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murray@src.dec.com (Hal Murray) writes:
> I was hiking near the top of Black Mt the other day.  It's high and
> has line of sight to much of the Bay area so I wasn't surprised to
> see that there are lots of antennas up there.
> 
> There were also two large (~15 ft square) panels that I assume are
> reflectors.  One points roughly north, the other south.
> 
> Anybody know what they are reflecting and to where?

I'll take a stab at this one based on another reflector I know about.
In the Morgantown, WV area, they (the telco) built a switch which had
a microwave transmitter on the roof for long-distance calls.  The
location was such that it could not "see" the next transmitter which was
on a mountain about 10 miles out of town.  However, there WAS a hill which
the local switch COULD hit, and could reflect to the out of town mountain.

My guess is that you are seeing the same thing: a microwave reflector for
(old?) phone equipment.
                         - tom
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