Here's the link to the lodge again. The antennas were built by Western Union back in the 1970s in a valley in rural Paint Rock, Alabama. They built them there because the surrounding hills blocked stray radio signals. The antennas were used to receive satellite communications signals for the Atlanta market, with microwave relays to carry the information from Paint Rock to Atlanta (approximately 150 miles).

Western Union operated the antennas for a few years and then retired the operation. One of the antennas was sold and moved to New Zealand several years ago, if memory serves. The other one is still there. It doesn't appear to be in the best of condition but I don't think it'd be that hard to refurbish the primary dish if someone was interested in having the biggest amateur radio astronomy dish on the block.

The antenna is quite the conversation piece at the lodge but the owner would be happy to sell it to anyone willing to haul it off. I'll bet the price would be pretty reasonable, too. The land for the lodge has been in the owner's family for over 100 years. Somehow, that antenna just doesn't quite fit in with the lodge.