[time-nuts] 60 KHz Receiver

[Brooke Clarke]

Hi Dave:

Yes, it was right on the central expressway and was part of the GTE 
military electronics complex.

Hi John:

My recollection of the antennas at the Blue Cube is that they are out in 
the open.  See photo at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Cube

Have Fun,

Brooke Clarke
http://www.PRC68.com


d.seiter at comcast.net wrote:
>
> We had similar dome in Sunnyvale (Ca) until the late 80's, but I can't remember who owned it, maybe GE?; it's all housing now.
>
>
>
> Dave
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Arthur Dent"<golgarfrincham at yahoo.com>
> To: time-nuts at febo.com
> Sent: Friday, October 8, 2010 5:06:34 AM
> Subject: [time-nuts] 60 KHz Receiver
>
> Lester Veenstra-“No, Andover Maine.”
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> The white Dacron fabric dome of the station in Andover,
> Maine, really stood out and could be seen by hikers on the
> tops of mountains miles away. Somewhere I have photos I
> took looking down at that white speck in the distance. On
> one of my hiking trips I stopped to check out the facility. The
> Dacron fabric dome that was held up only by air pressure
> (like a carnival funhouse) was still standing but was scheduled
> to be taken down in the near future. Below is a link to a video
> about Telstar that appeared on the History Channel and another
> link to still photos of the horn and the inside of the dome. The
> date given for removal in the second link was 1985 but I was
> thinking the dome was removed a few years later than that.  
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyfGuSmSHWM
>
> http://users658.mainememory.net/slideshow/386/display%3Fformat=list&prev_object_id=1050&prev_object=page&slide_num=1.html
>
>
> -Arthur          
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Have Fun,

Brooke Clarke
http://www.PRC68.com