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history lesson about power transmission lines in the us

by pestatije

I’m really curious what you think this comment contributes. Like what was the motivation for posting it?

by dmd

Based on the title, I was expecting this to be about the idea of power transmission via microwave (as seen in e.g. SimCity), but actually it's about microwave communications links used by electrical companies.

by Sniffnoy

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  • history lesson about power transmission lines in the us
    by pestatije
  • I’m really curious what you think this comment contributes. Like what was the motivation for posting it?
    by dmd
  • Based on the title, I was expecting this to be about the idea of power transmission via microwave (as seen in e.g. SimCity), but actually it's about microwave communications links used by electrical companies.
    by Sniffnoy

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