Dr. Jonathan Kramer's Cell Tower Photo Gallery

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Most viewed - Wireless Sites
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Sign me up!589 viewsSprint's site, at the intersection of I-405 and I110 in Gardena, California, is built atop a commercial enterprise sign. See: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=gardena,ca&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=29.025693,55.107422&ie=UTF8&ll=33.857997,-118.283083&spn=0.000873,0.002701&t=h&z=19&iwloc=addr&layer=c&cbll=33.857997,-118.283083&panoid=cnzdeipYOjdDXyBwyMclfQ&cbp=12,307.77006332815694,,0,-20.14375050524673
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BTS Equipment at Church - Part 2588 viewsThis Cingular site is ready for a second carrier. Notice the conduits, leading to power, telephone, and the camo antenna site inside the church tower (see the related photos in this gallery).
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Illuminating the Way 1 of 2588 viewsThis 'lighthouse' supports an AT&T Wireless and Sprint co-lo site in Dana Point, California, just adjacent to the Ritz Carlton Hotel. Notice the antennas on the railing at the top.
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Eagle Mountain Cellular Cactus588 viewsEagle Mountain Inn, Arizona. Design by Larson-USA. It's an outstanding Sprint site.
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Faux Roof Penthouses588 viewsThe three rooftop enclosures house cell equipment/antennas. Torrance, California.
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Cingular Flag Pole587 viewsThis "super-sized" flag pole camo site is located at a... Well, you can see for yourself.
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I feel the power in Claremont, California (2 of 2)587 viewsThis is Verizon's equipment building for its church cross antenna site off I-210 in Claremont, California. Note the gas power generator mounted adjacent to the equipment building. Verizon seems to be adding gas gens where permitted to allow for uninterrupted service in the event of a local power failure.
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PCS Base Station below PG&E Power Tower587 viewsUbiquitel's BTS in Olivehurst, California is located in a wood-fenced enclosure below the PG&E power transmission tower.
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Drunk Tank?586 viewsYet another view of the 'drunk tank' in Littlerock, California. The BTS equipment shelter is located behind the building in the foreground.
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Hint: It's Not Canneroni585 viewsThese are three section covers of a faux flagpole barely in the City of Los Angeles, California. They're off while Cingular works on its antennas (see the photos in this gallery).
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Making calls in Comfort585 viewsNextel invites you to make calls via its camo site atop this Comfort Inn in Fountain Hills, Arizona
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Obelisque du Signal585 viewsThis cellular Obelisque is located at the interchange of California SR241 and SR133 in the City of Irvine, Calfornia. A similar but smaller wireless obelisque is located at The Spectrum in Irvine (a photo is on this site).

This view is looking to the east from Portola Road.
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Blessed be the Signal From On High585 viewsVerizon's antennas are in the bell tower of this church in Pomona, California.
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Now You Don't See It, and Now you Don't!585 viewsA very unusual cell rock design encloses both Sprint's equipment building and its antennas. Riverside County, just south of Palm Desert, Caifornia. This view is looking east from an area not usually accessible to visitors.
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Nextel antenna structure on top of an industrial building584 viewsOpen antenna structures have little impact in industrial areas.
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Power Meter, Transfer Switch, Generator Plug584 viewsSprint's water tank site in San Dimas features this power meter, transfer switch, and generator plug. Okay, it's not really featured, but it sure is part of the design.
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A Sign of the T-Mobile Times584 viewsThis furniture store sign supports T-Mobile's sectorized antennas. National City, California (south of San Diego). The furniture store is out of business.
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A "Sort-a-flaged" Site (Close-up)583 viewsIt's hard to hide in plain sight when the plain site is not well hidden. Thanks to Larry Thomas for identifying this as a Sprint site.
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Building top multi-sector cell site582 viewsYet another roof-top cell site. This is a macrosite adjacent to a major freeway in Los Angeles.1 comments
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Nextel's Cow and Sprint's Cow: Rose Bowl 2007582 viewsThese Cows belong to Nextel and Sprint. This herd spotted at the 2007 Rose Bowl.
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Pulling Cables Inside a Monopalm582 viewsTechs are installing cables inside this legacy monopalm. Sepulveda Boulevard west of the I-405 in Los Angeles.
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Omni-directional Microcell on Sign580 viewsThis AT&T Wireless site, at Fairfax and Pico in Los Angeles, is an example of placing a microcell site atop an existing, small sign.

If you enlarge the photo, don't miss checking out the lid of the vault in front of the pole. The lid is a piece of plywood, apparently to replace the original concrete!

Nope, I don't want to drive my car over that lid, either!
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Sprint microcell - Base Station, Backhaul, and Powering580 viewsThe base station is the large box. Below it is the interface box that extracts power from the coaxial cable backhaul system. At the bottom, in the small box, is the power regulation transformer. Note that this installation, in California, does not comply with CPUC General Order 95 as it has cables below 8 feet above ground that are not in conduit.
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Gallons of Fun580 viewsVerizon's Sassy site has a standby power generator. This above-ground tank holds 305 gallons of fuel. It's inside the main equipment area, which is physically separated from the power generator by about 50 feet.
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Verizon Plays Golf579 viewsThis Verizon Wireless wireless site is camouflaged atop this tower at a golf course. Quite a nice design, and extremely well executed. Dare we call it a 'hole-in-one?'
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Freeway wireless site578 viewsThis double wireless array is situated on a building located immediately adjacent to the I-5 Freeway in Los Angeles.
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Highland View Pentecostal Assembly - Los Angeles578 viewsCloseup of the antenna camo boxes on the bell tower. The construction is not very good.
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Top of Poorly Maintained Faux Chimney578 viewsThis Cingular-built site in El Segundo, California, now owned by T-Mobile, overlooks LAX. The building houses a mortuary. In this picture you see a very poorly maintained faux chimney. A brick facade panel is coming off. The cable, telephone, and power drops should be relocated to achive the required NEC clearances.
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A well lit monolight brought to you by Verizon578 views...in the San Fernando Valley. A Verizon site. The base station equipment is located in one of the mall stores, which Verizon has taken over and added a new interior door.
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Just Signal576 viewsThis Cingular-constructed site in Irvine California has its antennas above the clocks. It's located at a "Just Tires" store.
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Sun, Sail, and Signal #1575 viewsThis camo chimney is located at the Sun and Sail Club in Lake Forest, California. The AT&T Wireless and Cingular antennas are behind the faux rock detail at the top of the chimney.
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It's a Gas!575 viewsUSA Gas in Irvine, California sports this nifty T-Mobile flag site. Cingular has a proposal to change out the flagpole for a dual-carrier flagpole.
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Sprint's Camo Water Tank in San Dimas (Overview)575 viewsThis photo provides an overview of the entire site. The faux tank is to the right. The equipment bay is just off to the left of center. The AC panel, transfer switch, and LUG connector are in the center.
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Pulling Cables Inside a Monopalm575 viewsTechs are installing cables inside this legacy monopalm. Sepulveda Boulevard west of the I-405 in Los Angeles.
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Pulling Cables Inside a Monopalm575 viewsTechs are installing cables inside this legacy monopalm. Sepulveda Boulevard west of the I-405 in Los Angeles.
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Nextel Camo Site - Completed574 viewsElsewhere in this gallery you'll find a photo of this site while under construction. This photo shows the completed site.
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Highland View Pentecostal Assembly - Los Angeles574 viewsThis site's antennas are built into a add-on box on the bell tower.
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It's a Grand Old Flag...Again573 viewsCingular has replaced the old, torn US Flag with this fine one. The code inspector in this community had a chat with Cingular to let them know that the old, Old Glory was a bit too old (and torn). Look further down in this gallery to see the sad 'before' photo.
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Cingular BTS573 viewsThis BTS installation at a Cingular site in Tustin, California is somewhat interesting as it is mounted between two buildings. The faux chimney antenna sites at this location are detailed in other photographs.
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Utility Wood Pole Top Mount572 viewsCingular's three sector antenna system is mounted at the top of the utility pole it installed (it has a PBM pole number). The equipment cabinets are located to the right of the pole.
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Nextel's Cow and Sprint's Cow: Rose Bowl 2007571 viewsThese Cows belong to Nextel and Sprint. This herd spotted at the 2007 Rose Bowl.
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CoLo Site - Escondido, California570 viewsMesa Rock Road north of Deer Creek Road, Escondido, California.
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Just park that signal!569 viewsT-Mobile's recently upgraded parking lot site in Long Beach, California.
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Camo, almost matching... (1 of 2)568 viewsThis Cingular site is a good example of the need to carefully plan how much of an existing wall will be replaced with a fiberglass camo panel. In this case, the cut out portion of the wall, now replaced with a painted/textured RF transparent panel, is clearly visible. A better approach would have been for the carrier to cut from wood panel edge to panel edge so that the difference, if visible, would have been more uniform.
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City Hall Clock Tower567 viewsIrvine, California's civic center is a sight to behold. The clock tower above the site supports public safety radio antennas, and an omni-direction antenna cell site.
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Nextel's Cow and Sprint's Cow: Rose Bowl 2007566 viewsThese Cows belong to Nextel and Sprint. This herd spotted at the 2007 Rose Bowl.
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Guess which puts out more power?565 viewsThis is a massive power transmission tower that supports two different carriers. Yeah, the tower's REALLY that big.
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Sprint Camo Elevator Penthouse Site565 viewsIn West Los Angeles, Sprint's antennas are located in a faux elevator penthouse, and the base telecommunications station equipment is in the foreground on the left side. If you look closely on the top of the parapet you'll see a pair of AT&T Wireless (now Cingular) omnidirectional antennas. Those antennas are featured elsewhere in this gallery.
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Hope (and signal) Sprints Eternal565 viewsAnother view of the camo antennas at Sprint's Hope Church site in Vista California.
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We'll leave the Verizon Cell Site on for you.565 viewsVerizon's mono-sign site at a Motel 6 in Vista, California.
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Das da ticket!564 viewsAT&T uses a distributed antenna system (DAS) to light this site on Valley Circle in the San Fernando Valley (Los Angeles County). The DAS node, manufactured by Andrew Corporation, is the small box affixed to the larger power meter pedestal cabinet.
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Cell Pine - Overview563 viewsHere's an overview photo of a cell pine (monopine) standing alone in a shopping center in Walnut, California.
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BTS Equipment Behind Mounment Sign563 viewsCloseup of the equipment behind the monument entry sign at CLU.
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Cell site on power transmission pole562 viewsThis site in located in British Columbia, Canada.
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Irvine, Califoria multicarrier site562 viewsThis is an outstanding multicarrier camo site in Irvine, CA
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Cell Call Box560 viewsWhere there's nothing else vertical, some carriers will build cell sites on call boxes. This call box (now replaced) was installed on the Pacific Coast Highway near Point Mugu, California. The base station equipment was located in the flush vault in the foreground.
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Saguaro Rocks!560 viewsYet another photo of Larson-USA's Fountain Hills, Arizona site for Cingular.
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Das da ticket!559 viewsAT&T uses a distributed antenna system (DAS) to light this site on Valley Circle in the San Fernando Valley (Los Angeles County). The DAS node, manufactured by Andrew Corporation, is the small box affixed to the larger power meter pedestal cabinet. Notice that the node is not directly affixed, but is held via stand-offs.
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Side Saddle Microwave Dish Installation558 viewsAnother view of this cell site which uses a microwave dish antenna system to provide backhaul to the MTSO. The interesting note for this site is the side saddle (offset) installation of the dish antenna. In most metro installations, a microwave antenna saves the carrier the cost of leasing a telco dataline, but at the expense of adding visual loading to the project.1 comments
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Lambert Ranch - Irvine, California558 viewsNextel's site is to the far left. Sprint's site is in the foreground. Verizon uses the short tower in the rear-right of the photo.
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I hear the T-Mobile Bells A-ring'n558 viewsT-Mobile camo site in a church bell tower. The BTS cabinets are behind the CMU enclosure at the rear of the church.
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It's a sign...it's a monopole...it's a sign...it's a monopole557 viewsWhy, it's both, in Henderson, Nevada.
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Multi-sector camo panels556 viewsThis is an interesting, albeit less than good example of externally mounting panels in camo boxes. Notice how the antenna panel cables are visible above the left-hand panel box, and below the right-hand panel box.
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Sprinting to the Finish556 viewsSprint Fat Cow at the Rose Bowl
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It's a Gas!555 viewsCompare this photo, taken in June, 2001, with the photo of the same site taken in May 2005. You'll see the original antenna in the center of each sector. Much cleaner than the replacement design. City of Los Angeles (Brentwood area).
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BTS Equipment Behind Mounment Sign555 viewsCloseup of the equipment behind the monument entry sign at CLU.
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Drunk Tank?555 viewsVerizon's 'drunk tank' in Littlerock, California.
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Spectrasite Co-Lo Multisector at Different Levels554 viewsSpectrasite tower supports a three sector wireless system, with one of the sectors lower than the other two (to help shape coverage). Also, this site supports an omnidirection carrier (the vertical antennas on top of the tower). 2 comments
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A "Sort-a-flaged" Site554 viewsLearning the techniques...and the results...of planning wireless sites can be demonstrated by this site. This result serves as a sound basis to continue to upgrade the camouflage techniques that are applied to projects of this type. Optimally, Sprint's BTS cabinet would not be visible, and the RF transparent panels would be incorporated into a rooftop treatment that doesn't call attention to itself. Thanks to Larry Thomas for identifying this as a Sprint site.
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AT&T's Upgraded Tree at Camp Pendleton Rest Stop553 viewsAT&T has just upgraded this monopine site to 4G and materially improved the camouflage. Much better than before. N/B I-5 at the rest stop. Note the camo around the microwave antenna.
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Cell Pine Cable Port552 viewsConsider this a shot of the roots of the cell pine. Actually, it's one of two cable ports on the side of our little tree.
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Close-up of a faux 'faux chimney'551 viewsHere's a close-up of Cingular's faux chimney on the rear of a real estate office. Notice how the panel antenna protrudes above the level of the faux chimney. Not good.
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A Flagpole Site551 viewsThis is an AT&T Wireless site, later Cingular, shining signal in San Diego on the I-5 Freeway and the Coronado Bay Bridge.
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NextG Distributed Antenna System Node551 viewsNextG is a wireless carrier's carrier. They provide fiber links between the BTS and the antenna site using a technology referred to as Distributed Antenna System (DAS). This is a NextG DAS node located in Encinitas, California. The carrier supported by this node is Cricket Wireless. NextG's Cricket network in San Diego County is thought to be the largest deployment of DAS in the U.S.
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Pulling Cables Inside a Monopalm551 viewsTechs are installing cables inside this legacy monopalm. Sepulveda Boulevard west of the I-405 in Los Angeles.
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Two levels? No problem!550 viewsThis cell site, located on Yerba Buena Island in the San Francisco Bay serves both levels of the Bay Bridge.
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BTS Equipment, Bottom of Faux Chimney550 viewsThis Cingular-built site in El Segundo, California, now owned by T-Mobile, overlooks LAX. The building houses a mortuary. In this picture you see the BTS equipment and the cables feeding to the bottom of the faux chimney. A steeple on the LAX side of the building serves the airport.
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The Sweet Taste of Signal549 viewsCloseup of the Cingular and unidentified second carrier panels and microwave in use on this old silo in Loveland, Colorado. Photo by Steve Allen of Kramer.Firm, Inc. Loveland Sugar Co.
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CellSign Updated549 viewsThis AT&T wireless site has been modified since the last time we photographed it. Search for "Pico" to find the original site configuration. Originally, this was a single band site; now this is a dual band site. The boxes adjacent to the amplifiers are called "tower mounted amplifiers" (TMAs).
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Wireless, with Cables549 viewsSome of the base station equipment cabinets (cellular, paging, etc.) at the upper landing of the Mt. Roberts Tramway in Juneau, Alaska
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A true Solar Cell549 viewsThis is a photo of AT&T's solar powered cell site just north of CA52 at Mast Road in San Diego. This site connects back to the mobile telephone switching office via a microwave antenna (behind the panel).
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Proud Waves From Sprint (2 of 3)547 viewsSprint's installation at the Scottsdale Ranch Community Center features two flagpoles in a nicely landscaped area adjacent to a lake.
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BTS Equipment Enclosure547 viewsSprint's BTS equipment is located in this CMU walled enclosure at the Hope Church site in Vista, California.
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Blessed be the Signal From On High546 viewsVerizon's antennas are in the bell tower of this church in Pomona, California.
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Faux church steeple - nearing completion545 viewsThe faux church steeple to be used as a cell site is nearing completion. Photo courtesy of Peabody Engineering.
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Nextel Camo Site544 viewsThis Nextel camo site is located in Sunnyvale, California. Not seen in this photo is a flat panel (diamond) microwave antenna that is roof mounted.
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PCS at City Hall543 viewsThis Sprint site at the Redondo Beach, California City Hall also supports public safety radio antennas above and below the panels.
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It's a Gas! (Overview)543 viewsCompare this photo, taken in May 2005, with the photo of the same site taken in June 2001. You'll see the replacement of the center antenna in each sector. Not nearly as clean as the original design. City of Los Angeles (Brentwood area).
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BTS Equipment Behind Monument Sign542 viewsAt California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California. The antennas are in the radome atop the parking lot lights (seen in this background right of this photo), and the BTS equipment is behind the monument entry sign.
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Unipole in Lacey, Washington542 viewsA T-Mobile unipole site in Lacey, Washington at the King Oscar Motel. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=kings+car+motel+lacey+washington&sll=33.857997,-118.283083&sspn=0.000873,0.002701&ie=UTF8&cd=1&ll=47.061194,-122.766165&spn=0,354.468384&t=h&z=8&iwloc=A&layer=c&cbll=47.061194,-122.766165&panoid=dqNvyTifCTgz-nLk-Ftupw&cbp=12,3.8848713226988707,,0,-6.115048506611214
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I'll take fries with that signal542 viewsMcDonalds sort-of-camo site in San Diego County
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542 viewsAdjacent to 5445 Hollywood Blvd, Ste D, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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Chester, PA Cell Site541 viewsAttention KMART shoppers! Now you can show for sundries and signal at the same time!
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Cable Pulling Vault: Sprint's San Dimas Water Tank541 viewsThe cables from the BTS to the antennas pass through this pulling vault, then go up the legs of the tank to the antennas.
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The Sweet Taste of Signal541 viewsCingular and an unidentified second carrier use this old sugar silo in Loveland, Colorado. Photo by Steve Allen of Kramer.Firm, Inc. Loveland Sugar Co.
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The Sweet Taste of Signal541 viewsCingular and an unidentified second carrier use this old silo in Loveland, Colorado. Photo by Steve Allen of Kramer.Firm, Inc.
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NextG Distributed Antenna System Node541 viewsNextG is a wireless carrier's carrier. They provide fiber links between the BTS and the antenna site using a technology referred to as Distributed Antenna System (DAS). This is a NextG DAS node located in Encinitas, California. The carrier supported by this node is Cricket Wireless. NextG's Cricket network in San Diego County is thought to be the largest deployment of DAS in the U.S.
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Pulling Cables Inside a Monopalm541 viewsTechs are installing cables inside this legacy monopalm. Sepulveda Boulevard west of the I-405 in Los Angeles.
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Cell on Taxi ("CAT"?) No... It just Turkcell541 views
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Faux church steeple - Looking inside540 viewsThe faux church steeple to be used as a cell site has plenty of room inside for antenna installation. Photo courtesy of Peabody Engineering.
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AVEA (A & A) colo with Turk cell site540 viewsColo site: Avea and Turk
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Yerba Buena Island Site Serving the Oakland Bay Bridge539 viewsFrom July, 2001: This multicarrier site is pumping RF along the upper and lower spans of the Oakland Bay Bridge. Located on Yerba Buena Island (on the south side of the spans), this is an interesting configuration, employing "tip-to-tip" construction.

June 2008: This site no long exists. It has been removed to make way for construction of the new Bay Bridge connection to Yerba Buena Island. -jlk
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About three hundred years apart539 viewsYes, this is big iron in Bird in Hand, Pennsylvania. Yes, it's in the middle of a field being tended by local Amish citizens. Yes, this photo captures technology spanning about 300 years. Amazing!
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Two Greek Cows539 views...on the road between Athens and the Athens Airport. Shot through the window of a moving taxi.
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Faux church steeple - Nearly complete538 viewsThe faux church steeple to be used as a cell site is nearly complete. Final matching will occur on site. The RF-transparent louvers are to be installed after this photo, but before delivery to the job site. Photo courtesy of Peabody Engineering.
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Big Iron CoLo in Lacey Washington538 viewsNextel and AT&T Wireless share this tower in Lacey, Washington. Notice the climbing space through the bottom platform.
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Nextime Nextel538 viewsNextel's Rose Bowl COW
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Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles537 viewsMobilitie has planted this awful wood pole in West Los Angeles. Note the standoffs for the equipment and conduits. A small cell? I think not.
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Two Cacti Site - Eagle Mountain Golf Course and Inn536 viewsSprint's site, designed by Larson-USA, is an outstanding deployment.
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Faux 'faux chimney'536 viewsCingular's faux chimney on the rear of a real estate office is a better design than the front faux chimney, yet this chimney suffers from one of the same faults as the front: the panel antenna protrudes above the level of the faux chimney.
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Flamingos Have Antennas!536 viewsI always focused on the tail feathers of Flamingos. Who knew that they had antennas, too!
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Nextel Camo Site - San Marcos, California536 viewsNextel's poorly-maintained camo site at a medical office building in San Marcos, California.
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Sprint's San Dimas Water Tank - Entry Port535 viewsLooking up to the entry port of Sprint's water tank in San Dimas, California
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Church Site535 viewsThis church site in San Diego is interesting because the of the add-on to the church (on the left side) to house AT&T's base station equipment. The antennas are located in the steeple.
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Nextel's Cow and Sprint's Cow: Rose Bowl 2007534 viewsYet another photo of the two COWS (Sprint and Nextel) at the 2007 Rose Bowl Game.
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Das da ticket!534 viewsAT&T uses a distributed antenna system (DAS) to light this site on Valley Circle in the San Fernando Valley (Los Angeles County). The DAS node, manufactured by Andrew Corporation, is the small box affixed to the larger power meter pedestal cabinet.
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Church Steeple Site in Long Beach, California534 viewsChurch Steeple Site
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Pulling Cables Inside a Monopalm533 viewsTechs are installing cables inside this legacy monopalm. Sepulveda Boulevard west of the I-405 in Los Angeles.
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It's a Gas! (Overview)532 viewsCompare this photo, taken in June, 2001, with the photo of the same site taken in May 2005. You'll see the original antenna in the center of each sector. Much cleaner than the replacement design. City of Los Angeles (Brentwood area).
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Surface mounted antennas sometimes just require matching paint530 viewsThis surface mount wireless site is less visible due to the use of matching paint on the antenna radomes. Less visible, but not a true camouflage site.
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The Sweet Taste of Signal530 viewsAnother view of the old Loveland Sugar Co. silo, now used as an antenna support for two carriers (Cingular plus an unidentified carrier).
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Camo Site Overlooking LAX530 viewsThis apartment building sports mutiple carries in the faux parapet. This site, in El Segundo overlooks LAX. It appears to have 3 carriers co-located here.
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Major Co-lo Site - San Clemente, California529 viewsCo-location camo site (Sprint, Verizon, Nextel, Cingular) at St. Andrews by the Sea United Methodist Church, San Clemente.

This camo sector shines to the south. The antennas for this sector are located behind RF transparent panels just below the roof. One of the panels doesn't match, does it?
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Sprint's COW: Rose Bowl 2006529 viewsSprint's COW at the 2006 Rose Bowl Game.
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Faux church steeple - Louvers detail527 viewsThe faux church steeple will be completed with louvers. This photograph is a close-up of the louver detail. These louvers are transparent to radio frequency signals. Photo courtesy of Peabody Engineering.
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Wood You Please Support These Antennas?527 viewsUbiquitel uses wood panels to replace antennas not installed on the two-antenna mounts atop this PG&E power tower in Oakhurst, California. This site is at 2765 Powerline Road.
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Nextel Camo Site - San Marcos, California527 viewsNextel's poorly-maintained camo site at a medical office building in San Marcos, California.
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Central Sedona Arizona526 viewsThis multicarrier site is located at Fire Station 4 in Sedona, Arizona.
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Sleep Wirelessly in San Pablo, California525 viewsMetroPCS site inside the legs of a Holiday Inn Express sign. For more views of this site, visit http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ex/1/en/hotel/spoca?_requestid=302192.

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Antenna arrays mounted on transmission towers523 viewsClose-up view of an antenna array mounted on a power transmission tower.
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Hope (and signal) Sprints Eternal523 viewsAnother view of the camo antennas at Sprint's Hope Church site in Vista California.
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Two on a Stick522 viewsSprint's BTS equipment is located in the large flush-to-grade vault. It's flush vents bracket the BTS vault.
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Use a Cell Phone: Go to Jail522 viewsSpotted in Las Vegas, New Mexico
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What time is it? Time to make a call!521 viewsSort-of camo site (antennas are on the corners of the clock tower). Thousand Oaks, CA.
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Semi-camo tower520 viewsThe Santa Monica Mountains frame this cell site, located along Interstate 405 near the Getty Center in Los Angeles.
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Sprint Camo Elevator Penthouse Site520 viewsA good detail shot of Sprint's antennas located in a faux elevator penthouse.
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NextG DAS - Norwalk, California520 viewsCloseup of NextG Networks DAS light standard node in Norwalk, California. Note the cut-off box grated to the side of the Andrews ION fiber optic node.
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Camo Site in Shopping Center518 viewsThe camo site is located in the clocktower of this shopping center.
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