 Last additions - Kramer
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13 - Basically Complete724 viewsThis is a photo of the site at completion.Sep 26, 2004
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01 - Before615 viewsThis is a photo simulation of the site prior to the installation of the concrete base. (SORT by "TITLE +" or "TITLE -" in the upper right of the thumbnail frame to see these photos in the proper order!)Sep 26, 2004
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02 - Concrete Base Installed624 viewsThis photo simulation shows the base installed before the installation of the "trunk" of the cell pine.Sep 26, 2004
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03 - Trunk Installed673 viewsThe "trunk" of the cell pine is installed on the concrete base. Note the pegs used to receive the branches, and the cable portal at the top of the trunk.Sep 26, 2004
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04 - Cables Pulled in Trunk684 viewsThe coaxial cables that will be connected to the antenna are pulled from the BTS equipment to the top of the trunk. Photograph 16 in this gallery is an excellent, if long shot, of the equipment building seen here, above and behind our little tree.Sep 26, 2004
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05 - Antenna Bracket Assembly653 viewsA technician is constructing one of the two antenna support arms.Sep 26, 2004
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06 - Antenna Arms Installed651 viewsThe antenna support arms are installed. The coaxial cables are fanned out to the arms to match to the antennas that will be installed later.Sep 26, 2004
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07 - Antennas Installed, Connected713 viewsThe techs have installed the panel antennas on the arms, and are now connecting the coaxial cables to the antennas.Sep 26, 2004
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08 - Faux Branches Installed1175 viewsOur little tree is taking shape now the branches have been installed. Notice the unprotected coaxial cables running to the tree near the base (right side).Sep 26, 2004
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Not much water, but lots of signal1553 viewsLocated in at a shopping center in Oxnard, California, the cell antennas are located below the faux water tank.Sep 26, 2004
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Hot zone? What hot zone?699 viewsThis roof-top site (now removed) used cheezy plastic safety cones with pasted-on warning signs to alleged mark the edge of the general population/uncontrolled RF zone. Note the two cones at rear-right that have blown over. A very effective warning technique, eh?Sep 26, 2004
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Two levels? No problem!536 viewsThis cell site, located on Yerba Buena Island in the San Francisco Bay serves both levels of the Bay Bridge.Sep 26, 2004
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"...before the mast"1069 viewsHere's what the camo cell palm looked before the bolt-on antennas were added (see "What's below the fans?" photograph in this section).Sep 26, 2004
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What's that below the fans?1188 viewsTake one poorly configured camouflaged cell palm tree and then abandon any desire to keep it camouflaged. How? Just add non-camo antennas bolted onto the 'trunk' below the fans as seen in this photograph. To see what this cell palm looked like before the addition of the bolt-on antennas, see "...before the mast" in this section!Sep 26, 2004
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Lattice but not a tower876 viewsThe antennas at this site in Santa Monica, California are partiallyhidden behind the lattice above the roof. A better design would have required the two visible antenna pole mounts to be cut off above the antennas so as to be hidden from view.Sep 26, 2004
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Mismatched Bricks1287 viewsHere is an example of a faux building extension with a poorly matched 'brick' facing. There's no doubt that this design does not effectively hide the antennas behind the faux brick facing. Notice that no effort was made to match the brick patter of the underlying building thereby highlighting the 'out of place' nature of the extension.
Sep 26, 2004
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Penthouse external mounted site444 viewsThis is a plain, externally mounted cell site on a commercial office building. Note the GPS (timing) antenna well above the roof line, which might have been mounted at the roof level to minimize its visibility from ground level without impairing its function.Sep 26, 2004
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Major Macrocell Site (multiple carriers)486 viewsThis is an example of a traditional multiple carrier macrocell site. Note the large microwave antennas facing to the right: They are used to provide high-reliability connection of this site to the MTSO some 25 miles away.Sep 24, 2004
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Cell site on a Call Box616 viewsThis cell site uses a travelers call box as the antenna support. The equipment is located just beyond the railing in the underground enclosure. Near Pt. Mugu, California.Sep 24, 2004
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PGE Transmission Tower Cell Site411 viewsSpotted in Walnut Creek, California: A cell site mounted atop a PGE transmission tower. Sep 24, 2004
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Sign of the times (1 of 2)1431 viewsThe cell site antenna is seen at the top of the outdoor advertising sign. Spotted in Connecticut.Sep 24, 2004
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Sign of the times (2 of 2)1074 viewsNotice how the base station equipment is mounted on the advertising sign pole mount.Sep 24, 2004
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Strand-mounted cell site (Sprint)644 viewsThis is a Sprint cell site using the cable TV system to connect users to the MTSO. Irvine, CA.Sep 24, 2004
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More Waves and Waves937 viewsA very large flagpole cell site in Southgate, California.Sep 24, 2004
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Chester, PA Cell Site527 viewsAttention KMART shoppers! Now you can show for sundries and signal at the same time!Sep 24, 2004
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Cell site in Salzburg, Austria412 viewsWhile in Salzburg to lecture at the Center for International Legal Studies I snapped this photo of a cell site across the street from my hotel room.Sep 24, 2004
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Old Power Tower = New Cell Tower433 viewsThe power utility removed its wires from this old transmission tower, but still uses it to support a cell site.Sep 24, 2004
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