Showing posts with label communications towers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label communications towers. Show all posts
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3/21/10
Up and Away
Paraglider Over Ahwatukee...
A paraglider floats over Ahwatukee, this video was shot from the communications towers area of South Mountain. Ahwatukee is a community of Phoenix that is physically separated from the rest of the city since it is located on the south side of South Mountain.
Paraglider Over Ahwatukee from JR Snyder Jr on Vimeo.
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A paraglider floats over Ahwatukee, this video was shot from the communications towers area of South Mountain. Ahwatukee is a community of Phoenix that is physically separated from the rest of the city since it is located on the south side of South Mountain.
Paraglider Over Ahwatukee from JR Snyder Jr on Vimeo.
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9/14/09
Phoenx South Mountain Communications Towers
Twenty Towers Top South Mountain
Over the years I've wondered about the vulnerability of the towers on South Mountain. Usually decades ago when lightning protection was not what it is today, the concern was lightning strikes. That also sparks another concern, wildfires from the brush that covers the mountain, which could be started by lightning.
After September 11, 2001 the security of locations like this all over the US was reconsidered. The Bush Administration quietly spent millions of dollars in securing all kinds of locations. Among other things 911 emergency communication systems were upgraded both in locations like this and correspondingly in 911 centers.
This video blog was taken on South Mountain where the communications towers are located.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8obFpg_MTYk
http://www.youtube.com/jrsnyderjr
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