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Re:$1M will buy 122 acres in part of U.S. National Radio Qui... by sanj on Sunday May 22, 2016 @10:29AM (#11748691)
"An array of giant parabolic dishes obscured by thick forest cover are housed on a mountain ridge just over a mile southeast of the main property. These, however, are not part of the sale."
Re:$1M will buy 122 acres in part of U.S. National Radio Qui... by edsouza on Sunday May 22, 2016 @12:55PM (#11749292)
That is the Sugar Grove NSA Listening Station. This is mentioned in the article.

Also google satellite images shows it pretty clear if you search for it. It's south of Sugar Grove.

Re:$1M will buy 122 acres in part of U.S. National Radio Qui... by adeel4 on Sunday May 22, 2016 @10:40AM (#11748738)
They can keep the dishes. Can you imagine how much it costs to dismantle them?
Re:$1M will buy 122 acres in part of U.S. National Radio Qui... by markps on Sunday May 22, 2016 @01:59PM (#11749542)
When I was about 15, my dad and I volunteered to help strip cable and waveguide off giant dishes in a decommissioned radio-free zone north of Boulder. The material was donated to a local amateur radio club and was mostly recycled as scrap metal.

I was given some wrenches, a harness, a few carabiners and some rope. I have to say, hanging off those bottom supports with nothing below me was one of the most exciting times of my life!

Re:$1M will buy 122 acres in part of U.S. National Radio Qui... by walrus01 on Sunday May 22, 2016 @03:36PM (#11749918)
The dishes have considerable value if dismantled carefully and relocated for a current C, Ku and Ka band teleport operator (two way satellite services). Will likely need new feeds and all electronics. A new 16.4 meter C-band earth station dish is $165,000+.
Re:$1M will buy 122 acres in part of U.S. National Radio Qui... by jonknee on Sunday May 22, 2016 @12:48PM (#11749261)
Probably not that much? A scrap company would probably do it for free.
Re:$1M will buy 122 acres in part of U.S. National Radio Qui... by Aelinsaar on Sunday May 22, 2016 @10:30AM (#11748703)
That's one hell of a caveat!
Re:$1M will buy 122 acres in part of U.S. National Radio Qui... by maxerickson on Sunday May 22, 2016 @10:35AM (#11748718)
What do you mean? A mile south would mean there are roughly 640 acres between the land being disposed of and the array. It doesn't seem to really be part of the area being sold, just a nearby property.

It's like saying that such and such skyscraper doesn't come with a house located some distance away.

Re:$1M will buy 122 acres in part of U.S. National Radio Qui... by Aelinsaar on Sunday May 22, 2016 @12:39PM (#11749226)
That's a good point, I didn't properly imagine the scale.