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

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 Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles410 viewsMobilitie has planted this awful wood pole in West Los Angeles. Note the standoffs for the equipment and conduits. A small cell? I think not.
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 Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California408 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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 Self-supporting cell tower - Mass Turnpike407 viewsThis co-location site is in Newton, MA along the turnpike.
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 Cable TV Headend Cell Site407 viewsOne of Comcast's cable television headend towers in the Philadelphia area supports cell panel antennas.
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 Los Alamos, New Mexico407 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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 Power Transmission Tower Site406 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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 T-Mobile Camo in Palos Verdes Estates, California406 viewsPano of the front of the building.
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 Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles406 viewsMobilitie has planted this awful wood pole in West Los Angeles. Note the standoffs for the equipment and conduits. A small cell? I think not.
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 Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles406 viewsMobilitie has planted this awful wood pole in West Los Angeles. Note the standoffs for the equipment and conduits. A small cell? I think not.
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 Updated to Digital...405 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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 Santa Fe High School Light Standard405 viewsLight Standard site at Santa Fe High School (New Mexico)
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 NextG (Crown Castle) Dual DAS in Redondo Beach, CA405 viewsThis is an example of why the assertion that 'DAS and done' is not always true. This site was originally permitted as a single DAS site, but another carrier wanted to be at the same site, so a larger cabinet holding two DAS nodes was installed, as was a second antenna.
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 Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California405 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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 Close-up of transmission tower wireless installation, Irvine, CA404 viewsUtilizing the powerline ROW, this wireless site makes use of a power transmission tower.
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 No, the tower legs are NOT two colors...404 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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 PCS Crown on PG&E Tower404 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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 Verizon Camo Church Site 404 viewsAt St. Margaret's in Chino, CA
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 Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles404 viewsMobilitie has planted this awful wood pole in West Los Angeles. Note the standoffs for the equipment and conduits. A small cell? I think not.
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 Multi-carrier Monopole Site403 viewsMulti-carrier Monopole Site in Santa Fe, New Mexico
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 Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles403 viewsMobilitie has planted this awful wood pole in West Los Angeles. Note the standoffs for the equipment and conduits. A small cell? I think not.
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 AT&T Wireless (Cingular) Omni Site402 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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 Big Steel over Las Vegas (New Mexico, that is)401 viewsThis multi-carrier tower serves much of Las Vegas, New Mexico.
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 Santa Fe Big Steel Lattice Tower401 viewsSanta Fe, New Mexico
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 Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles401 viewsMobilitie has planted this awful wood pole in West Los Angeles. Note the standoffs for the equipment and conduits. A small cell? I think not.
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 After the COW...400 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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 Santa Fe High School Light Standard400 viewsLight Standard site at Santa Fe High School (New Mexico)
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 Irvine, Califoria multicarrier site400 viewsThis is an outstanding multicarrier camo site in Irvine, CA
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 Irvine, Califoria multicarrier site400 viewsThis is an outstanding multicarrier camo site in Irvine, CA
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 Building top multi-sector cell site399 viewsPlain vanilla. No "touch of gold" here.
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 Birds on Blue Unique Cell Site Design - Public Art399 viewsThis public art cell site was designed by Ron Pekar and Sandy McDaniel; brought to life by Esteban DuPont's CellTech Wireless, sponsored by Crown Castle, and authorized by the City of San Diego. This is a wonderful result for a great collaboration. Located at CA905 and Beyer Blvd in San Diego.
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 Two monopoles - Co-location site.398 viewsThese towers are located near Worcester, MA.
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 Lots of BTS Equipment in the Sidewalk Area398 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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 Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California398 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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 Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California397 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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 Now you See it, and Now you Do396 viewsThis non-camo/camo site is located near a major freeway and arterial roadway.
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 Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles396 viewsMobilitie has planted this awful wood pole in West Los Angeles. Note the standoffs for the equipment and conduits. A small cell? I think not.
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 Power Transmission Tower Site395 viewsPECO transmission tower cell site in Philadelphia.
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 Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles395 viewsMobilitie has planted this awful wood pole in West Los Angeles. Note the standoffs for the equipment and conduits. A small cell? I think not.
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 T-Mobile Camo in Palos Verdes Estates, California394 viewsLooking up the (camo) skirt of the site.
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 Cell-on-a-roof393 viewsThree sector cell site on a commercial building rooftop.
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 393 viewsThis is a very, very tall self-supporting lattice tower site, owned by American Tower, in Espanola, New Mexico.
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 Sprint Omni Site393 viewsTwo baby-vents for Sprint's equipment vault.
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 The Golden Signal392 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 Site392 viewsTwo on an Arm legacy Sprint site in Los Angeles
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 Power Transmission Tower Site391 viewsPECO transmission tower cell site in Philadelphia.
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 2,500 Years Apart391 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 County391 views
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 8 foot antenna on building391 viewsA rather ugly 8' antenna stuck on the side of a building in Tarzana, California
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 AT&T Wireless (Cingular) Omni Site389 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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 Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel389 viewsLooking northeast. Close-up of cells on the southwest wall. Notice the loose cables.
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 Sprint Omni Site389 viewsTwo on an Arm legacy Sprint site in Los Angeles
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 T-Mobile Camo in Palos Verdes Estates, California389 viewsT-Mobile BTS.
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 Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles389 viewsMobilitie has planted this awful wood pole in West Los Angeles. Note the standoffs for the equipment and conduits. A small cell? I think not.
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 Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California388 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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 Irvine, Califoria multicarrier site388 viewsThis is an outstanding multicarrier camo site in Irvine, CA
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 Uninspired Cricket Wireless Site in Mesa, AZ387 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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 Time Warner Cable Wireless Node in Santa Monica/West Los Angeles Area387 viewsTime Warner Cable Wireless Node in Santa Monica/West Los Angeles Area. Manufactured by BelAir Networks.
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 Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California387 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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 Guyed Tower in Cantua Creek, California386 viewsA big tower in a small town. It's guyed.
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 One Well-Placed PG&E Transmission Tower384 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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 T-Mobile Camo in Palos Verdes Estates, California384 viewsT-Mobile BTS.
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 Time to Shippee Out the Signal383 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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 T-Mobile Camo in Palos Verdes Estates, California382 viewsLooking up the (camo) skirt of the site.
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 The signal is Smok'n from this site!381 viewsThis is a cell site constructed on an old mill brick smokestack. Located in Westborough, MA.
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 Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California381 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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 Spectrasite in Paramount, California379 viewsYet another Spectrasite installation, this time in Paramount, California (looking west).
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 Santa Fe Big Steel Guyed Tower379 viewsSanta Fe Big Steel Guyed Tower
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 Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California379 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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 SFO Airport - Terminal 2/Admin Building378 viewsCan you spot the single panel? There's a matching panel just off the photo to the right.
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 Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel378 viewsLooking southwest. Cells on the northwest wall.
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 NextG DAS - Rancho Palos Verdes, California378 views
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 Birds on Blue Unique Cell Site Design - Public Art378 viewsThis public art cell site was designed by Ron Pekar and Sandy McDaniel; brought to life by Esteban DuPont's CellTech Wireless, sponsored by Crown Castle, and authorized by the City of San Diego. This is a wonderful result for a great collaboration. Located at CA905 and Beyer Blvd in San Diego.
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 Cricket has the Power in Santa Fe377 viewsCricket has the Power in Santa Fe
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 Antalya Province376 views
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 8 foot antenna on building376 viewsA rather ugly 8' antenna stuck on the side of a building in Tarzana, California
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 Irvine, Califoria multicarrier site376 viewsThis is an outstanding multicarrier camo site in Irvine, CA
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 T-Mobile Camo in Palos Verdes Estates, California375 viewsT-Mobile BTS.
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 Birds on Blue Unique Cell Site Design - Public Art375 viewsThis public art cell site was designed by Ron Pekar and Sandy McDaniel; brought to life by Esteban DuPont's CellTech Wireless, sponsored by Crown Castle, and authorized by the City of San Diego. This is a wonderful result for a great collaboration. Located at CA905 and Beyer Blvd in San Diego.
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 Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel374 viewsLooking northeast. Cells on the roof (camo) and on the southwest wall.
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 Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California374 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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 T-Mobile Camo in Palos Verdes Estates, California373 viewsT-Mobile BTS Appleton plug (along side Verizon's Appleton plug).
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 T-Mobile Camo in Palos Verdes Estates, California373 viewsT-Mobile BTS.
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 Big Iron in New Mexico (I25 north of ABQ)372 views
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 Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California371 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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 One of T-Mobile's sector antennas at its Chico, California water tank site. Photo taken just before sunset.370 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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 NextG DAS - Rancho Palos Verdes, California370 views
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 NextG (Crown Castle) Dual DAS in Redondo Beach, CA370 viewsThis is an example of why the assertion that 'DAS and done' is not always true. This site was originally permitted as a single DAS site, but another carrier wanted to be at the same site, so a larger cabinet holding two DAS nodes was installed, as was a second antenna.
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 Parking lot site for a parking lot369 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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 T-Mobile Camo in Palos Verdes Estates, California369 viewsPano of the front of the building.
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 Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California369 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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