[walrus01]

> where its relative isolation was ideal for radio astronomy -- in fact, one can reasonably claim Holmdel as the origin of that field.

Fun things like the Holmdel Horn Antenna too:

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=holmdel+h...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmdel_Horn_Antenna

Used for some of the earliest attempts at transatlantic C-band communications via geostationary satellites.

In the history of geostationary telecom satellite stuff the teleports near Holmdel are fairly important.

One of the other nearby noteworthy facilities is the giant teleport on Staten Island. Now all of the antennas and facilities have been removed and it's a vacant lot.

https://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/17/nyregion/staten-island-te...