. Bell telephone magazine . r--^... A semi-permanent antenna support. The bowl-shapedobjects on the roof of the building beneath the uprightsare dish antennas, the rectangular objects at the topare metallic mirrors, and the signals—conversationsor television program—are bounced between the twoen route to and from the adjoining towers of the radio relay system and at any hour, sometimes by drivingalong all-weather highways, and onoccasion over the more difficult accessroads leading to stations which maybe situated at points remote frommore traveled roads. Ordinarily a passenger car does thetric


. Bell telephone magazine . r--^... A semi-permanent antenna support. The bowl-shapedobjects on the roof of the building beneath the uprightsare dish antennas, the rectangular objects at the topare metallic mirrors, and the signals—conversationsor television program—are bounced between the twoen route to and from the adjoining towers of the radio relay system and at any hour, sometimes by drivingalong all-weather highways, and onoccasion over the more difficult accessroads leading to stations which maybe situated at points remote frommore traveled roads. Ordinarily a passenger car does thetrick, but in the mountains and overrougher terrain at the season of mudand snow a four-wheel-drive jeep of-fers many advantages. When sta-tions at inaccessible spots are to bereached at the time deep snow makesboth highway and approach roads im-passable, specially designed vehicles,called Sno-cat and Sno-shu, are used. These vehicles utilizecaterpillar tread, sothat the maintenanceman finds it possible totravel over snow. The writ


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