 Last additions - Camouflaged Sites
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Tree Trunk Firmly Planted!742 viewsThis photo shows the detail of the monopalm trunk installation to the foundation. Footings are sunk and concrete is poured around the footings. The tree is bolted to the footings.Nov 22, 2007
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Pulling Cables Inside a Monopalm698 viewsTechs are installing cables inside this legacy monopalm. Sepulveda Boulevard west of the I-405 in Los Angeles.Nov 22, 2007
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Pulling Cables Inside a Monopalm718 viewsTechs are installing cables inside this legacy monopalm. Sepulveda Boulevard west of the I-405 in Los Angeles.Nov 22, 2007
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Pulling Cables Inside a Monopalm728 viewsTechs are installing cables inside this legacy monopalm. Sepulveda Boulevard west of the I-405 in Los Angeles.Nov 22, 2007
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Pulling Cables Inside a Monopalm642 viewsTechs are installing cables inside this legacy monopalm. Sepulveda Boulevard west of the I-405 in Los Angeles.Nov 22, 2007
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Pulling Cables Inside a Monopalm615 viewsTechs are installing cables inside this legacy monopalm. Sepulveda Boulevard west of the I-405 in Los Angeles.Nov 22, 2007
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Pulling Cables Inside a Monopalm591 viewsTechs are installing cables inside this legacy monopalm. Sepulveda Boulevard west of the I-405 in Los Angeles.Nov 22, 2007
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Pulling Cables Inside a Monopalm587 viewsTechs are installing cables inside this legacy monopalm. Sepulveda Boulevard west of the I-405 in Los Angeles.Nov 22, 2007
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Pulling Cables Inside a Monopalm559 viewsTechs are installing cables inside this legacy monopalm. Sepulveda Boulevard west of the I-405 in Los Angeles.Nov 22, 2007
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Pulling Cables Inside a Monopalm583 viewsTechs are installing cables inside this legacy monopalm. Sepulveda Boulevard west of the I-405 in Los Angeles.Nov 22, 2007
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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.Nov 22, 2007
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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.Nov 22, 2007
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Ontario, California Multi-Carrier Camo Site740 viewsThis is one of the early major camo sites in Southern California. Located in Ontario, this multi-carrier, multi-camo monopalm site is located on the north side of the I-10 Freeway. This photo is from December, 2001.Nov 22, 2007
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Stylish Verizon Wireless Site781 viewsThis Verizon site in Encinitas, California, has a commanding view of the I-5 freeway. This photo, looking north to Carlsbad, shows the nicely hidden site. The antennas are mounted to the roof.Nov 22, 2007
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Monopine in Culver City758 viewsThis is a monopine, constructed in 2002, in Culver City, California.
By today's standards, this would not make the grade (low branch count; no antenna panel covers; bare; etc.).Nov 22, 2007
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Getty Center exit of the I-405 in Los Angeles circa 2001646 viewsThis is the multi-carrier site at the Getty Center exit of the I-405 in the Sepulveda pass.Nov 22, 2007
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Close enough to Camo1179 viewsThis is a close-up of the 2300 Chestnut St. site in San Francisco. Note that this photo was taken in 2001. Do you see the antennas? Nov 22, 2007
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Close enough to Camo819 viewsThis is an overview shot of the 2300 Chestnut St. site in San Francisco. Note that this photo was taken in 2001. Do you see the antennas? Nov 22, 2007
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Nextel Camo Site - San Marcos, California547 viewsNextel's poorly-maintained camo site at a medical office building in San Marcos, California.Nov 18, 2007
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Nextel Camo Site - San Marcos, California537 viewsNextel's poorly-maintained camo site at a medical office building in San Marcos, California.Nov 18, 2007
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Camo Site at Gas Station683 viewsVerizon Wireless is in the far tower of this gas station on the road to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. The site is in Valley, Arizona.Nov 11, 2007
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Village of Oak Creek near Sedona709 viewsThis camo site is located on Highway 179 in Oak Creek. This site is on the main road connecting I-17 with Sedona. The site is hidden in the facade box. Nice background, eh?Nov 11, 2007
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Village of Oak Creek near Sedona673 viewsThis camo site is located on Highway 179 in Oak Creek. This site is on the main road connecting I-17 with Sedona. The site is hidden by the parapet above the roof. Nice background, eh?Nov 11, 2007
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Village of Oak Creek near Sedona603 viewsTwo camouflaged sites are seen (barely) in this shopping center along Highway 179 in the Village of Oak Creek, near Sedona, Arizona.Nov 11, 2007
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McCell Site735 viewsT-Mobile's McDonald's site in Del Mar, California. The antennas are in the three radomes atop the parking lot light standards. The base station equipment is housed in the CMU wall extension behind the trash enclosure.Oct 20, 2007
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There's Hope For the Signal!682 viewsSprint's site at Hope Church in Vista California is built in the add-on column below the spire. If you look closely you can see how the add-on was constructed. The facade is RF transparent material.Oct 20, 2007
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Hope (and signal) Sprints Eternal573 viewsAnother view of the camo antennas at Sprint's Hope Church site in Vista California.Oct 20, 2007
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BTS Equipment Enclosure556 viewsSprint's BTS equipment is located in this CMU walled enclosure at the Hope Church site in Vista, California.Oct 20, 2007
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Hope (and signal) Sprints Eternal532 viewsAnother view of the camo antennas at Sprint's Hope Church site in Vista California.Oct 20, 2007
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Faux Roof Penthouses603 viewsThe three rooftop enclosures house cell equipment/antennas. Torrance, California.Oct 19, 2007
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Faux Roof Penthouses597 viewsThe three rooftop enclosures house cell equipment/antennas. Torrance, California.Oct 19, 2007
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771 viewsA camo METROPCS site in San Pablo, California. The antennas are in the radomes just below the Holiday Inn sign.Oct 19, 2007
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Sleep Wirelessly in San Pablo, California531 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.
Oct 19, 2007
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Sing it with me... "Every Light A Cell Site"683 viewsThis is a view of the east side of the track at Agoura High in Agoura Hills, California. Each of the four light standards at this track support a antennas in radomes.Oct 19, 2007
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Agoura High School712 viewsAll four light standards at the Agoura Hills High School sport antenna radomesOct 14, 2007
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Outback with the Signal655 viewsNextel's antennas are inside the lower portion of the sign. The GPS antenna is mounted to one of the legs of the sign. Norwalk, California, overlooking Interstate 5.Oct 14, 2007
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Outback with the Signal507 viewsNextel's antennas are inside the lower portion of the sign. The GPS antenna is mounted to one of the legs of the sign. Norwalk, California, overlooking Interstate 5.Oct 14, 2007
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Primm an Properr in Primm Nevadaa700 viewsA site below the turret of one of the buildings at Whiskey Pete's in Primm, Nevada (about 400 yards from the California State line) off of I-15.Sep 14, 2006
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Shelling out some signal805 viewsNextel's antennas are affixed below the gas station sign at this site in Henderson, Nevada.Sep 14, 2006
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Can a Faux Monopine Have a Faux Disease?800 viewsNextel (now TowerCo) can take 'great pride' in its economical design of this monopine, located in a CalTrans yard at the intersections of the I405 and I10 freeways in West Los Angeles. References to Christmas trees owned by a certain person with the last name of Brown are appropriate. Sep 14, 2006
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Sort-of Flag Tank Site714 views...in Boulder City, Nevada.Sep 14, 2006
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Using Microwaves to Cook the Food?784 viewsThis site's antennas are painted to match the McDonalds barrel sign at the Barstow Station, Barstow California.Sep 14, 2006
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Can You Fry Me Now?805 viewsThis site's antennas are painted to match the McDonalds barrel sign at the Barstow Station, Barstow California.Sep 14, 2006
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The Word Rings Out From T-Mobile679 viewsT-Mobile's exterior box design is spoiled by the visible antenna cables and tower mounted amplifiers in plain view. A little work would make this a nice site on a church bell tower.Sep 14, 2006
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What an Awful 'Camouflage' Design680 viewsSprint's silly camo box above non-camo legs design in Burbank, California. Not even painted with some classic line like, "Eat At Joes" or "Repent! The End (of Bad Camo Designs) is at Hand!"Sep 14, 2006
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What an Awful 'Camouflage' Design711 viewsSprint's silly camo box above non-camo legs design in Burbank, California. Not even painted with some classic line like, "Eat At Joes" or "Repent! The End (of Bad Camo Designs) is at Hand!"Sep 14, 2006
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I'll Take Your Parking Ticket, If you Please645 viewsSprint's BTS is located under the stairs at the entry?/exit? of this garage in Burbank, California. Notice how the space was extended below the stairs to house the equipment.Sep 14, 2006
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Faux Steeple Site Overlooking LAX607 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 relationship between the site and the west complex of LAX. This is a $million dollar view of LAX, but I suspect the mortuary isn't quite making all that from T-Mobile.Apr 17, 2006
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LMU/GPS - Unusual Configuration677 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 unusual placement of the LMU antenna (left) and the GPS antenna (right) attached to the power riser. This face of the building is to the south, so the LMU antenna is block for about 180 degrees of arc. Clever, eh?Apr 17, 2006
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Fax Steeple Site Overlooking LAX600 viewsThis Cingular-built site in El Segundo, California, now owned by T-Mobile, overlooks LAX. The building houses a mortuary. Note that the chimney shown in this photo IS NOT the camo faux chimney in the rear of the property. This is the building real chimney.Apr 17, 2006
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Close Up of Top of Poorly Maintained Faux Chimney907 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.Apr 17, 2006
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BTS Equipment, Top and Bottom of Faux Chimney613 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. Apr 17, 2006
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Top of Poorly Maintained Faux Chimney587 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.Apr 17, 2006
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BTS Equipment, Top and Bottom of Faux Chimney596 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. Apr 17, 2006
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BTS Equipment, Bottom of Faux Chimney555 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. Apr 17, 2006
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Camo Site Overlooking LAX535 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.Apr 17, 2006
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Camo LUG on Apartment Building600 viewsThis LUG (generator socket) is installed on an apartment building in El Segundo, California, overlooks Los Angeles International Airport.Apr 17, 2006
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The Sweet Taste of Signal717 viewsAnother view of the old Loveland Sugar Co. silo, now used as an antenna support for two carriers. Cingular is in the prefabricated building on the right. The carrier on the outdoor platform on the left is (currently) unidentified.Mar 26, 2006
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The Sweet Taste of Signal608 viewsA view of the jumper-to-hardline and grounding point for this unidentified carrier at the old Loveland Sugar Co. silo. The colored tape is used to identify the antenna sectors and whether the antennas are transmit or receive. Loveland, Colorado.Mar 26, 2006
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The Sweet Taste of Signal627 viewsUnidentified carrier at the Loveland Sugar Co. silo, Loveland Colorado. Notice that the equipment is held aloft on a variable mount platform rather than engineering a foundation.Mar 26, 2006
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The Sweet Taste of Signal535 viewsAnother view of the old Loveland Sugar Co. silo, now used as an antenna support for two carriers (Cingular plus an unidentified carrier).Mar 26, 2006
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The Sweet Taste of Signal604 viewsA close-up view of the platform system used to elevate and level the equipment cabinets for this unidentified carrier at the Loveland Sugar Co. silo, Loveland, Colorado.Mar 26, 2006
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The Sweet Taste of Signal655 viewsLong view of the Loveland Sugar Co. (Colorado) silo used as and antenna platform for two carriers (Cingular plus an unidentified carrier).Mar 26, 2006
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The Sweet Taste of Signal546 viewsCingular and an unidentified second carrier use this old silo in Loveland, Colorado. Photo by Steve Allen of Kramer.Firm, Inc.Mar 24, 2006
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The Sweet Taste of Signal554 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.Mar 24, 2006
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The Sweet Taste of Signal547 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.Mar 24, 2006
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A Powerful Bison913 viewsVerizon's cellular bison, located in Carr, Colorado, serves I25. Notice the microwave dish to the right of the bison. It's used for backhaul to Verizon's mobile telephone switching office (MTSO). Photo by Steve Allen of Kramer.Firm, Inc.Mar 24, 2006
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A Powerful Bison690 viewsVerizon's cellular bison, located in Carr, Colorado, serves I25. This site is about 1 mile south of the Wyoming state line. The apparent height of the bison is about 12 feet. This photo is looking to the north. Photo by Steve Allen of Kramer.Firm, Inc.Mar 24, 2006
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A Powerful Bison1744 viewsVerizon's cellular bison, located in Carr, Colorado, serves I25. This closeup shot shows how the antenna panels are affixed to the metal body of the bison.Mar 24, 2006
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A Powerful Bison931 viewsVerizon's cellular bison, located in Carr, Colorado, serves I25. This site is about 1 mile south of the Wyoming state line. The apparent height of the bison is about 12 feet. This photo is looking to the south. Photo by Steve Allen of Kramer.Firm, Inc.Mar 24, 2006
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Nextel Near the L.A. Convention Center685 viewsNextel's equipment is located inside this building west of the L.A. Convention Center. The building design is quite interesting, eh? Sprint and Cingular and co-located at this site. Sprint's antenna support is like Nextel's (only it has a fresh coat of paint), and Cingular uses a mono-bore tower here.Mar 21, 2006
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A Stylish Sprint Design669 viewsJust west of the the L.A. Convention Center you'll find this interesting antenna support. While the antennas are external to the dedicated structure, quite a bit of thought went into the design. Linda Paul (now with T-Mobile) has provided additional information about this site, and I have to tell you that the more I see it, the more I like it!Mar 21, 2006
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Sprint Together With Nextel...853 views...have the two unusual antenna supports at this site, located west of the L.A. Convention Center. Cingular is here, too, with a mono-bore tower off the photo to the right. Gee, that Nextel tower could sure use a fresh coat of paint, do you agree?Mar 21, 2006
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Now You Don't See It, and Now you Don't!735 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 west from the roadway.Mar 21, 2006
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Now You Don't See It, and Now you Don't!808 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.Mar 21, 2006
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Now You Don't See It, and Now you Don't!942 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 north.Mar 21, 2006
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675 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 southwest from the roadway.Mar 21, 2006
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Now You Don't See It, and Now you Don't!787 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 northwest from the roadway.Mar 21, 2006
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Now You Don't See It, and Now you Don't!695 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.Mar 21, 2006
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Now You Don't See It, and Now you Don't!593 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.Mar 21, 2006
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You Can Rest Your Signal Here725 views...at the Lemon Tree motel in Pomona, California. It's the site of this Cingular wireless cell sign and well-hidden BTS cabinet. This site overlooks Interstate 10/SR57/SR71 interchange.Mar 21, 2006
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You Can Rest Your Signal Here613 views...at the Lemon Tree motel in Pomona, California. It's the site of this Cingular wireless cell sign and well-hidden BTS cabinet. This site overlooks Interstate 10/SR57/SR71 interchange.Mar 21, 2006
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You Can Rest Your Signal Here650 views...at the Lemon Tree motel in Pomona, California. It's the site of this Cingular wireless cell sign and well-hidden BTS cabinet. This site overlooks Interstate 10/SR57/SR71 interchange.Mar 21, 2006
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Blessed be the Signal From On High591 viewsVerizon's antennas are in the bell tower of this church in Pomona, California.Mar 21, 2006
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Blessed be the Signal From On High552 viewsVerizon's antennas are in the bell tower of this church in Pomona, California.Mar 21, 2006
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A Sassy Looking Mono-Cypress1242 viewsVerizon's mono-cypress tree in Lake Elsinore is Sassy! (Sorry, bad joke: That's VZW's site name...go figure!) Here's a close-up of the tree coverage.Feb 06, 2006
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Verizon's Sassy Site: Grounded Bollards716 viewsThe traffic bollards at Verizon's Sassy site are grounded. This helps to prevent RF hot-spots near the antennas. Of course, the bollards also help to deter unwelcome vehicle-visitors!Feb 06, 2006
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Gallons of Fun586 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.Feb 06, 2006
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A Sassy Power Generator597 viewsVerizon's Sassy site features this remote power generator. Note that the fuel tank isn't here, but rather it's located in the main BTS fenced area about 50 feet away (and to the left of this view).Feb 06, 2006
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One Sassy Site690 viewsVerizon's site, called "Sassy" near Lake Elsinore, California is designed as a faux Cypress tree. One of my staff looked at the photo and named it "Chia Cell." From its shape, this could also be a camo missile, ready to be launched against competitive wireless carriers! "Houston, we have a problem!"Feb 06, 2006
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One Sassy Site621 viewsVerizon's site, called "Sassy" near Lake Elsinore, California is designed as a faux Cypress tree. One of my staff looked at the photo and named it "Chia Cell." From its shape, this could also be a camo missile, ready to be launched against competitive wireless carriers! "Houston, we have a problem!"Feb 06, 2006
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A Sassy Site625 viewsVerizon's site, called "Sassy" near Lake Elsinore, California is designed as a faux Cypress tree. One of my staff looked at the photo and named it "Chia Cell." From its shape, this could also be a camo missile, ready to be launched against competitive wireless carriers! "Houston, we have a problem!"AFeb 06, 2006
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Verizon Wireless Camo Light Standard972 views...in Santa Monica, California. Notice that the BTS equipment vault is located around the corner to the right. It's in the sidewalk area. If you still can't spot it, look for the white painted labels! Actually, a nice design. The vents are in the greenbelt area.Jan 19, 2006
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Verizon Wireless Camo Light Standard901 views...in Santa Monica, California. Notice that the BTS equipment vault is located around the corner to the right. It's in the sidewalk area. The vault vents are located in the greenbelt behind the red curb. A very nice installation, indeed.Jan 19, 2006
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Two on a Stick671 viewsSprint's BTS equipment is located in the large flush-to-grade vault. It's flush vents bracket the BTS vault. It's interesting to compare the small Sprint vents to the large Cingular vents at the same site. (See the photos of Cingular's vents near this photo in the same gallery.)Jan 19, 2006
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Columns of Signal882 viewsThe columns at the top are built with RF transparent materials. The antennas are located inside the columns of this church. The base station equipment is located at teh lower right site. This church is located in San Juan Capistrano, California.Dec 09, 2005
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A Baby ___pole Site668 viewsYet another ___pole missing its ____. This is a stunted ___pole just intended to shine signal on a stretch of the I-5 Freeway in the City of San Diego. Built by AT&T, this is now a Cingular site.Dec 09, 2005
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Just Signal583 viewsThis Cingular-constructed site in Irvine California has its antennas above the clocks. It's located at a "Just Tires" store.Dec 09, 2005
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Towering Signal737 viewsSprint's site in Irvine along the I-5 Freeway features an unusual antenna configuration where one of the sector antennas is turned 90 degrees to serve another sector. It's the antenna on the right side.Dec 09, 2005
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Highland View Pentecostal Assembly - Los Angeles587 viewsCloseup of the antenna camo boxes on the bell tower. The construction is not very good.Dec 09, 2005
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Highland View Pentecostal Assembly - Los Angeles579 viewsThis site's antennas are built into a add-on box on the bell tower.Dec 09, 2005
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Columns of Signal864 viewsThe columns at the top are built with RF transparent materials. The antennas are located inside the columns of this church. Look carefully and you'll see the seam of the RF transparent panels.Dec 09, 2005
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Columns of Signal501 viewsThe columns at the top are built with RF transparent materials. The antennas are located inside the columns of this church. The base station equipment is located at teh lower right site. This church is located in San Juan Capistrano, California.Dec 09, 2005
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Church Site539 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.Dec 09, 2005
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A Flag and Light Show767 viewsThis is an AT&T Wireless site, later Cingular, shining signal in San Diego on the I-5 Freeway and the Coronado Bay Bridge. The light standard also supports antennas. Dec 09, 2005
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A Flagpole Site556 viewsThis is an AT&T Wireless site, later Cingular, shining signal in San Diego on the I-5 Freeway and the Coronado Bay Bridge.Dec 09, 2005
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A Sign of the T-Mobile Times592 viewsThis furniture store sign supports T-Mobile's sectorized antennas. National City, California (south of San Diego). The furniture store is out of business.Dec 09, 2005
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A Sign of the T-Mobile Times499 viewsThis furniture store sign supports T-Mobile's sectorized antennas. National City, California (south of San Diego). The furniture store is out of business.Dec 09, 2005
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Towering Signal1386 viewsSprint's site in Irvine along the I-5 Freeway features an unusual antenna configuration where one of the sector antennas is turned 90 degrees to serve another sector. It's the antenna on the right side.Dec 09, 2005
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Towering Signal705 viewsSprint's site in Irvine along the I-5 Freeway features an unusual antenna configuration where one of the sector antennas is turned 90 degrees to serve another sector. It's the antenna on the right side.Dec 09, 2005
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Just Signal648 viewsThis Cingular-constructed site in Irvine California has its antennas above the clocks. It's located at a "Just Tires" store.Dec 09, 2005
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Is that an AIRCRAFT warning light on the tree?1192 viewsI continue to update the gallery with new photos of this ever-changing site. The latest is the addition of new panel antennas.Dec 09, 2005
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Is that an AIRCRAFT warning light on the tree?747 viewsI continue to update the gallery with new photos of this ever-changing site. The latest is the addition of new panel antennas.Dec 09, 2005
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Highland View Pentecostal Assembly - Los Angeles627 viewsOverview of the antenna camo boxes on the bell tower.Dec 09, 2005
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Highland View Pentecostal Assembly - Los Angeles630 viewsView of BTS equipment next to chapel of the church.Dec 09, 2005
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Highland View Pentecostal Assembly - Los Angeles782 viewsView of GPS and LMU antennas next to BTS equipment.Dec 09, 2005
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Mauve in Orange708 viewsI never knew that some Palm tree trunks were mauve. Apparently they can be for mono-palms like this Cingular site in the City of Orange, California.Nov 13, 2005
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Nextel Field Light Standard Radome Antenna Mount1048 viewsNextel's Santa Margarita Christian High School site (Rancho Rancho Santa Margarita, California) uses a field light standard to support the antennas, and the radome that covers those antennas.
The mountain in the background/right of the field light standard is Santiago Peak, the key radio site in Orange County, California.Oct 29, 2005
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What's Under the Skirt?793 viewsNextel's Nextel's Santa Margarita Christian High School site antennas are behind a radome/skirt affixed to a field light standard. Looking upwards, you can see 4 of the 6 antennas behind the radome/skirt.Oct 29, 2005
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Nextel BTS Equpment Shelter696 viewsThis is the BTS equipment shelter for Nextel's Santa Margarita Christian High School site (Rancho Rancho Santa Margarita, California). This buidling is located adjacent to a baseball diamond to the east of the field light standard supporting the site antennas.
Notice that the shadow of the field light standard and Radome are falling on the building. Just a lucky shot! Oct 29, 2005
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What a Lug!693 viewsNextel's Santa Margarita Christian High School site (Rancho Rancho Santa Margarita, California) is adorned with this emergency generator socket (sometimes called a "LUG"). It permits the Nextel to bring in a portable power generator to keep the site on-air during local power outages. For technical details regarding this device see:
http://www.appletonelec.com/pdf/D-2thru31.pdfOct 29, 2005
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Obelisque du Signal768 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 from the SR133 N to the SR241 S connector. It highlights the aircraft warning beacon on the top of the obelisque.Oct 29, 2005
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Obelisque du Signal595 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.Oct 25, 2005
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Obelisque du Signal675 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 west from the northbound SR241 just before the interchange.Oct 25, 2005
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A Growth on a Monopalm722 viewsYet another view of a compromised monopalm. Spectrasite's cellpalm should never have had the microwave dish or the add-on panel antennas on the tree trunk. It took an only fair design and made it terrible. Sprint and Cingular are at this site. Others may be, too.Oct 23, 2005
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A Growth on a Monopalm768 viewsSpectrasite's monopalm has this very strange 6-panel growth on the tree trunk. And isn't that a stange looking, er, microwavealbe 'date' below the palms?! How sad. Inglewood, California. Cingular and Sprint are at this site.Oct 23, 2005
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A Growth on a Monopalm662 viewsSpectrasite's monopalm has this very strange 6-panel growth on the tree trunk. How sad. Inglewood, California. Cingular and Sprint are at this site.Oct 23, 2005
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Sprint Monopalm959 viewsSprint's monopalm in Inglewood, California. Interestingly, the FCC tower registration for this site points to a completely different address. Hummmm!Oct 23, 2005
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Sprint's Dual Light Standard Site758 viewsHigh above the US101 (Ventura Freeway) in Thousand Oaks sit these dual light standards. Two light standards provide three sectors of diversity coverage in this very high (RF) traffic area. The equipment is located in an underground vault. Rasnow Peak can be seen in the distance.Oct 23, 2005
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Sprint's Dual Light Standard Site806 viewsHigh above the US101 (Ventura Freeway) in Thousand Oaks sit these dual light standards. Two light standards provide three sectors of diversity coverage in this very high (RF) traffic area. The BTS equpment is located in the vault between the two light standards.Oct 23, 2005
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Underground BTS Equipment Vault941 viewsYou're looking at a close-up view of one way that Sprint places its equipment underground. The vents provide air flow. The green pedestal is for the power meter. The PVC tubing is for site drainage. This site is in the Newbury Park portion of Thousand Oaks, California.Oct 23, 2005
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Mounting collar: Radome above a light standard936 viewsHere's a close-up view of how a radome is attached to the top of a concrete light standard. This is a Sprint site in the Newbury Park portion of Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaOct 23, 2005
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Monopalm with Hidden Antennas882 viewsA view looking to the west of Sprint's monopalm at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Palm Desert, by Chameleon Engineering. The antennas are mounted inside the 'growth pod' below the palms. Oct 23, 2005
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Monopalm with Hidden Antennas903 viewsA close-up of Sprint's monopalm at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Palm Desert, California. The design by Chameleon Engineering hides the antennas inside the 'growth pod' below the palms. Oct 23, 2005
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Monopalm with Hidden Antennas1359 viewsSprint's monopalm at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Palm Desert, California uses a design by Chameleon Engineering. The antennas are mounted inside the 'growth pod' below the palms. This view looks upwards to see how the grown pod radone is set out from the trunk of the palm.Oct 23, 2005
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A Thoughtful Monopalm768 viewsThe business end of this two-carrier monopalm at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church school in Palm Desert, California. Notice that there are no antenna arms at top of the tree structure. Cool.
Thanks to Rienk Ayers of Chameleon Engineering for updating me regarding the site. Chameleon's tag line works: "the Best is Hard to Find."Oct 23, 2005
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Certainly-a-Monopalm706 viewsHere's an overview of the very active monopalm surrounded by live palm and broadleaf trees. St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Palm Desert, California.
Thanks to Rienk Ayers of Chameleon Engineering for updating me regarding the site. Chameleon's tag line works: "the Best is Hard to Find."Oct 23, 2005
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Very Active Monopalm787 viewsThis monopalm is located at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Palm Desert, California. Notice that the antenna arms are not visible because they are hidden in the growth pod.Oct 23, 2005
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Not-a-Monopalm BTS Enclosure725 viewsThe monopalm at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church school is served from this BTS enclosure adjacent to the kids play area. Palm Desert, California. This panorama consists of three photos. Can you find both break points?Oct 23, 2005
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Monopalm - A Morning View746 viewsClose up of the business end of the Palm Desert, California monopalm. Now you see it...now you do!Oct 23, 2005
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Monopalm - A Morning View667 viewsYet another view of the in-your-face panels on this monopalm in Palm Desert, California. Photo taken about 7:30 a.m.Oct 23, 2005
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Monopalm - A Morning View690 viewsA closer view of the unknown carrier's in-your-face monopalm in Palm Desert, California.Oct 23, 2005
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Monopalm - A Morning View657 viewsThis monopalm in Palm Desert, California is located in a shopping center. The branch coverage is poor, and the panels certainly stand out in the morning light. The carrier is unknown.Oct 23, 2005
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Cell Palm767 viewsClose up of the business end of Sprint's Desert Hot Springs monopalm site at 61400B Pierson Blvd. sits aside the road to 29 Palms. Relatively poor branch coverage.Oct 23, 2005
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Cell Palm683 viewsNotice that the coax ground block (below the ice guard) and the ground wire from the ground block are not properly affixed. Sprint site in Desert Hot Springs, CAOct 23, 2005
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Cell Palm730 viewsSprint's Desert Hot Springs monopalm site at 61400B Pierson Blvd. sits aside the road to 29 Palms. Relatively poor branch coverage.Oct 23, 2005
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A Mighty Wind's A'blowin...980 viewsThis well-known AT&T Wireless site sits to the west of SR57 in San Dimas, California (near Arrow Highway). The BTS equipment is located in the building to the left behind the barbed wire fence.Oct 17, 2005
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A Mighty Wind's A'blowin...678 viewsLooking up to the working platform of the AT&T Wireless Camo Windmill in San Dimas, California. All three sectors can be seen. The cables come down the center inside the large pipe.Oct 17, 2005
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Camo Sprint Site684 viewsHere's another view of Sprint's camo site on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica, California. This view is looking north from 15th Street toward Montana Avenue.Oct 17, 2005
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