Dr. Jonathan L. Kramer's Cell Tower Photo Gallery

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Most viewed - Non-Camouflaged Sites
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Sutter County Lattice Tower371 viewsOff of CA SR99 at Howsley Road in Sutter County, you'll find this lattice tower.
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Monopole370 viewsA monopole site between Victorville, California and Littlerock, California. Carrier unknown.
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Two on a Stick370 viewsCingular and Sprint share this wood light pole in Santa Monica, California. Cingular is on the top, and Sprint is on the arm. Both carriers use completely underground BTS equipment enclosures and flush-to-grade vent systems.
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Self-supporting cell tower - Mass Turnpike369 viewsThis co-location site is in Newton, MA along the turnpike.
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8 foot antenna on building369 viewsA rather ugly 8' antenna stuck on the side of a building in Tarzana, California
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Pumping more then water...368 views...from this water plant in Hartford, CT. Note the antennas on the righthand smokestack.
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Cellular Billboard Sign368 viewsSpotted in Philadelphia.
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Restful Signal368 viewsSprint's antennas are on the motel sign just out of the frame on the right side. It's BTS equipment is located in the bricked area to the left center of this photo. Notice the power panel, transfer switch, etc. on the left side of the enclosure. From the street side, this enclosure is very well designed to blend in with the buidling.
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Catch a Dream With This Site368 viewsLocated ajacent to the "Dreamcatcher Cinema" in Espanola, NM, this uni-pole-ish, mon-pole-ish site is owned by TowerCo.
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Multi-sector wireless site with microwave interconnect367 views
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Smokestack BTS equipment367 viewsThis is the base station equipment cage next to the smokestack site in Westborough, MA.
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Great Scott! (Even more)367 viewsYet another example of a pole-mounted cell site in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Power Transmission Tower Site367 viewsNextel's site not only provides local cell coverage along a highly traveled (and very dangerous) state highway, it also serves as a repeater site to relay MTSO connections to a site yet further away. If you didn't understand that, give me a call and I'll explain! :-) Between Victorville and Littlerock, California.
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No, the tower legs are NOT two colors...367 views...it's just the the legs on the right have so many black cables for the T-Mobile, Cingular, and Nextel antennas. Olivehurst, California.
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Cable TV Headend Cell Site365 viewsOne of Comcast's cable television headend towers in the Philadelphia area supports cell panel antennas.
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PCS Crown on PG&E Tower365 viewsUbiquitel's PCS antennas in Olivehurst, California are located above the high tension lines on this PG&E power transmission tower.
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Los Alamos, New Mexico365 viewsThis is a monopole owned by Alltel, and is located in Los Alamos, New Mexico. This tower is fairly close to the airport, so that's why you see an aircraft warning light on the top.
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Cricket in Santa Fe365 viewsThe Fashion Outlets of Santa Fe hosts this Cricket site.
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After the COW...363 viewsBefore and during the construction of this Nextel site on US Government property, the firm used a COW to provide service along I-405 in West Los Angeles. A photo of that particular COW may be viewed in the non-camo section of this gallery.
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Radio Plaza in Santa Fe, NM363 viewsThis is an updated photo of the Radio Plaza site, overlooing the historic central plaza in Sante Fe, New Mexico.
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Lattice Tower in Sutter County362 viewsOff of California State Route 70 at Nicolaus Road you'll find this lattice tower site.
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Updated to Digital...360 viewsThis overview shot shows the antennas (cells and GPS) on a traffic signal, and the BTS equipment in the sidewalk area to the left of the traffic signal. Compare this photo to the photograph in this gallery from a few years ago when this was an analog site.
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Building top multi-sector cell site360 viewsPlain vanilla. No "touch of gold" here.
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Restful Signal360 viewsHere's a non-camo three sector Sprint site located on a motel sign post in Azusa, California.
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Santa Fe High School Light Standard360 viewsLight Standard site at Santa Fe High School (New Mexico)
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AT&T Wireless (Cingular) Omni Site359 viewsAT&T Wireless built this dual band cellular/PCS site in West Los Angeles adjacent to a large regional mall and a busy intersection. This photo shows a second set of omnidirection antennas immediately adjacent to the public parking space.
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Great Scott!359 viewsYet another view of a pole-mounted cell site in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Santa Fe High School Light Standard359 viewsLight Standard site at Santa Fe High School (New Mexico)
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Simple, single carrier wireless site357 viewsSimple monopole with a single carrier
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Two monopoles - Co-location site.357 viewsThese towers are located near Worcester, MA.
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Lots of BTS Equipment in the Sidewalk Area356 viewsThis AT&T Wireless base station is located in the right-of-way. The smaller pedestal to the left of the BTS houses the power company meter.
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Sprint Omni Site356 viewsTwo on an Arm legacy Sprint site in Los Angeles
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Now you See it, and Now you Do355 viewsThis non-camo/camo site is located near a major freeway and arterial roadway.
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CornucopiaMicrowave Horn in Las Vegas, New Mexico355 viewsThis is a 'cornucopia' (high performance) microwave antenna at the CenturyLink Central Office in Las Vegas, New Mexico.
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Santa Fe Big Steel Lattice Tower355 viewsSanta Fe, New Mexico
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Power Transmission Tower Site352 viewsPECO transmission tower cell site in Philadelphia.
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Big Steel over Las Vegas (New Mexico, that is)352 viewsThis multi-carrier tower serves much of Las Vegas, New Mexico.
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The Golden Signal350 viewsOne of T-Mobile's sector antennas at its Chico, California water tank site. Photo taken just before sunset.
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Sprint Omni Site350 viewsTwo baby-vents for Sprint's equipment vault.
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Multi-carrier Monopole Site350 viewsMulti-carrier Monopole Site in Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Close-up of transmission tower wireless installation, Irvine, CA348 viewsUtilizing the powerline ROW, this wireless site makes use of a power transmission tower.
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Cell-on-a-roof348 viewsThree sector cell site on a commercial building rooftop.
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Power Transmission Tower Site348 viewsPECO transmission tower cell site in Philadelphia.
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2,500 Years Apart348 viewsThe Acropolis above Athens has been standing for 2,500 years. The cell antennas on the rooftops, not so long.
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Sprint on a Stick in San Diego County348 views
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Sprint Omni Site348 viewsTwo on an Arm legacy Sprint site in Los Angeles
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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel347 viewsLooking northeast. Close-up of cells on the southwest wall. Notice the loose cables.
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AT&T Wireless (Cingular) Omni Site345 viewsAT&T Wireless built this dual band cellular/PCS site in West Los Angeles adjacent to a large regional mall and a busy intersection.
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Time to Shippee Out the Signal345 views...from this Spectrasite lattice tower on Shippee Road in Oroville, California. Nextel is on the tower. The tower ASR is 1239078. I like the way the tower reflects in the water.
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8 foot antenna on building345 viewsA rather ugly 8' antenna stuck on the side of a building in Tarzana, California
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The signal is Smok'n from this site!342 viewsThis is a cell site constructed on an old mill brick smokestack. Located in Westborough, MA.
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Spectrasite in Paramount, California342 viewsYet another Spectrasite installation, this time in Paramount, California (looking west).
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Uninspired Cricket Wireless Site in Mesa, AZ342 viewsCricket didn't do much to camo its site atop the Holiday Inn on Country Club in Mesa, Arizona. From a different view along the street the panel antennas are plainly visible. Not recommended.
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SFO Airport - Terminal 2/Admin Building341 viewsCan you spot the single panel? There's a matching panel just off the photo to the right.
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341 viewsThis is a very, very tall self-supporting lattice tower site, owned by American Tower, in Espanola, New Mexico.
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Guyed Tower in Cantua Creek, California339 viewsA big tower in a small town. It's guyed.
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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel336 viewsLooking southwest. Cells on the northwest wall.
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Santa Fe Big Steel Guyed Tower335 viewsSanta Fe Big Steel Guyed Tower
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AT&T Wireless (Cingular) Omni Site334 viewsAT&T Wireless built this dual band cellular/PCS site in West Los Angeles adjacent to a large regional mall and a busy intersection. This photo shows a second set of omnidirection antennas immediately adjacent to the public parking space.
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One Well-Placed PG&E Transmission Tower333 viewsPG&E sure scored locating this tower near the I280 freeway adjacent to Redwood City, California. Lots of carriers (4), lots of income.
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One of T-Mobile's sector antennas at its Chico, California water tank site. Photo taken just before sunset.333 viewsAnother view of two sectors of T-Mobile's antennas at its Chico, California water tank site. Photo taken just before sunset.
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Big Iron in New Mexico (I25 north of ABQ)332 views
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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel331 viewsLooking northeast. Cells on the roof (camo) and on the southwest wall.
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Cricket has the Power in Santa Fe330 viewsCricket has the Power in Santa Fe
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Parking lot site for a parking lot327 viewsThis site, atop a parking lot, is well-suited for the parking lot it serves, the San Diego Freeway (I-405) in Culver City, California.
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SFO Airport - Superbay Hanger326 viewsThe cell antennas are mounted on the roof of the Superbay hanger in the top center of the photograph.
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SFO Airport - Rental Car Center325 views...as seen from the rental car shuttle train heading away from the building.
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8 foot antenna on building325 viewsA rather ugly 8' antenna stuck on the side of a building in Tarzana, California
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Uninspired Cricket Wireless Site in Mesa, AZ323 viewsCricket didn't do much to camo its site atop the Holiday Inn on Country Club in Mesa, Arizona. From a different view along the street the panel antennas are plainly visible. Not recommended.
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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel322 viewsLooking west at the east roof/face of the hotel. Camo box; microwave dish antennas.
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Old Local Market Sign Cell319 viewsThis is most likely a capacity site filling in along a stretch of well traveled roadway in Santa Monica, California. View 2 of 2.
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Rooftop Cells316 viewsSpotted in Philadelphia.
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Smokestack Cell Site315 viewsMulti-carrier smokestack cell site in Philadelphia.
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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel315 viewsLooking northwest. Cells on the southeast wall.
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Multiple Carriers - Rooftops312 views...in downtown Philadelphia.
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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel312 viewsLooking south at north wall. Corner reflector antennas on the left; camo box in left center.
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Cricket has the Power in Santa Fe310 viewsCricket has the Power in Santa Fe
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Old Local Market Sign Cell309 viewsThis is most likely a capacity site filling in along a stretch of well traveled roadway in Santa Monica, California. View 1 of 2.
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SFO Airport309 viewsThere are multiple sites atop the elevator penthouses in the center parking lot of SFO airport. This photo is an example. Notice, in this close-up, the stacked diplex antennas. There are a total of 4 antennas inside the two radomes (antenna covers).
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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel309 viewsOkay, it's really a hotel with an amazing number and variety of cell sites. Look at the related series of photos to get a flavor of this amazing site in Torrance, California.
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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel308 viewsLooking south at north wall. Corner reflector antennas on the left; camo box in left center; naked panels on right (west).
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Multiple Carriers - Rooftops304 views...in downtown Philadelphia.
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Santa Fe Big Steel Guyed Tower302 viewsSanta Fe Big Steel Guyed Tower
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Multiple carriers on the roof of the VA Hospital in Philadelphia301 viewsRooftop installation on the VA Hospital in Philadelphia.
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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel298 viewsLooking south at north wall. Corner reflector antennas on the left; camo box in left center; naked panels on right (west). Notice the separate cable chase coming down from the roof to the corner reflector antennas.
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SFO Airport296 viewsThere are multiple sites atop the elevator penthouses in the center parking lot of SFO airport. This photo is an example of another set of 4 antennas ganged in two radomes on the "E" parking elevator penthouse.
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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel295 viewsLooking northeast. Cells on the roof (camo) and on the southwest wall.
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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel294 viewsLooking south at north wall. GPS antenna at center.
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Rooftop Cells - Close up292 viewsSpotted in Philadelphia.
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Big Iron in New Mexico (I25 north of ABQ)292 views
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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel290 viewsLooking south at north wall. Corner reflector antennas on the left; camo box in left center; naked panels on right (west). GPS antenna at lower left-center. Notice the add-on cable chase to serve the corner reflector antennas.
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8 foot antenna on building289 views8 foot antenna tarzana california building
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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel288 viewsCable chase with missing cover on northwest corner. Notice how the cable chase has been built into the corner of the wall.
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SFO Airport286 viewsThere are multiple sites atop the elevator penthouses in the center parking lot of SFO airport. This photo is an example.
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Big Iron in New Mexico (I25 north of ABQ)284 views
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Rooftop Cells283 viewsSpotted in Philadelphia.
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Big Iron in New Mexico (I25 north of ABQ)278 views
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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel277 viewsLooking west at north wall. Corner reflector antennas on the left; camo box to the right of the reflector antennas.
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Big Iron in New Mexico (I25 north of ABQ)274 views
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Big Iron in New Mexico (I25 north of ABQ)272 views
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Big Iron in New Mexico (I25 north of ABQ)264 views
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Big Iron in New Mexico (I25 north of ABQ)263 views
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Big Iron in New Mexico (I25 north of ABQ)259 views
 
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