I followed this a link to this site called “SurvivalRealty.com” and saw this article about what looks to be a former ATT microwave relay site in Utah turned into a residence. The site is much smaller than the former ATT site in Kingston that I profiled in this post. Still, that is a Western Electric tower and those are KS-15676 antennas.
Former ATT microwave site turned into a residence
If I were that guy, I’d take those antennas down a scrap them. Looks like the wave guides are already gone. I might have tried to put some windows in while I was renovating it. It would drive me crazy to live in a house without any windows. I guess if one where waiting for the big one, windows might not be a desired feature of a survival bunker.
I wouldn’t really call it a “communications bunker” though. I’ve been in communications bunkers, they are mostly underground and are much more robust than that building. Still, it is built better than an ordinary commercial building or a regular house. It would take a special person to live out in the middle of nowhere like that.
It appears to be a type “L” tower, however the building is of a style I have not seen before. The horn antennas are made of aluminum alloy 6061-T6 but have many stainless steel rivets. It took us about a day to cut up two of these horns, working continuously with “chop saws”. Cutting holes for windows into a building like this is a little involved. The concrete in my buildings is 6000 psi strength with reinforcing rods and walls 18 inches thick. There were many designs of these buildings. I have some “blast-proof” designs from the late 1950′s through 1967. They were designed to withstand nuclear blasts. Some of the underground installations were set on steel spring foundations. Compared to what they cost AT&T when new, these sites could have been purchased 10 years ago at “bargain basement” prices. Getting water and plumbing would be major hurdles at this site.