Troposcatter Antenna Footings
USA /
New York /
Montauk /
World
/ USA
/ New York
/ Montauk
World / United States / Connecticut
demolished, tropospheric scatter station, closed / former military

Site of the twin 30ft parabolic troposcatter antennas which supported communications between the mainland and Texas Tower No. 3, located some 135 miles east atop Nantucket Shoal, approximately 50 miles Southeast of the coast of Nantucket Island. The communications station operated throughout the life of Texas Tower No. 3, which lasted from 1958 to 1963.
Site photo:
www.radomes.org/museum/showimage.php?id=646600
Further info on Texas Tower No. 3:
www.radomes.org/museum/showsite.php?site=Texas+Tower+No...
Site photo:
www.radomes.org/museum/showimage.php?id=646600
Further info on Texas Tower No. 3:
www.radomes.org/museum/showsite.php?site=Texas+Tower+No...
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Tower_3
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Coordinates: 41°3'49"N 71°52'15"W
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