There’s a lot less backhoe fade with microwave. ;-) Kidding aside, I’m sure there are plenty of scenarios where microwave makes better sense than fiber especially since it’s a lot easier to clear right of way through the air.
Side gig has me maintaining a satellite system. Yes that still makes sense. As part of that I have a service that monitors people applying for microwave transmitters within a few hundred miles. You’d be surprised how many links are applied for every month. -- Keith Stokes Neill Technologies > On Jul 14, 2018, at 9:56 AM, Miles Fidelman <mfidel...@meetinghouse.net> > wrote: > > Hi Folks, > > I find myself driving down Route 66. On our way through Arizona, I was > surprised by what look like a lot of old-style microwave links. They pretty > much follow the East-West rail line - where I'd expect there's a lot of fiber > buried. > > Struck me as somewhat interesting. > > It also struck me that folks here might have some comments. > > Miles Fidelman > > -- > In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. > In practice, there is. .... Yogi Berra >
