Military type
Autovon sets
These sets were built to meet the needs
of the US military during the cold war to be able to set priority
of a call on the now decommissioned Autovon (nuke hardened) "AUTOmatic
Voice Over Network" phone network. These lines were buried
35 feet or more under ground and encased in conduit and concrete.
It was hoped that this network would survive a first strike by
the USSR. This system was less vulnerable to attack then todays
satellite system.
The extra column of keys set the priority
of your call, Priority,Immediate.Flash
& Flash Override
Autovon Switching Centers, Now decomed.
NORAD Control At Cheyenne
Mountain, renovated version. Not as
many Autovon sets as the old one. Two of my Autovon sets came
from the old control room.
This is a WE military
1A2 key Autovon set I got from a military auction, said CMC spare
on bottom. Note the extra four buttons for setting priority of
call.
A green version 1A2
set
What the innards look
like
Standard 66 type pad
Translucent 66 autovon
pad
Electrospace not WE
multiline autovon controler
A single line 1A2 version
Autovon set.
1A2 set, late production
Autovon adjunct unit,
to add Autovon features to other phones
Single line with translucent
buttons & adjunct unit
What replaced most
Autovon phones
TA 954 Digital military
phone
A TA838 field phone
(not WE but Autovon type) can run point to point or hook to the
network like a normal phone.
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