Equipment page.

May 30, 2002 22:21 - added Nov. 1951 Radio & Television News article to "First Transcontinental Microwave Route" section of Places and Routes page.

May 27, 2002 23:24 - added ATCA and SMECC to Organizations page.

May 27, 2002 00:11 - added Restoration Plot Plans for Berrysburg, Clark's Knob, Dillsburg, New Holland, and Thomas Hill, PA to Places and Routes index page.

May 26, 2002 21:54 - added Restoration Plot Plan for Hallam, PA to Places and Routes index page.

May 25, 2002 22:10 - created Organizations page, and added "Singing Wires" to Lists page..

May 24, 2002 22:43 - added photos of shock-mounted alarm panel and nuclear blast detector control box to Finland section of Places and Routes page.

May 17, 2002 23:57 - added Insets 2, 3, 4 and Detail 1 of Oct. 1966 Eastern Section map to Places and Routes page.

May 12, 2002 11:19 - added page for Palmyra, WI to Places and Routes section.

May 11, 2002 14:42 - added Oct. 1966 western area microwave route map to Places and Routes page;
external Buckingham, VA site has been updated.

May 8, 2002 23:27 - added page for White Oak, OH, and revised text for Springboro, OH.

May 5, 2002 21:31 - added link to Buckingham, VA page to Places and Routes section.

May 4, 2002 00:03 - added illustration of TD-2 vacuum-tube transmit amplifier to Technology and Equipment page, Microwave Radio section.

Apr. 14, 2002 11:10 - added PA-DE 1982 HF Line Schedule to Places and Routes page.

Mar. 31, 2002 14:24 - posted Mar. 1950 and Nov. 1950 Bell Laboratories Record articles on DC-NYC microwave route, linked from Yellow Springs, MD page. Added new information to Yellow Springs page.

Mar. 28, 2002 22:53 - added radio connection diagram to Lionville, PA page.

Mar. 22, 2002 23:50 - added page for Plymouth Junction, MI.

Mar. 20, 2002 09:33 - added 1952 photo of site to Yellow Springs, MD page.

Mar. 17, 2002 22:01 - added Jan. 1942 Bell Laboratories Record article to Technology and Equipment page.

Mar. 17, 2002 11:42 - added stations lists compiled by Al Hajny to Places and Routes page.

Mar. 11, 2002 22:44 - added link to Harold Peach's Orleans, IN page to Places and Routes index page.

Mar. 10, 2002 01:08 - added page for Springboro, OH.

Mar. 10, 2002 00:35 - added route map to Spring Grove, IL page.

Mar. 9, 2002 21:29 - added building telephone directory to Lionville, PA page.

Mar. 6, 2002 22:07 - added detailed history and images 5-9 to Spring Grove, IL page.

Mar. 4, 2002 19:36 - added page for Spring Grove, IL.

Mar. 4, 2002 15:00 - added Bell System list to E-Mail Lists page.

Feb. 27, 2002 00:07 - added fact sheet to Finland, PA entry on Places and Routes index page.

Feb. 25, 2002 19:35 - added 1995 image 3 to Sublette, IL page.

Feb. 21, 2002 00:23 - added press release to Finland, PA entry on Places and Routes index page.

Feb. 17, 2002 14:32 - added 1995 photo series to Sublette, IL page.

Feb. 17, 2002 11:57 - added page for Milford, MI to Places and Routes page.

Feb. 14, 2002 22:56 - added May 1957 ad for TV switching system to Documents page.

Feb. 13, 2002 19:10 - added page for Lowden, IA to Places and Routes page.

Feb. 2, 2002 11:42 - deleted non-functioning link to www.crossbar.org from Links page.

Jan. 31, 2002 20:01 - added page for Collins, IA to Places and Routes page.

Jan. 31, 2002 08:59 - added Oct. 1966 microwave route maps, eastern and central, to Places and Routes section.

Jan. 29, 2002 23:56 - added page for Chicago No. 2, IL to Places and Routes page.

Jan. 28, 2002 22:50 - added page for Buckhorn Mountain, CO to Places and Routes section.

Jan. 7, 2002 22:51 - added link to U.K. Cold War Communications site from Links page.

Dec. 31, 2001 00:49 - added links to Daryl Gibson's Mojave and Turquoise, CA pages from Places and Routes page.

Dec. 30, 2001 13:32 - added page for Lyme, CT to Places and Routes section.

Dec. 29, 2001 16:23 - added link to Oct. 7, 1999 Congressional hearing transcript from "Protection Against Nuclear Blasts" section of Documents page.

Dec. 27, 2001 21:44 - on Technology and Equipment page, deleted link to Encyclopedia Britannica article on analog FDM hierarchy (due to site becoming subscription-only), and replaced it with diagram from "Engineering and Operations in the Bell System (1984)".

Dec. 21, 2001 11:39 - added O-carrier and Alarm and Control headings with advertisements from 1952 to Technology and Equipment page.

Dec. 16, 2001 23:53 - added page for Lewistown, MD station to Places and Routes section.

Dec. 14, 2001 21:12 - added new information to Sublette, IL page.

Dec. 2, 2001 18:58 - added page for Sublette, IL station to Places and Routes section.

Nov. 25, 2001 11:50 - added Sycamore, PA - Cherryville, NJ TD2 route diagram to Places and Routes page.

Nov. 20, 2001 18:21 - added Primary Frequency Standard advertisement to Technology and Equipment page.

Nov. 19, 2001 19:56 - added list of stations on first transcontinental microwave route to Places and Routes page.

Nov. 15, 2001 20:18 - added images 4 through 11 to Unionville, PA page.

Nov. 14, 2001 23:06 - added 1983 High Frequency Line Schedule - C&P Telephone Area to Places and Routes page.

Nov. 14, 2001 19:30 - updated Clarksville, MD page to reflect confirmation of route to Silver Spring, MD.

Nov. 6, 2001 20:57 - added TD-2 factory checkout advertisement to Technology and Equipment page;
added land purchase date to Monrovia, MD page.

Nov. 4, 2001 22:12 - added magazine ad for WT4 system to Documents page.

Nov. 3, 2001 20:24 - added links to Mike Jacobs's Baileyville, Dean, Dillsburg, Hallam, Jennerstown, Swissdale and Waggoners Gap, PA and Putnam Valley, NY pages to Places and Routes index page;
added link to Mike Jacobs's Unionville, PA page to Unionville page.

Nov. 2, 2001 19:53 - added page for Plano, IL to Places and Routes section.

Nov. 2, 2001 19:03 - added FCC license information to Buckingham, PA page.

Oct. 25, 2001 00:12 - added "Microwaves for Relaying TV Programs" article to Technology and Equipment page.

Oct 22, 2001 23:50 - added page for Unionville, PA to Places and Routes section.

Oct. 22, 2001 19:55 - Updated information on Monrovia, MD page.

Oct. 19, 2001 19:52 - added Oct. 1986 photos and more information to Buckingham, PA page.

Oct. 10, 2001 19:18 - corrected link to Valmont/Microflect web site on Thurmont, MD passive repeater page.

Oct. 3, 2001 19:35 - added and corrected information on Monrovia, MD page.

Sep. 22, 2001 19:50 - added page for Yellow Springs, MD to "Places and Routes" section.

Sep. 16, 2001 21:06 - completed posting of Hanover, PA Civil Defense Instructions to Documents page.

Sep. 15, 2001 23:51 - added "Civil Defense Radiological Monitoring" BSP to Documents page.

Sep. 14, 2001 23:42 - added Building Seal-Up System pages and divider to Hanover CD Instructions page.

Sep. 14, 2001 20:17 - added "Civil Defense Shelter Requirements" BSP to Documents page and Hanover CD Instructions page.

Sep. 13, 2001 22:25 - added Index, Tab 1, tab 2, and Tab 3 to Hanover, PA Civil Defense Instructions

Sep. 13, 2001 22:04 - updated Garden City, VA page to show August 2001 removal of last four KS horns.

Sep. 13, 2001 21:45 - added link to Hamilton, VA page from 1970 route map on Garden City, VA page.

Sep. 7, 2001 00:05 - added description of radio channels and equipment to Jackie Jones Mountain page, and added Jackie Jones-Colesville TD-2 channel detail page.

Sep. 6, 2001 23:23 - added link to Radio News article from Jackie Jones Mountain page.

Sep. 2, 2001 19:15 - added links to Mark Foster's Corona, Los Angeles Grande complex, San Luis Obispo Junction, and Strawberry Peak, CA pages to "Places and Routes" page.

Sep. 2, 2001 10:52 - added York County CD Operations Plan documents to Hanover CD section of Documents page.

Sep. 1, 2001 19:33 - added photos and description of tower de-tuning system, and other facility information, to Garden City page.

Aug. 24, 2001 21:50 - changed Tennessee section of Places and Routes page to link to Matthew Sadler's new site, and added the site to "Links" page.

Aug. 24, 2001 20:18 - added TD-2 radio section to Technology and Equipment page.

Aug. 20, 2001 20:58 - added pages from Hanover, PA Civil Defense Instructions.

Aug. 12, 2001 22:37 - added Hanover, PA Civil Defense Instructions to "Documents" page.

Aug. 10, 2001 23:47 - updated Linden, VA page to include 1970-1988 route map and "History" section, and fixed link to Linden from "Places" page.

Jul. 29, 2001 19:28 - added booklet "Radio Relay: Communications by Microwave" to "Technology and Equipment" page.

Jul. 19, 2001 20:20 - Added 1982 NY-New England tower list, linked from "Places" page.

Jul. 14, 2001 22:53 - added Electric Incinerating Toilet to "Technology and Equipment" page.

Jul. 13, 2001 00:34 - added Arizona and California sections to "Places" page.

Jul. 6, 2001 21:09 - added John Tom Hill in CT to "Places" page.

Jul. 4, 2001 00:19 - added "Western Electric" to "Lists" page.

Jul. 3, 2001 23:31 - added "www.crossbar.org" and "The Central Office" to "Links" page, and created "Lists" page.

Jul. 2, 2001 01:07 - merged Lionville and Malvern, PA pages into Lionville page. Both pages described the same facility, Lionville.

Jul. 1, 2001 23:48 - added "Sam's Telecomm History Links" to "Links" page.

Jun. 29, 2001 22:44 - added Dec. 1970 DC-area route map to "Places" page.

Jun. 22, 2001 19:39 - added Fairview, KS link to "Places" page.

Jun. 8, 2001 00:31 - added "4000-Mile Trench" ad to Technology and Equipment page.

Jun. 7, 2001 19:18 - added 20-Tube Coaxial Cable description to Technology and Equipment page.

Jun. 1, 2001 23:44 - added Jackie Jones Mountain page, with 1947 and 2001 comparison photos.

May 27, 2001 10:00 - added "Shelter Operation and Supplies" BSP to "Documents" page.

May 26, 2001 22:25 - added "Civil Defense in Long Lines" BSP to "Documents" page.

May 18, 2001 23:00 - added link to Mark Foster'sTower page from Technology and Equipment page.

May 17, 2001 23:26 - added Edge Hill, VA page

May 8, 2001 20:33 - added link to Encyclopedia Britannica article on L multiplex hierarchy to Technology and Equipment page.

May 6, 2001 14:20 - added 1951 radio-relay ad showing concrete towers to "Documents" page.

Apr. 12, 2001 23:00 - added Hamilton, VA page.

Apr. 8, 2001 20:22 - added 1970 route map to Garden City, VA page.

Apr. 7, 2001 20:34 - corrected outdated entries on Links page, and began move of entire site to addr.com host.

Apr. 4, 2001 17:09 - created Technology and Equipment page, with "KS-15676 Horn-Reflector Antenna Description".

Mar. 25, 2001 23:30 - created Bellsystem1 expansion page; added "Long Lines Plans for Survivable Communications" to Documents page.

Mar. 19, 2001 00:43 - added Garden City, VA to "Places" page.

Mar. 18, 2001 17:35 - added CLLI code and corrected number of repeater huts on Arlington 2 page.

Mar. 12, 2001 23:47 - added links to Mike Jacobs's Attica, Clarksville, Farnham, and Jackie Jones Mtn. pages to Places page.

Mar. 12, 2001 21:49 - added BSP on floor sweeping "Documents" page.

Feb. 20, 2001 19:50 -added cutaway drawing of Solar Saturn gas turbine engine to "Documents" page.

Feb. 18, 2001 21:08 - added Arlington 2, VA page to "Places" page.

Feb. 17, 2001 20:45 - added information to Vernal, NY page.

Feb. 11, 2001 12:36 - added Vernal, NY page to "Places" page.

Feb. 4, 2001 22:45 - added Coast-to-Coast Radio Channel Evaluation Test to "Documents" page.

Jan. 26, 2001 21:19 - added Quinton, NJ page to "Places" page.

Jan. 17, 2001 23:36 - added Bedminster, NJ National Network Operations Center page to "Places" page.

Jan. 7, 2001 21:07 - added link to Harold Peach's Monrovia page to Maryland section of "Places" page.

Jan. 2, 2001 20:15 - corrected link to Mark Foster's L-carrier site on "Places" page.

Dec. 29, 2000 20:38 - added advertisement "Send Help to Manhole 83" to "Documents" page.

Dec. 16, 2000 13:10 - added article "Operation Survival" to "Documents" page.

Dec. 9, 2000 21:04 - added picture of tower top at Kates Mountain.

Dec. 8, 2000 20:57 - added photos and basic information for Kates Mountain station.

Nov. 20, 2000 19:52 - added "Telephone Men" photo to top of main page.

Nov. 18, 2000 23:51 - added entry for AT&T web page "Tower Power" article to "Links" page.

Nov. 17, 2000 21:48 - created new Dranesville page and added to list on "Places" page.

Nov. 7, 2000 22:24 - added CONUS AUTOVON map showing switch types to "Documents" page.

Oct. 29, 2000 09:39 - added "Television Networks" section to "Documents" page, with article from Nov. 1947 Radio News.

Oct. 27, 2000 21:30 - added photo of L-5 cable splice to "Documents" page.

Oct. 7, 2000 22:17 - added Personnel Radiation Exposure Record form to "Documents" page.

Oct. 4, 2000 23:25 - added Solar Saturn turbine alternator brochure to "Documents" page.

Sep. 21, 2000 23:54 - added list of AT&T sites having Solar gas turbines to "Documents" page.

Sep. 4, 2000 00:21 - added photo of Kates Mountain, WV station.

Sep. 2, 2000 23:52 - added photo of Bald Hill, CT station.

Aug. 31, 2000 23:48 - added link to Mark Foster's L-Carrier page to "Places" page.

Jul. 28, 2000 01:20 - updated "Places" entry for Kentucky to show expanded scope and new URL of Harold Peach's site.

Jul. 19, 2000 18:55 - added page for Thurmont, MD passive microwave repeater.

Jun. 13, 2000 22:03 - added Nuclear Design Loads to Documents page.

Jun. 6, 2000 23:43 - added FCC application and license for Lionville, PA.

Jun. 1, 2000 10:47 - added Eastern Region BSRF diagram to Documents page; added subscription URL for Cold War Comms e-mail list to main page.

May 28, 2000 11:34 - added link to David Massey's "Tribute to the Bell System".

May 24, 2000 22:11 - added photos to Leesburg [VA] CO page; added links to Chris Ness's Dahlonega, GA pages.

May 23, 2000 23:30 - added web page for C&P Telephone's Leesburg [VA] CO station.

May 22, 2000 23:24 - added Sep. 1979 AUTOVON switch map to Documents page.

May 7, 2000 21:35 - updated Clarksville and Monrovia pages to show confirmation of Clarsksville-Monrovia and Clarksville-Randallstown paths.

May 4, 2000 23:55 - added page for Malvern, PA

May 2, 2000 21:40 - added geographic data for Buckingham, PA.

Apr. 24, 2000 08:00 - added "under construction" pages for Flint Hill, VA and Lambs Knoll, MD.

Apr. 23, 2000 20:00 - added pages for Middletown, VA and Buckingham, PA.

Apr. 23, 2000 17:00 - added path map to Linden, VA page.

Apr. 18, 2000 - added links to other researchers' web pages for KY, MD, NJ, PA, TN, and UT sites.

Feb. 3, 2000 - added WT-4 article from "Engineering and Operations in the Bell System" to Documents page.

Jan. 27, 2000 - added descriptive text to Faulkner page.

Dec. 8, 1999 - added entry for Mark Foster's L-4 page to Web Links page.

Dec. 6, 1999 - added page for Faulkner, MD station.

Dec. 5, 1999 - created this site; moved AT&T microwave pages (Aldie, Clarksville, Linden, and Monrovia) from Compuserve web site