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Guyed Tower - Antennas Vertically Stacked458 viewsThis cell site is on a guyed lattice tower on top of a commercial building in Modesto, California. Notice that the antennas are vertically stacked "tip-to-tip" at the top of the tower.
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Field of Signals458 viewsCingular's light standard site in the Thousand Oaks Park in Thousand Oaks, California.
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NextG Distributed Antenna System Node458 viewsNextG is a wireless carrier's carrier. They provide fiber links between the BTS and the antenna site using a technology referred to as Distributed Antenna System (DAS). This is a NextG DAS node located in Encinitas, California. The carrier supported by this node is Cricket Wireless. NextG's Cricket network in San Diego County is thought to be the largest deployment of DAS in the U.S.
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Irvine, Califoria multicarrier site458 viewsThis is an outstanding multicarrier camo site in Irvine, CA
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Tower Towers Over the Santa Fe Plaza457 viewsTowering over the historic Santa Fe Plaza (and just about everything else in the area), this awful pole is about as out of place as a tower can be. So sad. Thanks to Alltel for contributing to the spoiling of the historic Santa Fe Plaza area.
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21. Huh? What Happended to the Concrete Pad?456 viewsIn a surprising twist, the concrete pad has been hammered out and new frames and conduits installed. What gives? According to the work crews, it seems that the generator pad was installed 90 degrees off. Go back in the gallery and look and you'll see what I'm talking about. Because of the little error, weeks were apparently lost in site activation...not to mention $$$ (which I didn't, okay?).
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So-so Camo'ed Pop-Up Site in Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley)456 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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Verizon 'Small Cell' (Really a DAS node)456 viewsStrapped on to a City of Los Angeles light standard. Cables are routed inside the pole to and through the top cap.
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Color can make all the difference - Close up455 viewsThe antenna panels, while not camo, are nicely blended into the underlying structure.
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Wireless, with Cables455 viewsClose up of the multicarrier site at the upper station of the Mt. Roberts Tramway in Juneau, Alaska.
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The Leaning Tower of Victorville454 viewsVerizon's 3-sector wood pole is ever-so-slowly leaning over. Victorville, California.
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6. A Close-Up View of Two Sectors of RF-Transparent Panels454 viewsYet another view of the bell tower being modified to enclose the antennas.
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Amish Area Cell Tower454 views...in Bird in Hand, Pennsylvania, in the heart of the Amish country.
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Yet another awful Mobilitie design454 viewsLos Angeles: Vermont north of Wilshire
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Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles454 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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Sprint - Microcell using Sanders CATV radio453 viewsSprint (especially in conjunction with Cox) deployed a significant number of the Sanders cable TV/cell interface. This site uses very low gain antennas (the two outside antennas are for reception from the users, and the center antenna is for transmission to the users). Sprint has built its own CATV-like wireless system to connect many of its sites back to its MTSOs.
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Blessed Be This Cell Site453 viewsAT&T's monopole at the Calvary Community Church in Phoenix sports not one; not two; but three crosses mounted at the corners of the radomes. Quite an interesting design!
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A Terrible Missile Rises Over the New Mexico Horizon453 viewsThis is a monster of a visible site. It stands 150 feet tall and is located on the I25 Frontage Road east of County Road 57 south of Santa Fe, NM. There is another photo in this gallery showing just how awful this site is from afar.
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453 viewsAdjacent to 5445 Hollywood Blvd, Ste D, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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Yet another awful Mobilitie design453 viewsLos Angeles: Vermont north of Wilshire
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Tarzana, California451 viewsClark Avenue light standard
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Irvine, Califoria multicarrier site451 viewsThis is an outstanding multicarrier camo site in Irvine, CA
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Verizon MTSO San Diego 1 of 2450 viewsThis photo shows Verizon's Mobile Telephone Switching Office and tower in San Diego, California.
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11. Cables are now in the Cable Tray450 viewsWe're getting closer! Notice that the cables make a gentle (less than 90 degree) bend at the bottom of the ladder where it connects to the tray in the hallway. Bending cables too much can kink them. Kinking can cause excessive signal transmission losses. Not a good thing! Also notice that the GPS antenna is now installed--quite visibly--at the top of the cable tray on the roof. More in the next photograph...
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Poorly designed Church bell tower site450 views
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450 viewsAdjacent to 5445 Hollywood Blvd, Ste D, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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Yet another awful Mobilitie design450 viewsLos Angeles: Vermont north of Wilshire
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Waves of Power449 viewsA fairly standard power transmission tower with a cell crown. Spotted in Walnut Creek, California, this photograph graces the cover of Paul Valle-Riestra's book, "Telecommunications: The Governmental Role in Managing the Connected Community" published in 2002.
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Single Carrier Monopole449 viewsNot much to say about this site. It's a monopole that happens to be located at the top of a hill next to a water tank.
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449 viewsAdjacent to 5445 Hollywood Blvd, Ste D, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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Field of Signals448 viewsCingular's dual CEV site at Thousand Oaks Park in Thousand Oaks, California. Notice the GPS/LMU antenna bolted to the side of the CEV in the foreground.
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Cell Site on a Power Pole (Crown Design)448 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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16. Clock Tower Painting Underway448 viewsYet another view of the re-painted clock tower.
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Grand Canyon - South Rim448 viewsThis multicarrier site is located near the Bright Angle Lodge at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
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448 viewsAdjacent to 5445 Hollywood Blvd, Ste D, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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Take me to the Opera!447 viewsA parking lot light site at the Santa Fe Opera, Santa Fe, NM.
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Yet another awful Mobilitie design447 viewsLos Angeles: Vermont north of Wilshire
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Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles447 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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Panoramic view of the KMLT transmitter building445 viewsThe roof is on. Less than a month to go before the hole is closed and the building is buried.
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Two on a Stick445 viewsHere's a long view of this two-carrier site. If you look in the sidewalk area to the right of the pole you'll see Cingular's flush-to-grade equipment vault, and just to the left of it, Cingular's two flush-to-grade vents.
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Time Warner Cable Wireless Node in Santa Monica/West Los Angeles Area445 viewsTime Warner Cable Wireless Node in Santa Monica/West Los Angeles Area. Manufactured by BelAir Networks.
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AT&T Site Undergoing a 4G Upgrade445 viewsThis site, at 703 Montana in Santa Monica, California is undergoing an upgrade to 4G.
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Yet another awful Mobilitie design445 viewsLos Angeles: Vermont north of Wilshire
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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel444 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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Federally Protected Bird's Next in Taos, NM444 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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444 viewsAdjacent to 5445 Hollywood Blvd, Ste D, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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Cell Sign443 viewsSpotted in Redwood City, California, this two sector cell site provides spot coverage along the US101.
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Power on the Tower443 viewsAn AT&T site on a SCE transmission tower in Thousand Oaks, California.
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Tarzana, California443 viewsClark Avenue light standard
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I'll Turn Left on a Green Sector...442 viewsFountain Hills area of greater Phoenix. A three sector site atop a traffic and light standard.
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10. Securing the Coaxial Cables in the Tray442 viewsA tech secures the cables to the tray. Notice that the cable tray extends out a bit from the edge of the wall. This will connect with the vertical portion of the tray heading to the roof.
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9. More Cable Tray Installation442 viewsHere's a further view of the cable tray as it transitions from the hallway leading from the side of the building over and down to the BTS equpment housing area.
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Sock-it-to-me442 viewsAT&T's site at the Grand Canyon Valle Airport in Valle, Arizona is interesting for several reasons. First, the tower also supports and aircraft landing beacon; second, it supports the wind sock. Yes, that's a tower climber working on the site.
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Store that Signal!441 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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Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles441 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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Side Saddle Microwave Dish Installation440 viewsThis cell site uses a microwave dish antenna system to provide backhaul to the MTSO. The interesting note for this site is the side saddle (offset) installation of the dish antenna. In most metro installations, a microwave antenna saves the carrier the cost of leasing a telco dataline, but at the expense of adding visual loading to the project.
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Yet another awful Mobilitie design440 viewsLos Angeles: Vermont north of Wilshire
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Yet another awful Mobilitie design440 viewsLos Angeles: Vermont north of Wilshire
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Sprint microcell - Two Sectors439 viewsThis two sector microcell provides spot service along Mulholland Highway in Los Angeles. Note the good use of brown paint to provide some blending with the pole and arms.
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Two Sectors - One into a hillside!438 viewsAs seen in the accompanying photo, the left-pointing antennas (sector) seem to provide excellent coverage for the hillside, and not much beyond it. It would be interesting to know how much power this site and antennas produce, and whether any portion of the hillside is in an RF controlled zone. The hillside, as you can see in the photo, is quite accessible to the general public.
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Ketchikan Me if you Kan438 viewsMulticarrier site in Ketchikan, Alaska
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Multi-carrier Omnis and Panels437 viewsThis traditional 'high iron' site supports several carriers using omni-directional antennas, as well as at least one carrier with sectorized panel antennas.
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AT&T Wireless (Cingular) Omni Site437 viewsJust park your BTS equipment in this space and you're good to go. AT&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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Take me to the Opera!437 viewsThe BTS cabinets for the multi-carrier sites (on parking lot lights) at the Santa Fe Opera in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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18. Now You See the Cables...Now You Don't435 viewsThe cables are now safely tucked away under the cover of the tray, now installed.
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AT&T Clock Tower - Public Park435 viewsAT&T Clock Tower Site in Rio Rancho, NM
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Monopole Power Tower Cell Site434 viewsThis is a cell site on a power mono-tower in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Notice the microwave antenna for backhaul located on the lower portion of the tower.
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Top Hat Wireless?434 viewsHere's a different spin on hanging antennas from a pole. The other poles along this strand line are shorter, but AT&T Wireless replaced the existing pole with a taller one to provide room at the top to hang its three sectors of panel antennas.
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434 viewsAdjacent to 5445 Hollywood Blvd, Ste D, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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Microcell - Two Sectors433 viewsYet another pole-mounted two-sector cell site.
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More Power from Power...433 views...plant, that is. San Diego County, California.
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Arlington, VA Multicarrier Site433 views...at Washington Blvd. and 25th.
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Irvine, Califoria multicarrier site433 viewsThis is an outstanding multicarrier camo site in Irvine, CA
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433 viewsAdjacent to 5445 Hollywood Blvd, Ste D, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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433 viewsAdjacent to 5445 Hollywood Blvd, Ste D, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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Yet another awful Mobilitie design433 viewsLos Angeles: Vermont north of Wilshire
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Wireless site on a major transmission tower, Irvine, CA432 viewsUtilizing the powerline ROW, this wireless site makes use of a transmission tower. If you enlarge the photograph, you'll see another wireless site on the pole behind this one.
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Two Sectors - One into a hillside!432 viewsOkay, here's a panoramic photograph of Sprint's excellent RF into the accessible hillside.
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Santa Fe Country Club432 viewsMono-Golfball Screen
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25. It's Raining, It's Pouring (Concrete)431 viewsHere's the new re-poured pad. It's just been poured. There'll be a cure period to let it harden before moving the equipment into the area.
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NextG DAS - Norwalk, California430 viewsNextG Networks DAS light standard site in Norwalk, California.
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Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California430 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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Yet another awful Mobilitie design430 viewsLos Angeles: Vermont north of Wilshire
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Yet another awful Mobilitie design430 viewsLos Angeles: Vermont north of Wilshire
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Yet another awful Mobilitie design429 viewsLos Angeles: Vermont north of Wilshire
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Tip-to-Tip 1 of 2428 viewsThis equipment cabinets of this site are behind an unlocked gate. Many of the cable conduit pull caps have been removed exposing the site wiring.
Note the antennas mounted in a "tip-to-tip" configuration. A close up of the antennas is seen in an adjacent photo in this gallery.
This site is located in San Francisco and shines signal on US101.
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13. Securing the Cables and Painting428 viewsThings are moving forward downstairs, too!
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17. Clock Tower Painting Underway427 viewsA rear view of the re-painted clock tower.
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Tarzana, California427 viewsClark Avenue light standard
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Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles427 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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Rooftop macrocell426 viewsYet another rooftop macrocell site. Santa Monica, California.
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A New Sign of the Times426 viewsYes, this cell site is sandwiched between two outdoor advertising signs. Yes, two of the three sectors shine THROUGH the signs (with metal rails just in front of the panel antennas).
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15. Clock Tower Painting Underway426 viewsThe panels are fully installed and are being painted and textured to match the building.
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Camo Water Tank426 viewsCamo Water Tank in San Dimas, CA
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Yet another awful Mobilitie design426 viewsLos Angeles: Vermont north of Wilshire
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Drive Test Rover Ready To Run425 viewsInside the cab of the drive test 'rover' is a portable computer connected to the output of the PCS signal strength receiver and the GPS receiver. The computer records the data for later mapping. The clipboard holds the predetermined route that the driver of the rover will cover during the test.
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Time Warner Cable Wireless Node in Santa Monica/West Los Angeles Area425 viewsTime Warner Cable Wireless Node in Santa Monica/West Los Angeles Area. Manufactured by BelAir Networks.
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A Pair of Monopoles in Gorman, California425 viewsAt the northern end of Los Angeles County along I-5.
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Tarzana, California425 viewsClark Avenue light standard
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Birds on Blue Unique Cell Site Design - Public Art425 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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The Tower Company Tower424 viewsSounds circular, eh? Located in Chico, California.
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24. It's Concrete Pour Day...Again424 viewsThe wood frames are in place and braced for the pour...again. Notice the very nice cable terminations at the far end of the cable tray. You'll see these again, later.
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T-Mobile Camo Site 424 viewsT-Mobile Camo Site at New Hope Christian Church in Chino, CA
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Tarzana, California424 viewsClark Avenue light standard
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Parking lot cell site423 viewsThe cell antennas are mounted on the light standard on the roof of a public parking lot in San Francisco.
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Wait 'Till We Get Our Haines Signal On You!423 viewsMulticarrier site above Haines, Alaska
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Powering Up Santa Fe423 viewsT-Mobile occupies the top of this power transmission pole near the Plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Microcell - Two Sectors422 viewsTwo sectors facing up/down the highway. That's the San Fernando Valley in the background (on a VERY clear day!).
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26. Anyone for a Tumble?422 viewsThe concrete mixer has done its job and is ready to go home, again!
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Which Way is the Wind Blowing?422 viewsAT&T's site at the Grand Canyon Valle Airport in Valle, Arizona is interesting for several reasons. First, the tower also supports and aircraft landing beacon; second, it supports the wind sock. Yes, that's a tower climber working on the site.
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Tower Towers Over the Santa Fe Plaza420 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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Tall Tower to Save Birds420 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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Santa Fe Country Club420 viewsMono-Golfball Screen
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So-so Camo'ed Pop-Up Site in Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley)420 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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Omnidirectional to Sectorized419 viewsThese poles formerly supported omnidirectional cell antennas. The carrier increased capacity by replacing the omni antennas with sectorized panel antennas.
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Hitting the signal out of the park419 viewsSprint's three-sector site is split between one sector on an existing light standard, and two sectors on a pole it installed.
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A Terrible Missile Rises Over the New Mexico Horizon419 viewsThis is a monster of a visible site. It stands 150 feet tall and is located on the I25 Frontage Road east of County Road 57 south of Santa Fe, NM. There is another photo in this gallery showing just how awful this site is from close-up.
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Sort-of Camo on Face of Shopping Center Tower419 viewsA less-than-inspired design in a shopping center in Chino, CA. Not impressive, and barely camo.
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On the Fence418 viewsSome wireless carriers mount their antennas on the outside of water tank sites atop hilltops.
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Sprint Omni Site418 viewsSprint's underground equipment vault
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418 viewsAdjacent to 5445 Hollywood Blvd, Ste D, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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