Show microwave micro wave system for cortez rico two projects to improve telephone service 12 li 2 the san juan basin will be completed soon by the mountain states telephone and telegraph co according to george D johnson district manager with offices at grand junction major project Is the very high frequency VHF point to point radio system between cortez and rico the installation is the same as a used in television radio and long distance e telephone microwave micro wave relay systems ex except apt that it is point to point and is not a relay system much of the work has already been done johnson said and the project will be completed soon swa the ane equipment building at rico tight eight by 12 feet in size has been completed and a 60 fool tower to hold bold the receiving and ting antenna Is erected on oil a rise rice ome some 1000 feet above the town 7 A similar tower Is already up in cortez the microwave micro wave equipment will provide two channels between cortez and rico and maintenance work will be simple now telephone calls between rico and cortez are routed through durango montrose and telluride Tel lunde the cortez rico microwave I 1 cro equipment is the first of its type to be used on the western slope of colorado johnson said |