I worked on those towers from 1972-2000, in the North East. Real shame to see them destroyed by the partyers. Lots of stories up on that steel!!!!!
@JPVideos81
7 жыл бұрын
That must of been a heck of a job.
@AlaskaMike72
7 жыл бұрын
Am I right in thinking that those older horn reflectors have the reinforcement kit installed? The smooth sides kind of give it away. I also thought I saw the side lobe reduction kit installed.
@jsmalon500
7 жыл бұрын
+AlaskaMike72 you are correct. we called it bomb proofing. it actually provided an air cushion to prevent them from exploding during the rapid decompression in a nuclear blast. Side and front blinders were later installed to eliminate reflections in most multi antenna arrays...
@AlaskaMike72
7 жыл бұрын
Very cool! I never got to work on gear like this, but I grew up seeing those older horn reflectors on towers here in Alaska. I didn't learn until much later that it mostly carried AUTOVON and WHITE ALICE traffic. However, even today you can see interesting cold war gear abandoned in place on many of the Alaska towers, like Combat Ciders ground entry points (UHF voice and data links for strategic aircraft). Those round horn reflectors look weird though, and I have never seen them up here in AK. Sadly, in 2016 the last active microwave shot involving the old KS horn reflectors here in Alaska was turned down, I believe between the AT&T Paxon and Aurora sites. The Paxon tower concrete mounting piers had shifted, so they demo'd the tower.
@JJ9715
5 жыл бұрын
Did those big microwave horns have Klystron tubes in them, or were there magnetrons in there?
@staffoffice
6 жыл бұрын
One like 30 miles from me is still FULLY intact with all the equipment still inside along with desks! The tower has cell antenna on it but the block house is intact will all the old equipment. It's fenced and barbed wired off and nobody has disturbed it. I will NOT reveal the location because I don't want it turned into this!!
@JPVideos81
6 жыл бұрын
I dont blame ya
@hihu7200
5 жыл бұрын
A lot of ham radio groups took over the old long line locations. It is an ideal set up for expensive radio equipment for a repeater.
@julerobb1
3 жыл бұрын
Im sure I could get it to the proper people, if its still there.
@beaverhale4157
5 жыл бұрын
I worked at most all of the sites in northern California. Very cool places. Always dreamed of owning one someday. The underground sites were also amazing. Great job on the video.
@davedennis6042
5 жыл бұрын
I know this place is abandoned and prob will be torn down eventually but it is still painful to see graffiti and vandalism in these locations. Great video and great quad shots.
@JPVideos81
5 жыл бұрын
All the graffiti and vandalism is completely unnecessary.
@davidtheobald4725
4 жыл бұрын
Got torn down this past week.
@cindynimeskern7994
Жыл бұрын
Its ironic that I thought a lot about a similar tower in Plflugerville Texas and was always fascinated with it. It stood outside the small town in the 60s when green meadows surrounded it. I could see it from on outskirts of Austin where I grew up when lots of country was around. I wondered what it was and a few weeks ago I had a dream that I saw it dismounted in a field across from me in this distorted dream. I live in Indiana now away from the sprawl of Austin.merging together in solid city. Its a shame. I hate the replaced cell towers and huge drumlike water towers . they are so foreboding. Forgive this lengthy comment. I'm an old lady now
@keitha.9788
Жыл бұрын
3:46 "The microwave horns were covered with a protective shield to keep out not only the elements, but also radioactive fallout". As a former Microwave Transmission Engineer, this is one of the biggest lines of BS that I've seen......
@CoopyKat
Жыл бұрын
Most of these were constructed the same year that I Love Lucy went on the air in October 1951, and everyone in the U.S. got to see that show in perfect quality (via film) and didn't have to view it in kinescope on the west coast.
@jasonwilde197
3 жыл бұрын
3:44 Also the protective shields were there to stop birds from going in, eliminating distortion due to bird droppings.
@josephjames259
6 жыл бұрын
The only problem with site is stupid kids with spray paint. Graffiti never improved anything .
@JPVideos81
6 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@ohno3730
4 жыл бұрын
0:19 "2020 Free XXX" *_uuhh no thanks_*
@MrRetidy
7 жыл бұрын
I have one of these in my city but its a tall concrete tower that sticks out into the skyline. at one point it was the busiest in the bell network but I don't think it's in use anymore since at&t moved out of the building.
@JPVideos81
7 жыл бұрын
will probably be re-purposed for a cell tower
@scratchdog2216
4 жыл бұрын
Attempt to scrap that tower and you'll quickly find out just how 'abandoned' the site is.
@Sciron
3 жыл бұрын
What do you mean by scrap
@bjornroesbeke
3 жыл бұрын
@@Sciron Recycling the metal for profit.
@MrNeptunebob
3 жыл бұрын
AT&T should have scrapped the tower, it's an eyesore and perhaps the money from all that scrap metal might keep our communication bills down.
@Kalvinjj
3 жыл бұрын
@@MrNeptunebob From what I know, things keep being left abandoned like this because it costs more to demolish and clean up than you can get back from the scrap, so no one bothers unless they need the land, or are forced by authorities (and the later still after a LOT of legal battle).
@SigmaSheepdog
4 жыл бұрын
Interesting video, and definitely a thumbs up! The youth in the area where this site is located have some SERIOUS problems. There was one of these stations close to my house here in NM, however, it was completely dismantled and there is virtually no trace that it ever existed at the site.
@davidtheobald4725
4 жыл бұрын
This one just got torn down because of fire damage from people who come up the mountain.
@timothyrosman6371
4 жыл бұрын
good old Bell would have a 40 page document that detailed the metallic composition of the threaded rod utilized in the cable tray.
@Wag2112
3 жыл бұрын
the govt told em too ! :)
@Gonzoweirdo1
6 жыл бұрын
Those dishes look like spooky eyeballs. The dishes on the top of these antennas give me butterflies in my stomach, and goosebumps all over. I feel like they are watching me. Js.
@TexasRailfan2008
4 жыл бұрын
Ben Malloy lol same.
@Gonzoweirdo1
4 жыл бұрын
TxMeterBoy J Do they look spooky?
@Gonzoweirdo1
4 жыл бұрын
TxMeterBoy J Don’t they not use these anymore?
@Gonzoweirdo1
4 жыл бұрын
TxMeterBoy J Towers like this are the last of my thoughts right now, especially because of COVID-19. This deadly year-long pandemic is the only thought on my mind this year. These Towers are from the 80s, aren’t they?
@TexasRailfan2008
4 жыл бұрын
The original system dates back to the 50’s believe it or not. And no, the system is not in use anymore.
@barbara-pigeonbray4579
6 жыл бұрын
My husband's specialist training in the Military ( Army Signal Corp ) was the Microwave towers. Very interesting tour . ...
@elizabethwilson974
7 жыл бұрын
Excellent video! You got some stellar footage, great angles. Showing us the entire tower! I appreciate in your videos that you include history, facts, and other cool bits about the location you're filming. Solid work, keep it up, looking forward to more in the future! Two thumbs up!
@JPVideos81
7 жыл бұрын
Thank You Chris
@wes5150.
3 жыл бұрын
I spotted the C Band and 6GHz waveguides pretty quick
@chriscody8349
5 жыл бұрын
In the early nineties American towers acquired most all the long lines microwave buildings from AT&T and now they have been off for awhile.. thanks to fiber and satellites. . They built one just about every 50 miles one direction or another. Most of the buildings have been stripped and I know of a few that have not been touched yet .. I will make some videos of these and post them ..amazing buildings
@metalmanjakson01
4 жыл бұрын
There is still one in Thetford Michigan that I pass on my garbage rout. Seeing one up close is spectacular. I wish I could get inside the shed. Pretty sure it's still intact.
@JPVideos81
4 жыл бұрын
This one is now gone
@ericsvalland4417
3 жыл бұрын
If it's on North Lewis Road, the facility name given to it by AT&T was PINE RUN.
@metalmanjakson01
3 жыл бұрын
@@ericsvalland4417 That's the one!
@jvatell6111
7 жыл бұрын
Great video and explore. I remember these being built in the early 60's and scattered around our state. We were/are a large defense contracting state so we were high target points. It was interesting to see what the insides looked like even though it was stripped out. Thanks for sharing!
@JPVideos81
7 жыл бұрын
wished I got there a year or two earlier, but still a cool location.
@Wag2112
3 жыл бұрын
dig around a bit on YT, there are videos out there showing more and AT&T long lines actually runs their own "museum " type channel - very cool for the telecom geeks , like me :) I believe Ames Tower Group has some of the demo work - they also have several real good videos out there on them.
@travisbuhl8847
7 жыл бұрын
I can't believe how high that drone gets man. Awesome place man, your nephew was smart to suggest it!
@JPVideos81
7 жыл бұрын
I would never be able to get those shots without the drone, its an great asset for video makers.
@travisbuhl8847
7 жыл бұрын
Oh believe me man, you have convinced us!
@rexoliver7780
5 жыл бұрын
The radomes over the antenna horn openings also would keep out insects and birds.If these built nests in the antennas-they would not operate.The power feed from the powerlines nearby has long been removed-Looked like from the panels in the racks it was 208/120V 3 Ph.And spotted Western Electric on one of the rack panels.The place also must have had a genset-long removed.Also like seeing the cut waveguides going into the building from the antenna horns.
@studinthemaking
4 жыл бұрын
I would love to overbuild stuff like this again. 1 foot of concrete. When was the last time you were at this location? Before this time.
@OneWordWesley
7 жыл бұрын
JP this was so cool as well as informative, I didn't expect there be an accompanying text and that extra step to add it really makes the video stand out. Just subscribed keep up the awesome job
@JPVideos81
7 жыл бұрын
I do the extra steps with all my Abandoned videos. I'm glad you appreciate it. Check out my Abandoned Remains playlist to see more.
@OneWordWesley
7 жыл бұрын
JPVideos no doubt man I definitely will!
@kellyhoulton2998
5 жыл бұрын
Really interesting explore, droning, and written narrative. And gosh, what a gorgeous day for filming!
@JPVideos81
5 жыл бұрын
Ty kelly
@TexasRailfan2008
3 жыл бұрын
Boy I would love to live in one of these
@wes5150.
2 жыл бұрын
Me Too. By 'Trade' I was a BNSF/ATSF Railroad Conductor for 37 years but my personal interest was in terrestrial microwave. The AT&T long lines have long been of interest to me but of the rare times I've encountered one of their techs at a site in hopes of getting a tour never happened. I think the original intent was to keep the inside workings 'Under Hat' so I'm happy to find detailed videos on You Tube of the interior of a few of the preserved and intact TD2 sites. I eventually got familiar with their 3.7Ghz to 4.2Ghz microwave systems. But to satisfy my interest I built a 5.8Ghz multiple link under part 97 for my personal use. Changing subjects, I checked out your channel and I am impressed. I recall most of the history you've documented and thank you for preserving railroad hardware history.
@TexasRailfan2008
2 жыл бұрын
@@wes5150. thanks! Railroading has always been one of my Interests, particularly signaling, and I am very proud to have such a collection.
@timramich
Жыл бұрын
Are these long line things from AT&T really related to civil defense? Seems they really just carried civilian phone calls. It never made sense that alleged civil defense infrastructure in the height of the cold war would be all aboveground like this. I think somehow they were connected to the autovon system, which was underground coax IIRC, and all had underground bunkers with fallout protection and living quarters.
@journeywithjay
7 жыл бұрын
really cool location and history of it. Awesome drone shots too. thumbs up as always. did you climb up at all
@JPVideos81
7 жыл бұрын
Thought about climbing to the top to get a drone shot of myself but I didn't trust climbing and carrying the controller.
@moiseszaldivar8314
7 жыл бұрын
good afternoon jp I love your sky video. and I love the view above of the camera that your are controls 😎
@wolfhawg
4 жыл бұрын
I know someone who bought one of these for 20,000$ he has remote Ham radio station in it.
@TexasRailfan2008
4 жыл бұрын
bob smith man that’s a good deal for just the tower.
@Wag2112
3 жыл бұрын
He will be they only person who can communicate in 2 years !
@jamesh5621
3 жыл бұрын
what does knoebels mean in the title? is this located somewhere near the knoebels amusement park in PA?
@empTe81
7 жыл бұрын
Might get there to fly a bit this weekend, looking forward to it!
@gabrielgarza3707
6 жыл бұрын
Can you turn on the power
@Speeddemon3
4 жыл бұрын
Very cool JP! I just looked at your revisit video and somehow missed this one! I remember going from Scarborough ON to Apsley where our cottage was and there was (and still is) one of these towers although I think it's still in use today. They used to scare the shit out of me when I was young just due to their evil looking shape! Question.. the cell horns they looks as though they can be rotated like the old 80's sat dishes? Wow this brings back some memories!
@JPVideos81
4 жыл бұрын
Not sure if they can.
@Wag2112
3 жыл бұрын
they would be semi ( minor movements ) steerable when first mounted to acquire the signal from the "mate" tower, but then would get Locked into that spot .
@ihatecablecos
Жыл бұрын
Where is this
@p.thadeushornswoggler4987
6 жыл бұрын
nice video. thanks for posting. but take the frickin "camera shutter" sound out ffs. it's about 20 db louder than everything else. very irritating.
@JPVideos81
6 жыл бұрын
It was my first time using that effect and was a learning curve. Thanks for the feedback
@ScDMiller1
5 жыл бұрын
Cool pics and facts. Too bad the building facility went the way it did. Have to admit, some good artwork though. Maybe the building could get repurposed someday? 🤔 Unless its been torn down.
@JPVideos81
5 жыл бұрын
Still there as far as i know.
@leakesonasucs
3 жыл бұрын
1. at&t built it 2. They decided to get rid of it 3. They ruined what they built back in the 1950's 4. It shows you how dumb they are. 5. Digitally now the horns can still be used, except they would need to be updated with wiring
@MrNeptunebob
3 жыл бұрын
That explains why we pay so much for telecommunications.
@stevesekel9540
3 жыл бұрын
Fiber optics are way cheaper to operate and maintain than this microwave network. I read that Long Lines kept most of the repeaters on standby for several months after the fiber network that replaced it went online. After the long term reliability of fiber was proven, they abandoned the stations. It is important to remember that the microwave network went off line after the Bell System was broken up. In the "glory days" before the breakup, I suspect Bell System would have decommissioned these sites completely, as that is the way they did things when they had the resources of the entire company. Long Lines itself did not exist then, and were absorbed into some of the regional bell operating companies.
@Warren_Farms
4 жыл бұрын
this just popped up in recomended videos, weird
@JPVideos81
4 жыл бұрын
Was just there on Wednesday lol
@reginagraham2970
7 жыл бұрын
I could live ther can I move in now today WOW cool guy s
@JPVideos81
7 жыл бұрын
move in condition lol
@TheHearseAroundJimThorpe
7 жыл бұрын
all you need a new wall or two and some paint and i was thinking the same thing im still thinking of something cool to do with the tower
@terryciavola2251
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome footage!
@azmrblack
2 жыл бұрын
Why was it abandoned? Microwave is still used everywhere.
@MikePowlas
4 жыл бұрын
Now that 5G is rolling out it will make wireless great again. Just as I install WISP systems that compete with landlines for the internet in rural areas.
@Faraway_paladin
6 жыл бұрын
not to be vulgar but.... my brother peed off of the tower
@JayDrone
7 жыл бұрын
DOAP DRONAGE nice vid heavly tagged SO COOL
@JPVideos81
7 жыл бұрын
never flew at a place like this, was a nice experience.
@bryanbowser7011
7 жыл бұрын
hi new subscriber. Could you give some more specific directions on how to find this? thanks.
@teresaanderson3581
4 жыл бұрын
Not the one in fairburn GA
@JPVideos81
4 жыл бұрын
Pennsylvania
@nyrngrs15
7 жыл бұрын
where is this at?
@JPVideos81
7 жыл бұрын
West Mountain near Scranton, Pa
@nyrngrs15
7 жыл бұрын
JPVideos I thought so thanks
@ethanwright453
4 жыл бұрын
I seen one of these before and wondered what the hell it was
@Wag2112
3 жыл бұрын
look up SAGE on You Tube or Wiki :) not the spice :)
@annebell7274
4 жыл бұрын
That was really interesting. What year did they cease to operate ? 🌿❤🌿
@JPVideos81
4 жыл бұрын
Sometime in the 90s
@annebell7274
4 жыл бұрын
@@JPVideos81 🌿❤🌿
@ElectricalDynamo
7 жыл бұрын
great video man what is that stuck in the sides of the building
@JPVideos81
7 жыл бұрын
Not sure what that is
@AlaskaMike72
7 жыл бұрын
This building seems to be covered in what looks like urethane foam insulation for some reason. Does this location see cold temps, or big swings in temps? Never seen a Long Lines site encased in urethane insulation like this.
@JPVideos81
7 жыл бұрын
Its in Northeast part of Pennsylvania. Summer months average 90° and winter gets down to around 0° Fahrenheit.
@averagecommenter2514
7 жыл бұрын
Where is this one particularly also know of any other abandoned ones
@JPVideos81
7 жыл бұрын
This on West Mountain near Scranton, PA. There are others around, mostly on mountain tops.
@brianleeper5737
7 жыл бұрын
About 20 years ago a lot of them still had FCC licenses and you could trace the path using information on the FCC website, as it listed both ends.
@kimjong-uny4884
7 жыл бұрын
look up att long lines locations in google, an amature radio guy found em all and plotted on google maps
@TexasRailfan2008
3 жыл бұрын
Kim Jong -UNy same
@jamesmcknight6440
Жыл бұрын
That was a Microwave tower
@pattyroosa1712
4 жыл бұрын
Graffiti on the roof...seriously. 🙄
@richards779
6 жыл бұрын
Good job :)
@mcswazey
4 жыл бұрын
Where is this located? I worked on creed tower years ago.
@JPVideos81
4 жыл бұрын
Outside of scranton, but its gone now.
@mcswazey
4 жыл бұрын
JPVideos thanks! I live right by site r. There are some cool abandoned and some active sites out here
@ericsvalland4417
3 жыл бұрын
@@JPVideos81 If this was the one on West Mountain, the AT&T facility name was RANSOM.
@shanenice5380
6 жыл бұрын
wow!1951,thats when phones comeout.i do miss pay phones.people love to call up on those phones to prank people.i was a idit pick it up,silly me ^_^.
@gordonwlogan3959
5 жыл бұрын
What a waste of technology.
@SDS-1
7 жыл бұрын
camp out spot 😊
@coopersviolet9580
5 жыл бұрын
Where is this?
@JPVideos81
5 жыл бұрын
Outside of scranton.
@coopersviolet9580
5 жыл бұрын
@@JPVideos81 in America?
@JPVideos81
5 жыл бұрын
@@coopersviolet9580 Pennsylvania
@coopersviolet9580
5 жыл бұрын
@@JPVideos81 thank you
@georgesmith8113
3 жыл бұрын
👍👍😎
@metalbill2007
4 жыл бұрын
5:05
@rfleakage3120
5 жыл бұрын
See long-lines.net for more background on the system
@davidtheobald4725
4 жыл бұрын
It just got torn down.
@JPVideos81
4 жыл бұрын
Correct
@Wag2112
3 жыл бұрын
@@JPVideos81 so you can tell us where this one was right ?? :) Check out the Urban Exploration of Comiso AS on Sicily - wanna talk SPOOKY !!! I'll leave it at that ! :)
@JPVideos81
3 жыл бұрын
@@Wag2112 was located on easy mountain outside of scranton.
@Wag2112
3 жыл бұрын
@@JPVideos81 Nice, we had a large MW shot outside Cadillac, Mich as well, but I don't know if it was "hardened" like this
@5argetech56
4 жыл бұрын
Sugar Scoops..... :)
@johntilson2535
4 жыл бұрын
One might compare low IQ, ignorant, lowest tier humans to flies, in that they destroy and decompose what came before. Looking at this structure, it's evident the 'flies' have been hard at work...
@mariannarain4870
3 жыл бұрын
Microwaves?aren’t those dangerous? How many people got cancer because of technology like this? So many value this garbage over life🤷🏻♀️
@wayneheigl5549
Жыл бұрын
please lose the camera shutter sound . very annoying . drone cameras don't have 35mm SLR . you are shooting video and there is no shutter sound. the video was great and the tower and station were very interesting . very sad to see some thing so important at one time is just left to rot. wait till all your cell phones stop working because of the sun flair or a nuke bomb . we will need this equipment some day and it will be gone.
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