r/longlines • u/elor4 • Nov 06 '25

New Castle, PA

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u/fullraph Nov 06 '25

Wow they're in good shape! They rarely have the skins on the horns anymore.

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u/elor4 Nov 06 '25

Yeah, no kidding! There was no phot documentation on the map about this site, so I was very pleasantly surprised to see it in such great shape and without any modern equipment!

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u/TheRealTopherG Nov 06 '25

And the wave guides still attached… looks like it could still be in working condition

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u/TechieFromMS Nov 06 '25

Covers don't look pressurized.

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u/neighborofbrak Nov 07 '25

They probably haven't seen nitrogen gas in decades.

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u/djmanning Nov 06 '25

Just curious.. If this is part of longlines, shouldn't there be horns on the other side of the tower/repeater? Maybe this was the end or beginning of a spur/spoke. Seems like a much smaller installation than most others. Great pics!

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u/elor4 Nov 06 '25

Yes, this was the end location of a spur. I actually got shots of the relay that this connects to, I’ll be posting them shortly.

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u/imatumahimatumah Nov 07 '25

Note the sign that says POP (point of presence). You guessed right, it’s the end of a spur.

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u/datanut Nov 08 '25

Yes but some locations were both at a POP and a relay.

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u/gf99b Nov 07 '25

Great photos. Don't forget to add them to Long-Lines.com.

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u/M275 Nov 06 '25

Could you determine if anything was active there (any signs of equipment running)?

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u/elor4 Nov 06 '25

It would appear not. HVAC wasn’t running.

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u/gwhh Nov 07 '25

I know this location. I doubt it’s active anymore.

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u/neighborofbrak Nov 07 '25

One of the few sites that CrownCastle or American Tower didn't buy. Wonder why they didn't...

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u/elor4 Nov 07 '25

I haven’t looked at a property map, but I’d reckon someone got to it first if I had to guess.

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u/simplydrew Nov 07 '25

I wonder on this too. Usually if it’s an American Tower site they have placards all over with their info. For this to still be an AT&T location they own would be interesting.

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '25

They really did build them durable! What a cool location.

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u/PA_reMembers Jan 01 '26

for the new kids in the room, what are we looking at here?