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Discarded AT&T Microwave Bunkers For Sale

Posted by chrisd on from the good-place-for-a-party dept.

InitZero writes "American Tower is selling nearly 2000 old AT&T Long Line microwave locations that are no longer needed thanks to fiber. These towers -- spaced about 50 miles in every direction -- and their associated bunkers were designed to withstand World War III. The average location (find one near you) has two acres of land, 1,800 square feet worth of bunker and a tower of 200 feet. Some locations still have their hardware (60KW generator, microwave feedlines, equipment racks, feed horns, etc.) All this for an average price of just $25,000. If you're a ham radio operator, building a data center or just looking for a place to put your wireless access point, these locations look awesome."

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  1. Sadly... by descentr · · Score: 5, Funny

    It appears these bunkers will NOT protect you from the fury of Slashdot.

  2. take that, SIGINT sattelites! by cygnus · · Score: 3, Funny

    AT LAST! a location for my echelon spoofing site. ;)

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  3. Re:Slashdotted? by Anonvmous+Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "No replies yet, and it's slashdotted already?!?"

    Wouldn't most people read the article before replying? ::eyeroll::

    Okay, getting back on topic, is it possible to aim these things? I have a noisy neighbor that I'd like to ...uh.. provide free heating to.

  4. Made for parties by fiori · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just fill the microwave horn with popcorn and fire-up that 60kW generator.

  5. Re:This brings back fond memories. by sconeu · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm just glad my fiends didn't climb the tower

    I'm sure Satan is too... He hates to lose fiends in electrical storms!

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  6. Re: EMP Hardening by dillon_rinker · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can see the alien's posting now...

    +4 Hrarfug

    Kruig chxofp lnyuvtezna en BEOWULF CLUSTER boj plorndles? %&)

  7. Re:World War III? by kasparov · · Score: 3, Funny

    Nope. WWIV was around during the '80s. I dialed up to several BBSs that ran it.

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  8. Re:No kidding... I remember these well. by muffel · · Score: 5, Funny
    You could wipe out everything above ground in the US, and still get a dial tone.
    Yeah, if everything above ground in the US was wiped out, it would really suck to not get a dialtone.
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  9. Fiber huh? by msheppard · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maybe some of that fiber should be run to whatever machine is hosting the website.

    M@

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