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Weird box with icicle attached to power lines? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world
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Just curious what this is? Spotted in suburban northeast US. Didn’t see anything wlse like it around but maybe I just missed them.

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[–] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Some cities network their traffic-lights with similar-looking point-to-point radio-data links.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I doubt it’s that specifically given the town—very few traffic lights—but that would align with other suggestions about water/power meter communications. I’m sure municipal radio-data relays are probably all going to look the same regardless of what’s networked.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Very few traffic lights is a very good reason to do them wireless though.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago*

    I see what you mean, but in this case I see it more as them being too far away to benefit from being linked or coordinated. Not a lot of need for smart traffic flow management—but maybe I’m just underesting the local transportation department.

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