End of an Era
Microwave relay dismantled
 
A microwave link between UC Davis' Hutchison Hall and Sutter Buttes installed more than 25 years ago was dismantled in early October. The link will be replaced with digital technology. The dismantling project, coordinated by Zack O'Donnell, included Communications Resources technicians Mike Pagani and Larry Monroe and Information Resources veterans Dale Patton and Jesse Sabala. Originally installed to rebroadcast educational television, the link had fallen into disrepair in recent years — a casualty of the digital age.

photo of Sutter buttes microwave relay station
Photo by Jesse Sabala.

photo of Sutter buttes microwave relay station
Photo by Jesse Sabala.

photo of Sutter buttes microwave relay station
Photo by Jesse Sabala.

photo of Sutter buttes microwave relay station
Photo by Jesse Sabala.

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