Obsolete secret infrastructure like CARTWHEEL tower, only revealed decades later, intrigues me not just for its scale and design, but also for the obvious question it gives rise to. If this stuff effectively managed to stay unnoticed for decades, what newer secrets are hiding under our noses today?
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mhoye
In response to this post@mattblaze I've long suspected that cell towers have given secret-infrastructure operators a set of purloined-letter-shaped opportunities in this vein. I mean, they're already everywhere, they already have antennas all over them... if you clad them kinda the same way, if they'd pass at a distance, who'd even notice one or two additions?
@mhoye Maybe, but cell cites, with fairly high power broadband emissions, play notoriously poorly with other RF stuff, especially receivers.
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Xavier Ashe :donor:
In response to this post@mattblaze What's really annoying is when you work on a secret project that has gotten exposed to the public, I STILL CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT. I got to do some interesting things back when I was doing consulting, but still have to put the cover story on my resume.
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Rudolph's Shiny New Fuzz
In response to this post@mattblaze Just curious, how much do you know about the FAA use of CORKSCREW nowadays?
@fuzzface I'm not sure what exactly the do with them. They own both CORKSCREW and CARTWHEEL, and maintain both in good condition (with activity). They also erected an HF antenna next to CORKSCREW.
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