Re: BT Tower

In article <42da6560$1_2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Graham
<me@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>
>
>> Rupert wrote:
>> > Went up BT Tower the other day.
>> >
>> > Pictures and views from the top -
>> > http://www.postaddress.co.uk/bt_tower
>>
>> Nice pictures. Haven't been up there since the 60's before it was closed
>> to the public.
>>
>> Ivor
>
>I am surprised to see those obsolete looking horn antennas are still up
>there, I wonder if they are still operational.
>
>The similar horns on my 'local ' PO tower were removed about 3 years ago.
>I just took a walk over there to take a picture that corresponds with one I
>took when I was ten.
>http://snipurl.com/gb8n
>
The advent of fibre has a lot to answer for in that respect;)......
--
Tony Sayer

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