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Q&A What is this metal panel under power lines?

It is a passive microwave/radio repeater. They were used as an economic way of getting around line of sight obstacles. I came across the information on these researching a way of passively linking ...

posted 2y ago by DSI‭

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#1: Initial revision by user avatar DSI‭ · 2021-08-05T18:19:20Z (over 2 years ago)
It is a passive microwave/radio [repeater](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_repeater). They were used as an economic way of getting around line of sight obstacles. I came across the information on these researching a way of passively linking an above-ground radio network with another one underground (we went with passive yagi-coax-yagi). My general impression from internet research indicated they have gone out of favor with the advances made in other wireless communication technologies.