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Poorly designed Church bell tower site394 views
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Poorly designed Church bell tower site424 views
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So-so Camo'ed Pop-Up Site in Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley)448 viewsThis is a so-so camo rooftop site in the San Fernando Valley portion of Los Angeles. It uses open-back pop-ups on the building to mostly hide the antennas.
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So-so Camo'ed Pop-Up Site in Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley)403 viewsThis is a so-so camo rooftop site in the San Fernando Valley portion of Los Angeles. It uses open-back pop-ups on the building to mostly hide the antennas.
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So-so Camo'ed Pop-Up Site in Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley)358 viewsThis is a so-so camo rooftop site in the San Fernando Valley portion of Los Angeles. It uses open-back pop-ups on the building to mostly hide the antennas.
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So-so Camo'ed Pop-Up Site in Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley)370 viewsThis is a so-so camo rooftop site in the San Fernando Valley portion of Los Angeles. It uses open-back pop-ups on the building to mostly hide the antennas.
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AT&T Clock Tower - Public Park580 viewsAT&T Clock Tower Site in Rio Rancho, NM
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AT&T Clock Tower - Public Park387 viewsAT&T Clock Tower Site in Rio Rancho, NM
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Verizon Camo Church Site 364 viewsAt St. Margaret's in Chino, CA
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Verizon Camo Church Site 331 viewsAt St. Margaret's in Chino, CA
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Verizon Camo Church Site 354 viewsAt St. Margaret's in Chino, CA
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AT&T's Upgraded Tree at Camp Pendleton Rest Stop501 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.
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AT&T's Upgraded Tree at Camp Pendleton Rest Stop544 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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New Concept: A wireless site without antennas or base station equipment1228 viewsThis SCE tower features a three sector panel mount without panels. It also lacks any base station.
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Sprint Monopole in Lebec, California746 viewsSite is controlled by TowerCo (soon to be SBC).
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Power on the Tower394 viewsAn AT&T site on a SCE transmission tower in Thousand Oaks, California.
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Konya Province208 views
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Konya Province209 views
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Konya Province204 views
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Konya Province208 views
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Antalya Province211 views
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Antalya Province213 views
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Antalya Province209 views
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Antalya Province210 views
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Antalya Province208 views
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Antalya Province272 views
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Antalya Province292 views
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Antalya Province317 views
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2228 viewsCan you guess which of the light standards contains the site antennas?
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Santa Fe Big Steel Guyed Tower307 viewsSanta Fe Big Steel Guyed Tower
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Santa Fe Big Steel Guyed Tower280 viewsSanta Fe Big Steel Guyed Tower
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Big Steel over Las Vegas (New Mexico, that is)325 viewsThis multi-carrier tower serves much of Las Vegas, New Mexico.
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Federally Protected Bird's Next in Taos, NM396 viewsThis is a close-up of the federally-protected bird's next located high up an American Tower colo site in Taos, New Mexico.
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A Tower That Helps Birds!467 viewsThis is American Tower's "Taos Center" tower site in, ah, Taos (New Mexico). It's most unique feature is the federally protected bird's nest on the tower. Here's the sign warning against climbing without permission.
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Tall Tower to Save Birds375 viewsAmerican Tower's Taos Central site in Taos, NM has a federally-protected bird's nest on one of the platforms. The the photos here. Search on Taos.
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313 viewsThis is a very, very tall self-supporting lattice tower site, owned by American Tower, in Espanola, New Mexico.
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Mono Eucalyptus Antennas1632 viewsThe antennas atop a mono-eucalyptus in Oceanside, California. American Tower should spend a bit of time fixing the antenna covers.
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Outstanding T-Mobile Church Site1300 viewsThis is a photograph of T-Mobile's outstanding installation in the exiting bell tower of the Piedmont Community Church in Piedmont, California. The antennas are hidden behind the faux vents. T-Mobile originally proposed a faux stained-glass design, but the City's planners wisely opted for the vent design far more in keeping with the normal look of a bell tower.
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Outstanding T-Mobile Church Site1097 viewsThis is a photograph of T-Mobile's outstanding installation in the exiting bell tower of the Piedmont Community Church in Piedmont, California. The antennas are hidden behind the faux vents. T-Mobile originally proposed a faux stained-glass design, but the City's planners wisely opted for the vent design far more in keeping with the normal look of a bell tower.
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Outstanding T-Mobile Church Site901 viewsThis is a photograph of T-Mobile's outstanding installation in the exiting bell tower of the Piedmont Community Church in Piedmont, California. The antennas are hidden behind the faux vents. T-Mobile originally proposed a faux stained-glass design, but the City's planners wisely opted for the vent design far more in keeping with the normal look of a bell tower.
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Outstanding T-Mobile Church Site822 viewsThis is a photograph of T-Mobile's outstanding installation in the exiting bell tower of the Piedmont Community Church in Piedmont, California. The antennas are hidden behind the faux vents. T-Mobile originally proposed a faux stained-glass design, but the City's planners wisely opted for the vent design far more in keeping with the normal look of a bell tower.
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What is, But What Could Be...892 viewsThis is a special photo of a semi-camo site in Santa Fe, New Mexico. If you click to enlarge it, you'll see a before photo (showing the visible panel antenna in the opening) and after photo simulation of how this site might have been better designed by the carrier. Sometimes it the little things that separate a ho-hum project from a wow project.
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Powering Up Santa Fe379 viewsT-Mobile occupies the top of this power transmission pole near the Plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Tower Towers Over the Santa Fe Plaza376 viewsThis tower stands just south of the Plaza in historic Santa Fe. It's clearly visible from much of the Plaza area. So sad
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It Radiates Near Radiation508 viewsThis is a monopole owned by American Tower located in Los Alamos, New Mexico. They work on things there that are better left unspoken (absent a suitable security clearance, that it).
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Manny, Moe and Jack353 viewsThese three lattice towers stand just off of US285 in Nambe, New Mexico. This site is a few miles north of the Santa Fe Opera House.
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So-So Sprint Monopine Close-up1234 viewsThis is a close-up of the panel array located at Sprint's monopine, located in Corona, California, is a good example of what happens when the antenna array extends past the branches. Also note the degraded and falling-off panel covers (socks). This site is now managed by TowerCo.
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So-So Sprint Monopine2029 viewsSprint's monopine, located in Corona, California, is a good example of what happens when the antenna array extends past the branches. Also note the degraded and falling-off panel covers (socks). This site is now managed by TowerCo.
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So-So Sprint Monopine1491 viewsSprint's monopine, located in Corona, California, is a good example of what happens when the antenna array extends past the branches. Also note the degraded and falling-off panel covers (socks). This site is now managed by TowerCo.
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AT&T Cow in Action975 viewsPanoramic (three photos) shot of AT&T's Cell-on-Wheels (COW) in action in the Santiago Canyon area of Orange County after the October 2007 wildfires. The portable generator powers the site.
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Nextel Portable Power Generator in Action710 viewsNextel's 20KW portable generator powers this site along Santiago Canyon Road near Irvine, California right after the wildfires of October 2007.
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AT&T Cow in Action1731 viewsAT&T's Cell-on-Wheels (COW) in action in the Santiago Canyon area of Orange County after the October 2007 wildfires. The portable generator powers the site.
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Nextel Portable Power Generator in Action718 viewsNextel's 20KW portable generator powers this site along Santiago Canyon Road near Irvine, California right after the wildfires of October 2007.
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AT&T Cow in Action669 viewsLook up the ridge at AT&T's Cell-on-Wheels (COW) in action in the Santiago Canyon area of Orange County after the October 2007 wildfires. A portable generator powers the site.
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Lots of Signals1032 viewsThis multi-carrier, multi-owner site is in Mesa, Arizona. The tower registration shows Verizon as the anchor of the lattice tower. The City of Mesa has multiple sites on the top of its water tank.
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Lots of Signals745 viewsThis multi-carrier, multi-owner site is in Mesa, Arizona. The tower registration shows Verizon as the anchor of the lattice tower. The City of Mesa has multiple sites on the top of its water tank.
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A Tower that's Really a Tower954 viewsAT&T and Sprint occupy the tower above this building in Temecula, California. The antennas are located adjacent to the 'windows', and the equipment cabinets are hidden by the roof parapets. The name of the center is, oddly, the Tower Plaza! A very good design, indeed.
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A Tower that's Really a Tower718 viewsView facing southwest of AT&T and Sprint tower site above this building in Temecula, California. The antennas are located adjacent to the 'windows', and the equipment cabinets are hidden by the roof parapets. The name of the center is, oddly, the Tower Plaza! A very good design, indeed.
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A Tower that's Really a Tower931 viewsClose up of the tower enclosing the AT&T and Sprint antennas in this tower above a building in Temecula, California. The antennas are located adjacent to the 'windows', and the equipment cabinets are hidden by the roof parapets. The name of the center is, oddly, the Tower Plaza! A very good design, indeed.
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Exhausting!746 viewsVerizon's generator at Mulligan Fun Center in Murrieta, California has its exhaust drawn off to a remote vent. This is an unusual configuration for an outdoors generator but appropriate here where the generator is located adjacent to a public area.
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It's time for Wireless721 viewsThis tower in Anaheim, California features an RF transparent clock.
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Can You Store My Signal Now?932 viewsT-Mobile's faux lighthouse antenna site in the San Fernando Valley, California.
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Another Big Mac Site1476 viewsThe carrier has its equipment in an underground vault in the grass area of this McDonald's in Huntington Beach, California. Notice the two green vents in the background.
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No Buns!1144 viewsT-Mobile's flagpole site at a McDonald's in Huntington Beach, California is not yet complete. This closeup shows the antenna, the tower-mounted-amplifiers, the remote tilt activators, and all the other fun stuff that makes this site play.
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With the 'buns' in place1042 viewsT-Mobile's antennas are now covered at this McDonald's site in Huntington Beach, California
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Buns, please!941 viewsT-Mobile's flagpole site, standing adjacent to another carrier's flagpoles, awaits the installation of the panels once the antennas are wired and optimized.
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T-Mobile's McDonald's Flagpole Site BTS Equipment1469 viewsThis is the ancillary equipment cabinets and panels (power, telephone; back-up power socket; etc.) that make the flagpole site in front of the McDonald's emit that popular PCS aroma.
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Camo Clock Tower in Mission Viejo, California1902 viewsA very tasteful clock tower cell site in Mission Viejo, California.
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Ketchikan Me if you Kan397 viewsMulticarrier site in Ketchikan, Alaska
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Ketchikan Me if you Kan364 viewsMulticarrier site in Ketchikan, Alaska
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Wait 'Till We Get Our Haines Signal On You!377 viewsMulticarrier site above Haines, Alaska
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T-Mobile Faux Lighthouse Antennas777 viewsPublic Storage, the national chain of self-storage centers has many centers that provide cell site locations. This center, in the San Fernando Valley, supports two carriers (T-Mobile and Sprint Nextel). The antennas on top of the faux lighthouse belong to T-Mobile.
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Is that A Fog Horn I hear?706 viewsPublic Storage, the national chain of self-storage centers has many centers that provide cell site locations. This center, in the San Fernando Valley, supports two carriers (T-Mobile and Sprint Nextel). The antennas on top of the faux lighthouse belong to T-Mobile.
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Blessed be Sprint974 viewsA sprint site inside a faux bell tower at a church in the San Fernando Valley (Los Angeles, California).
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Blessed be Sprint828 viewsA sprint site inside a faux bell tower at a church in the San Fernando Valley (Los Angeles, California).
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Blessed be Sprint801 viewsA sprint site inside a faux bell tower at a church in the San Fernando Valley (Los Angeles, California).
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Camouflaged Antenna, Exposed BTS Cabinets1097 viewsNotice the BTS cabinets of the two carriers installed on the roof of this shopping center adjacent to the tower camouflaging the antennas. This photo take from an adjacent commercial site parking lot.
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Camouflaged Antenna Site816 viewsThis tower houses sector antennas.
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Camouflaged Antenna Site768 viewsThis tower houses sector antennas.
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Wireless Adobe1339 viewsLooking at the west and south sides of Cingular's wireless adobe site. It's on a bluff above California Highway 62 southeast of Yucca Valley, California. It appears to be 'just another house on a hill' until you get up close and personal. The site is owned by InterConnect Towers LLC (FCC ASR 1050520).
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Wireless Adobe1062 viewsCingular's wireless adobe site on a bluff above California Highway 62 southeast of Yucca Valley, California. It appears to be 'just another house on a hill' until you get up close and personal. The site is owned by InterConnect Towers LLC (FCC ASR 1050520).
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Wireless Adobe864 viewsA telephoto shot of Cingular's wireless adobe site on a bluff above California Highway 62 southeast of Yucca Valley, California. It appears to be 'just another house on a hill' until you get up close and personal. The site is owned by InterConnect Towers LLC (FCC ASR 1050520).
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Wireless Adobe918 viewsA telephoto show of Cingular's wireless adobe site on a bluff above California Highway 62 southeast of Yucca Valley, California. It appears to be 'just another house on a hill' until you get up close and personal. The site is owned by InterConnect Towers LLC (FCC ASR 1050520).
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Wireless Adobe807 viewsApproaching Cingular's wireless adobe site from the west side service road. It's on a bluff above California Highway 62 southeast of Yucca Valley, California. It appears to be 'just another house on a hill' until you get up close and personal. The site is owned by InterConnect Towers LLC (FCC ASR 1050520).
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891 viewsA high resolution detail show of Cingular's wireless adobe site from the west side service road. It's on a bluff above California Highway 62 southeast of Yucca Valley, California. It appears to be 'just another house on a hill' until you get up close and personal. The site is owned by InterConnect Towers LLC (FCC ASR 1050520).
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Wireless Adobe1089 viewsLooking southwest to Cingular's wireless adobe site. It's on a bluff above California Highway 62 southeast of Yucca Valley, California. It appears to be 'just another house on a hill' until you get up close and personal. The site is owned by InterConnect Towers LLC (FCC ASR 1050520).
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Awful AT&T Antennas711 viewsThis rather awful antenna site, from AT&T wireless, is located at 10239 1/2 Vassar in Canoga Park, California. The dual band antennas use tower mounted amplifiers to enhance weak signal reception.
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Awful AT&T Antennas602 viewsThis rather awful antenna site, from AT&T wireless, is located at 10239 1/2 Vassar in Canoga Park, California. The dual band antennas use tower mounted amplifiers to enhance weak signal reception.
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CellSign Updated538 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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CellSign Updated450 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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Yerba Buena Island Site Serving the Oakland Bay Bridge535 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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Desert Storm!661 viewsVerizon's "Desert Storm" light standard site in Irvine, California.
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Unipole in Lacey, Washington537 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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Big Iron CoLo in Lacey Washington524 viewsNextel and AT&T Wireless share this tower in Lacey, Washington. Notice the climbing space through the bottom platform.
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Big Iron CoLo in Lacey Washington439 viewsNextel and AT&T Wireless share this tower in Lacey, Washington
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Faux Roof Penthouses584 viewsThe three rooftop enclosures house cell equipment/antennas. Torrance, California.
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Faux Roof Penthouses581 viewsThe three rooftop enclosures house cell equipment/antennas. Torrance, California.
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443 viewsA Verizon MTSO in Stockton, California.
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Using Microwaves to Cook the Food?763 viewsThis site's antennas are painted to match the McDonalds barrel sign at the Barstow Station, Barstow California.
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Can You Fry Me Now?781 viewsThis site's antennas are painted to match the McDonalds barrel sign at the Barstow Station, Barstow California.
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Camo LUG on Apartment Building579 viewsThis LUG (generator socket) is installed on an apartment building in El Segundo, California, overlooks Los Angeles International Airport.
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A Stylish Sprint Design647 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!
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Blessed be the Signal From On High577 viewsVerizon's antennas are in the bell tower of this church in Pomona, California.
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Blessed be the Signal From On High540 viewsVerizon's antennas are in the bell tower of this church in Pomona, California.
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A Sassy Power Generator584 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).
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Towering Signal711 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.2 comments
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Highland View Pentecostal Assembly - Los Angeles557 viewsThis site's antennas are built into a add-on box on the bell tower.
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Multi Carriers on Multi Power Towers353 viewsThese antennas sites are located on SCE power transmission towers in Irvine, California.
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Towering Signal1368 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.
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Towering Signal684 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.
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Is that an AIRCRAFT warning light on the tree?1148 viewsI continue to update the gallery with new photos of this ever-changing site. The latest is the addition of new panel antennas.4 comments
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Is that an AIRCRAFT warning light on the tree?724 viewsI continue to update the gallery with new photos of this ever-changing site. The latest is the addition of new panel antennas.
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Highland View Pentecostal Assembly - Los Angeles608 viewsOverview of the antenna camo boxes on the bell tower.
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Highland View Pentecostal Assembly - Los Angeles611 viewsView of BTS equipment next to chapel of the church.
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Highland View Pentecostal Assembly - Los Angeles766 viewsView of GPS and LMU antennas next to BTS equipment.
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PCS Base Station below PG&E Power Tower572 viewsUbiquitel's BTS in Olivehurst, California is located in a wood-fenced enclosure below the PG&E power transmission tower.
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Wood You Please Support These Antennas?515 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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PCS Crown on PG&E Tower348 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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The Tower Company Tower368 viewsSounds circular, eh? Located in Chico, California.
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A Singular Pole for a Cingular Site368 viewsAmerican Tower leases this monopole to Cingular. It's located in Biggs, California (American Tower Site No. 82517).
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Store that Signal!390 viewsThe roof-mounted cable tray supporting the antenna coax cables can be clearly seen in this photo. The cable tray protects the coaxial cable from being damaged, here from people walking and working on the roof. Damaged coaxial cables most often seriously degrade the received and transmitted signals.
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Store that Signal!352 viewsPublic Storage locations are popular cell site locations. The carrier will often locate its equipment in a top floor or building end unit and place its antennas on the roof or an adjacent mono-whatever.

This PS location, in Rowland Heights, California sports externally mounted antennas.
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What a Lug!673 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.pdf
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Church Bell Tower Mount367 viewsThe sector panels are mounted to the face of the bell tower. The overall quality of the site is, at best, fair. Exposed and disconnected cables detract from the site, as do the visible preamplifiers inside the bell tower. Carrier (as yet) unknown.
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Restful Signal332 viewsHere's a non-camo three sector Sprint site located on a motel sign post in Azusa, California.
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Got Desert?478 viewsThis little Verizon 3-sector site sites atop a wood pole in Victorville, California. The BTS equipment is in the fenced area to the left, and the telco and power panels are to the right.
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The Leaning Tower of Victorville399 viewsVerizon's 3-sector wood pole is ever-so-slowly leaning over. Victorville, California.
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Power Transmission Tower Site375 viewsNextel's BTS equipment shelter is constructed between the legs of this SCE power transmission tower. Highway 18 between Victorville and Littlerock, California.
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Power Transmission Tower Site345 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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Cell Site on a Power Pole (Crown Design)401 views...on 19th near Tuckahoe in Fairfax Co., VA near I66. Notice how the cable ladder is attached to the pole using straps.
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Arlington, VA Multicarrier Site369 views...at Washington Blvd. and 25th.
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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel381 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.

Looking northeast. Cells on the roof (camo to the right; not camo in the middle) and on the southwest wall. Three panel non-camo sector on the west roof.
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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel310 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 Hotel310 viewsLooking northeast. Close-up of cells on the southwest wall. Notice the loose cables.
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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel273 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 Hotel293 viewsLooking northwest. Cells on the southeast wall.
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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel312 viewsLooking southwest. Cells on the northwest wall.
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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel266 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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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel285 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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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel286 viewsLooking south at north wall. Corner reflector antennas on the left; camo box in left center.
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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel278 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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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel269 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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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel270 viewsLooking south at north wall. GPS antenna at center.
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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel256 viewsLooking west at north wall. Corner reflector antennas on the left; camo box to the right of the reflector antennas.
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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel298 viewsLooking west at the east roof/face of the hotel. Camo box; microwave dish antennas.
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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel284 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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SFO Airport275 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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SFO Airport286 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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SFO Airport269 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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One Well-Placed PG&E Transmission Tower309 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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