The Wireless Local Loop
The first fixed wireless radio-telephone service for individual customers began in 1946 near Cheyenne Wells, Colorado. While radio-telephony wasn't new to the Bell System, this was the first time subscribers had radio-telephones installed at their premises. It was the first local wireless loop in the country, possibly the world. And it was a party line, too, since only one frequency was available and all customers had to share. Click here to read a very entertaining interview with the people and customers involved. (464K in .pdf) By the way, do you collect salt and pepper shakers?
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http://www.privateline.com/Ling/ hexagons used to represent cells in planning a cellular system? Why not triangles or rhomboids?
A. (From Mark van der Hoek) The answer has to do with frequency planning and vehicle traffic. . . . Click on the link above to go to this discussion.