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Old 09-28-2009, 07:46 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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By the mid 1950s, however, a number of these western towns had CATV systems served by microwave relays. The relays made it possible to retransmit broadcast signals over many hundreds of miles. The first such system, launched in 1953, brought a Denver signal to Casper, Wyoming. Within the next decade, microwave relays--many of which had been connected to form networks--covered a large portion of the West.
That is amazing, I didn't realize that microwave technology was in use that long ago.
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Old 09-28-2009, 08:13 AM
 
Location: Cabin Creek
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[SIZE=3]Ok there a tree or in some place a shrub, it grows from Texas to Washington, But is only grows in Two Wyoming Counties, Lincoln and Uinta, It adds some bight red to our fall colors. What is the name of this shrub-tree?[/SIZE]
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Old 09-28-2009, 12:18 PM
 
Location: Southern Calif. close to the ocean
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[SIZE=3]Ok there a tree or in some place a shrub, it grows from Texas to Washington, But is only grows in Two Wyoming Counties, Lincoln and Uinta, It adds some bight red to our fall colors. What is the name of this shrub-tree?[/SIZE]
Rocky Mountain juniper ?
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Old 09-28-2009, 01:51 PM
 
Location: Cabin Creek
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Rocky Mountain juniper ?
no ... fall color red....
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Old 09-28-2009, 07:21 PM
 
Location: Way on the outskirts of LA LA land.
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[SIZE=3]Ok there a tree or in some place a shrub, it grows from Texas to Washington, But is only grows in Two Wyoming Counties, Lincoln and Uinta, It adds some bight red to our fall colors. What is the name of this shrub-tree?[/SIZE]
Red oak?

Edit: after this guess, I looked it up, and it grows mostly in the northeast. I guess it must be something else.
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Old 09-28-2009, 08:31 PM
 
Location: Cabin Creek
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get looking
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Old 09-28-2009, 09:23 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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rocky mountain juniper ?

a... Ch..oooooo!



... sniff..
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Old 09-28-2009, 10:02 PM
 
Location: Spots Wyoming
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That is amazing, I didn't realize that microwave technology was in use that long ago.
Just to set the story straight. In the USN we used Micro Wave tech in the 60's. Actually early 60 was it.
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Old 09-30-2009, 07:24 AM
 
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[SIZE=3]Ok there a tree or in some place a shrub, it grows from Texas to Washington, But is only grows in Two Wyoming Counties, Lincoln and Uinta, It adds some bight red to our fall colors. What is the name of this shrub-tree?[/SIZE]
Would this tree or shrub be the Dogwood?
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Old 09-30-2009, 08:37 PM
 
Location: Cabin Creek
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think breakfast
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