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Re:Echelon (signals intelligence) by arctangent on Tuesday March 15, 2011 @06:38PM (#2329797)
Please elaborate on what this "bubble" is that you speak of... Do you mean "listening facility" or something like that, or does "bubble" mean something more specific in your context?
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Re:Echelon (signals intelligence) by ruethewhirled on Tuesday March 15, 2011 @06:51PM (#2329846)
Oh yeah, sorry I should have said domes for the radio dishes or what ever they are

http://www.thelivingmoon.com/45jack_files/04images/Bases/Wai...

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Re:Echelon (signals intelligence) by pipeline_tux on Tuesday March 15, 2011 @06:58PM (#2329861)
They're satellite dishes used for intercepting satellite communications, but they're covered in domes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GCSB_Waihopai
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Re:Echelon (signals intelligence) by uikjhgyujmn on Tuesday March 15, 2011 @06:52PM (#2329849)
The radomes (actually covers over satelite receiver dishes) are held up by air pressure. This avoids any metal framework that would interfere with the signal
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