Veery Interrrresting! I'd like to add that during my piddling around with
antennas at RCA Princeton from 1949 to 1980 I had the prviledge of knowing
Dr.
Harold Beverage. What a great man he was in furthering the art and science
of
communication.

Walt, W2DU





Hi Walt,

did you have anything to do with AT&T Rhombic site at Ocean Gate, NJ?
I recently went to look at it, what a FARM!

73 Yuri, K3BU

Hi Walt,

did you have anything to do with AT&T Rhombic site at Ocean Gate, NJ?
I recently went to look at it, what a FARM!

73 Yuri, K3BU

No Yuri, I was with RCA, the chief competitor of AT&T Communications. The RCA
Communications system was on Long Island. The 100 kw transmitters were at Rocky
Point and the receivers were at Riverhead. Each of these locations were huge
antenna farms also, acres and acres. After satellites took over from hi-speed CW
the Long Island operations ended and the acreage was given to the State of New
York to be used as a State Park. However, the State wouldn't accept the property
until all the antennas were removed at RCA's expense. This occurred in the late
1970's. A group of my colleagues went out there to pick up souvenirs. I have
some 8" insulators used as separators for the long open wire transmission lines,
and some of the 1/4" diameter copper wire used in the lines.

I should add that Dr. Beverage was the chief engineer for many years, and was
also the one who designed the original system. Lot's of V beams and rhombics
directed to many points on the globe.

Walt, W2DU

After satellites took over from hi-speed CW
the Long Island operations ended and the acreage was given to the State of
New
York to be used as a State Park. However, the State wouldn't accept the
property
until all the antennas were removed at RCA's expense. This occurred in the
late
1970's. A group of my colleagues went out there to pick up souvenirs.

Walt, W2DU

Thanks, very interesting. Looks like the Ocean Gate site is probably the last
one with chance to be preserved. Rhombics farm is on the marshes, dept. of
wildlife and fisheries took over that, but antennas are still there. We are
trying to turn it into historical landmark and get the museum going at the
building. Hopefully also home for Tesla RC and do some operating from there.
Still a chance.

Yuri, K3BU

Yuri Blanarovich wrote:
After satellites took over from hi-speed CW
the Long Island operations ended and the acreage was given to the State of
New
York to be used as a State Park. However, the State wouldn't accept the
property
until all the antennas were removed at RCA's expense. This occurred in the
late
1970's. A group of my colleagues went out there to pick up souvenirs.

Walt, W2DU


Thanks, very interesting. Looks like the Ocean Gate site is probably the last
one with chance to be preserved. Rhombics farm is on the marshes, dept. of
wildlife and fisheries took over that, but antennas are still there. We are
trying to turn it into historical landmark and get the museum going at the
building. Hopefully also home for Tesla RC and do some operating from there.
Still a chance.


Anything on the web about Ocean Gate, Yuri?

- mike KB3EIA -

Anything on the web about Ocean Gate, Yuri?

- mike KB3EIA -






Yep,
http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/oceangate/
wanna join Tesla RC and help?

Yuri, K3BU.us