AT&T Microwave in Oregon

The AT&T Maupin site is on the west side of Hwy 197 (milepost 57) on the top of
Criterion Summit (about 5 miles south of Maupin).


AT&T sold the site to ATC (American Tower).  ATC did nothing with it and sold it as a surplus
site to a company in Washington called "F2W LLC".


According to Dan Fiest (WA7QMV) at F2W:


 - This is one of the few "hardened" (more or less nuke-proof) sites in Oregon.
 - This site was considered a "switching" site which is why its much bigger than the other sites.
 - Construction is concrete poured over steel.
 - Its a two-level building. One level is underground.  Each level is 6000 square feet.
 - There is a small third level above the main mezzazine area.
 - There are two 100kw diesel generators on the lower level.
 - The site had two 10,000 gallon underground diesel tanks. AT&T removed them in 1992.
 - There are two 3500-gallon fiberglass-lined water tanks on the lower level.
 - There are two 400-foot water wells on the property that deliver 14 gallons per minute.
 - The air conditioning capacity is 88 tons.
 - The electrical service is 1200 amp 3-phase.
 - The site has a 30kw hot-water heater.
 - There are three restrooms.
 - AT&T removed all the microwave transmitter equipment.
 - There is a diesel incinerator onsite.