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During a trip for my job, I walked passed an abandoned building, which I believe was a former listening center (recording and processing signals). Unfortunately I wasn't really equipped to make an urbex (no lights, no tripod, almost no battery in my phone) so I didn't stay too long (also I wasn't sure what were the risks if I was caught in there).
But here are few pictures I managed to take:
Hong Kong by TooOldToDisappear
Hong Kong by TooOldToDisappear
Hong Kong by TooOldToDisappear
Hong Kong by TooOldToDisappear
Hong Kong by TooOldToDisappear
Hong Kong by TooOldToDisappear
Hong Kong by TooOldToDisappear
Hong Kong by TooOldToDisappear
Hong Kong by TooOldToDisappear
Hong Kong by TooOldToDisappear
Hong Kong by TooOldToDisappear
Hong Kong by TooOldToDisappear
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Looks like a cool place. Too bad it's dark.
RIP Blackhawk |
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Posted by randomesquephoto
Looks like a cool place. Too bad it's dark.
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Yes. I was trying to make some light with my phone, but I didn't want to use the flash of my camera to avoid big flashes through the windows.
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Cool.
VHS tapes... something to watch while they listening?
Just when I thought I was out... they pulled me back in.
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Posted by blackhawk
Cool.
VHS tapes... something to watch while they listening?
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I don't think it was VHS. But I couldn't tell what it was.
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Posted by whiteShadow
I don't think it was VHS. But I couldn't tell what it was.
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Definitely not VHS. They look like the kinds of carts that radio stations used to use, most if not all of which would loop at some point. What the hell was this place for? I know you don't have the answer, but I'd love to know too.
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Posted by whiteShadow
I don't think it was VHS. But I couldn't tell what it was.
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Posted by pastawrangler
Definitely not VHS. They look like the kinds of carts that radio stations used to use, most if not all of which would loop at some point. What the hell was this place for? I know you don't have the answer, but I'd love to know too.
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Those are almost certainly Fidelipac/NAB cartridges. They were used to record and play back short little soundbites or advertisements between the music segments. A couple friends and I found a bunch at an abandoned radio station that miraculously still had power. After jury-rigging one of the surviving Fidelipac decks to connect to his laptop's Line-In we were able to digitize a few of the tapes on-site.
There's usually some kind of history about the local area recorded on them, such as what bands were in town and other events.
[last edit 10/8/2019 10:01 PM by SaladKing - edited 1 times]
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Posted by SaladKing
Those are almost certainly Fidelipac/NAB cartridges. They were used to record and play back short little soundbites or advertisements between the music segments. A couple friends and I found a bunch at an abandoned radio station that miraculously still had power. After jury-rigging one of the surviving Fidelipac decks to connect to his laptop's Line-In we were able to digitize a few of the tapes on-site.
There's usually some kind of history about the local area recorded on them, such as what bands were in town and other events.
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Thanks for the precision, that's very interesting. I wish I could have done the same, but I had nothing with me to read them, and I didn't have much time either (my only source of light was my cell phone, with only 2% of battery left  ).
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