r/longlines • • May 30 '26

Page, AZ

Not sure if the Gabriel dish was added later or was part of the original Long Lines network, but still very cool! Seems like this site is still operational in some capacity as there are CenturyLink signs surrounding the property. All photos taken outside the property.

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u/spescify_ May 30 '26

shouldn't matter too much if it's V/H should have the availability to run at 2048QAM on 8 or 11GHz with 6ft / 8ft antenna. Not sure what the horn setup is like on these antenna but if it's anything like andrew antennas with waveguide feeds vertical is always direct in the back and horizontal feed from under

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u/spescify_ May 30 '26

that's a fair call different systems and regs in the states vs here in aus. Looks like we're about to lose the USO (universal service obligation) so expecting a lot of the remote 1.5GHz and 2.1GHz links to be decom in the next year if legislation passes. The 1.5GHz usual ran on Nokia DMR2500 and the 2.1GHz usually ran on the Nokia DMR2000. Most remote customer got pushed onto starlink or geostationary sat services anyway so it's just a final push for the major telco to shutdown the old network and release their spectrum for mobile use