 Most viewed - Wireless Sites
|
Sprint's Signal is SMOK'N!1142 viewsAnother view of Sprint's faux chimney site in Oceanside, California.
|
|
1139 views
|
|
Cell Pine1138 viewsHere's a good merged image photo close-up of a cell pine (monopine) in Walnut, California. Notice the large 'acorn' (microwave dish antenna) that's front and center on the trunk. In most case in metro areas, the purpose of having a microwave dish is (1) to provide back-haul from the cell site to the mobile telephone switching office (MTSO), and (2) to save the cost of leasing data lines from the local phone company. The first purpose is required; the second should not be considered a valid justification in most metro cases.
Also notice that most--but not all--of the panel antennas have slip-on camouflage covers. This photo highlights the significant difference in appearance between covered and merely painted panels.
The bark cladding stops at about the level of the microwave dish. It should have gone all the way to the top as you can see the flat, more reflective metal surface above the cladding.
|
|
Nextel's RF warning sign on its Wireless Rock1135 viewsThis is the RF warning sign on Nextel's rock. How do we knot this is a Nextel rock? Call the phone number on the warning sign and find out for yourself.
|
|
AT&T Camo Light Standard 1135 viewsAT&T's camo light standard site at Cresthaven and Westlake Blvd. in Thousand Oaks, California. The antennas are within the radome above the light arm. The GPS antenna above the radome should not be visible based on the plans approved by the Planning Commission.
|
|
AT&T Cow in Action1133 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.
|
|
An Insect Attracted to a Light1132 viewsSide view of the Cricket Wireless DAS site (installed by NextG) on a light standard in Encinitas, California.
|
|
1120 views
|
|
1116 views
|
|
AT&T Camo Light Standard1112 viewsAT&T's camo light standard site at Cresthaven and Westlake Blvd. in Thousand Oaks, California. The antennas are within the radome above the light arm. The GPS antenna above the radome should not be visible based on the plans approved by the Planning Commission.
|
|
Cell Rock1111 viewsHere is a cellular rock housing an antenna. The antenna serves the 118 Freeway in the Santa Susana Pass between the Simi Valley and the San Fernando Valley.
|
|
A Mighty Wind's A'blowin...1108 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.
|
|
Getting ready for pulling the coax cables up the tree1105 viewsThe worker prepares the coax cables for insertion into the trunk of the monopalm by laying them out flat on the ground. From here, a pull rope will be used to raise the cables into the trunk, and up to the level of the antennas.
|
|
GPS Antenna Directly Mounted to Cabinet1105 viewsThis is a good example of how a GPS antenna can use directly mounted on top of an equipment cabinet. This type of mounting reduces the visibility of this element compared with mounting it on an extension pipe above the cabinet. This is a Verizon Wireless site at a church in Mesa, Arizona.
|
|
1100 views
|
|
Cell Pine1098 viewsNot a bad tree design execution, save for the lack of branch coverage over the antennas.
|
|
Blessed be Sprint1097 viewsA sprint site inside a faux bell tower at a church in the San Fernando Valley (Los Angeles, California).
|
|
AT&T Monopine in Santa Fe, NM1094 viewsAT&T's monopine site is above the 599 Bypass around Santa Fe, New Mexico (Mutt Nelson road)
|
|
Dish on a Light1092 viewsLocated in a community park in Anaheim California, Verizon's foreground light standard site features a back-haul microwave antenna. The background light standard is T-Mobile's. Both lights have aircraft warning beacons due to their location adjacent to a hospital heliport (far background, also with panel antennas!).
|
|
1090 views
|
|
Monorock, Interrupted1089 viewsFront view of Sprint's monrock highlights the poor design that has many sharp edges; is incomplete; and sports a GPS antenna sticking up above the rock. Yuck.
|
|
I bow to Him1088 viewsVerizon's mono-flagpole site in Mesa Arizona is leaning over ust a wee-bit.
|
|
T-Mobile's Take on a Cellular Pine1086 viewsThis T-Mobile cell pine tree is located near the John Wayne Airport in Orange County. Of interest is the almost total camouflaging of the antennas by careful design/placement of the RF transparent "limbs". The limbs could have come down much further on the trunk.
Oh, yes, there's that aircraft warning beacon that helps the illusion.
|
|
Two Cacti Site - Eagle Mountain Golf Course and Inn1083 viewsHere are two more cellular cacti, both manufactured by Larson-USA (utilitycamo.com). The landscaping at this site is nothing less than outstanding. It's very difficult to photograph either of the cacti in a full frame given the landscaping. If you didn't know it was there...you wouldn't know it was there! Way to go, Sprint!
|
|
Verizon Wireless Camo Light Standard1072 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.
|
|
Tanks for the Signal1067 viewsOn the left is a legacy multi-carrier lattice tower (with microwave antenna). To the right is a newer faux water tank enclosing the antennas behind RF transparent panels shaped and textured to look like a old wood water tank. The wood work above the equipment building below and to the right of the tank hides some of the roof-mounted equipment. Near Hesperia, California.
|
|
Mono(blah)-Palm1065 viewsCrown Castle's mono-palm in Mesa, Arizona hosts two carriers. The anchor carrier is Sprint; the other is unknown. A fairly poor design, made worse by the addtion of the panels below the top.
|
|
Antennas in a Dormer1065 viewsThe antennas for this camo cell site are within the dormer on the roof. Pacific Coast Highway at Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California.
|
|
T-Mobile Camo Site1057 viewsCamo site at a shopping center in Los Angeles. T-Mobile.
|
|
Sprint Monopalm1054 viewsSprint's monopalm in Inglewood, California. Interestingly, the FCC tower registration for this site points to a completely different address. Hummmm!
|
|
1049 views
|
|
What a Strange Trunk!1047 viewsGosh, this cell palm has an odd-looking trunk, don't you agree?! Not a very good design, but perhaps it's better than its neighbor.
|
|
A Powerful Bison1046 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.
|
|
An Insect Attracted to a Light1045 viewsThe omnidirectional antenna of the Cricket Wireless DAS site (installed by NextG) on a light standard in Encinitas, California.
|
|
Monorock, Interrupted1041 viewsA pair of monopines in Murrieta, California. The right side monopine has a fairly decent but hardly great design and result given the lack of sufficient branch coverage; the left side monopine is very poorly designed/executed given the antennas extending out beyond the canopy of the branches.
|
|
Now You Don't See It, and Now you Don't!1040 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.
|
|
More Waves and Waves1039 viewsA very large flagpole cell site in Southgate, California.
|
|
Can You Store My Signal Now?1039 viewsT-Mobile's faux lighthouse antenna site in the San Fernando Valley, California.
|
|
Nextel Cow (Cell on Wheels)1038 viewsSet up at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Photo taken January 2, 2005.
|
|
Mono Cypress1037 viewsCricket Wireless has constructed this attractive mono cypress in San Marcos, California. The BTS equipment is located against the wall of the building.
|
|
Wireless Adobe1036 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).
|
|
1036 views
|
|
1036 views
|
|
Buns, please!1035 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.
|
|
An Executive Quality Installation1033 viewsVerizon's camo site in Irvine, California is well-crafted inside this business park monument.
|
|
1033 views
|
|
1032 views
|
|
Mounting collar: Radome above a light standard1030 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, California
|
|
1030 views
|
|
DAS Outboard on Power Meter Cabinet1029 viewsOverview of a Cingular (now AT&T) DAS site in Rolling Hills Estates, California.
|
|
1028 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).
|
|
The Tower Works LTD1026 viewsThis structurally attractive tower is in Mangonia Park just north of West Palm Beach. The tower is just over 500 feet tall. I had a delightful chat with Marlin of TTW about her tower. She shared some great stories - and frustrations - about this and other towers she's been involved with.
|
|
Good signal track(ing)1026 viewsThis is the multi-carrier radio tower at the Irvine, California AMTRAK station.
|
|
Underground BTS Equipment Vault1023 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.
|
|
Installing a cell palm1021 viewsI snapped this photograph during the installation of this cell palm tree along the I-405 in the pass connecting the San Fernando Valley and West Los Angeles.
|
|
A Tower that's Really a Tower1021 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.
|
|
1019 views
|
|
A Powerful Bison1016 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.
|
|
City Sign Cell Site1014 viewsThis camouflaged site along Interstate 405 in Westminster, California was constructed by AT&T Wireless, now Cingular.
|
|
1014 views
|
|
Monoblah (Oops...Monopine)1013 viewsThis monopine, photographed in 2002 is in Culver City, California. It abuts the I-405 freeway near Washington Blvd.
|
|
Field of RF Dreams1012 viewsThis shot shows the full cell sign/cell rocks site, now-completed. Rocky Peak site in Santa Susana Pass, California. Each of the rocks visible contain cell and/or PCS antennas, as does the church sign. Viewed eastbound on the Ronald Regan Freeway (SR 118) from the Simi Valley heading into the San Fernando Valley. Other photos of this site are in this gallery. Search for 'rocky'.
|
|
1012 views
|
|
Sprint on a building1010 viewsThis is a Sprint site in San Marcos, California. The BTS equipment cabinets are within in the CMU walled enclosure at ground level; the antennas are inside the surface mounted box on below the top of the building. This site is co-located with a Cricket Wireless monocypress site.
|
|
Outstanding T-Mobile Church Site1010 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.
|
|
Camo faux barn1009 viewsThis 'barn' is part of a family fun center. The carrier here is Verizon. Notice the GPS antenna to the right of the barn.
|
|
Church bell tower - GPS antenna1008 viewsThis is what first caught my eye: The poorly placed GPS antenna. A better design--one not visible to ground level viewers--would have been to place it at the top of the bell tower out of sight, or on the 'back side' where it would not been seen by church goers.
|
|
Barn There; Done That1008 viewsVerizon's site equipment is located behind the well-marked door inset in the driveway. Notice the GPS antenna at the roof of the antenna enclosure...it should have been located inside the antenna housing.
|
|
Close Up of Top of Poorly Maintained Faux Chimney1006 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.
|
|
Verizon Wireless Camo Light Standard1003 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.
|
|
Lattice but not a tower1002 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.
|
|
Barn There; Done That1002 viewsThis is a nice Verizon Wireless site off of I-580 in Berkeley California. The antennas are in the enclosure at the peak of the roof. There is a GPS antenna mounted above (which should have been inside).
|
|
Sickly Monopalm in Van Nuys1001 viewsThis poor excuse for a monopalm is in Van Nuys, California on Van Nuys Blvd. Sooooo sad.
|
|
1001 views
|
|
Another wanna-be cell palm999 viewsDone on the cheap, is it a cell palm that suffers from some plastic fungus, or is it a monopole with some palms stuck on for fun. Your call...
|
|
Columns of Signal998 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.
|
|
998 views
|
|
Church bell tower997 viewsThis site, in Oak Park, California, is located in the bell tower of a church. The give-aways are (1) the poorly placed GPS antenna on the right side of the tower, and (2) the poor paint match of the bell tower extension.
|
|
Nextel Wireless Rock995 viewsThis is a camo rock used by Nextel at its Rocky Peak site in the Santa Susana Pass, California.
|
|
What is, But What Could Be...995 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.
|
|
993 views
|
|
BTS cabinets during installation - Cable ladder rack991 viewsThis is a photo of the BTS (Base Telecommunications Station) cabinets during installation. Notice the cable ladder rack connecting the BTS cabinets to the trunk of the tree. The coaxial cables will be lashed to this ladder for physical support.
|
|
Camo site on a Public Storage building989 viewsHere's a multi-sector camo installation on a PS building in Los Angeles. The antennas are located inside the box structures on the face of the building.
|
|
Mono-Cross in Tempe Arizona989 viewsThis is a fairly blah mono-cross in Tempe, Arizona. Taken late morning.
|
|
When is a Flagpole Not a Flagpole?988 viewsWhen it's a cell site with a windsock! North Seattle Community College. Quite a nice design!
|
|
Days'd and Confused988 viewsJust a bit more flashing, if you please.
|
|
988 views
|
|
Overlooking Lake Elsinore, California (View 2 of 2)986 viewsA close up view of a Sprint site in Riverside County above Lake Elsinore, California (thanks to Larry for the update!).
|
|
That's one clean signal!986 viewsAnother view of T-Mobile's car wash site in Buena Park, California
|
|
Blessed be the Antennas983 viewsThe antennas at this church in Los Angeles are located adjacent to the cross in the cupola. The antennas an enclosed in the boxes. The cable tray runs over the roof.
|
|
Wireless Adobe982 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).
|
|
Monopalm of Paramount Importance982 viewsThis is a Nextel monopalm site in Paramount, California.
|
|
Camo Watertank Site981 viewsT-Mobile's water tank camo site in Chino Hills, California
|
|
979 views
|
|
Heavy-duty T-Mobile Unipole978 views
|
|
T-Mobile Flagpole Site978 viewsBig pole; big flag.
|
|
Monopalm with Hidden Antennas977 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.
|
|
Co locate site for multiple cell structures975 viewsThis multi-tower site is along next to Interstate 405 in Irvine, California.
|
|
Penthouse on a Penthouse975 viewsThe cell antennas are located in the faux penthouse in the center of the roof.
|
|
Camo site atop standalone church tower - #2975 viewsThis church, in Irvine, California, has a Cingular site above the stained glass in the stand-alone tower.
|
|
Columns of Signal970 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.
|
|
Mono Cypress970 viewsCricket Wireless has constructed an attractive mono cypress in San Marcos, California. This is a close up of the BTS equipment. Note that a Sprint site enclosure is in the background.
|
|
Monopalm with Hidden Antennas967 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.
|
|
Monorock, Interrupted967 viewsRear view of Sprint's Monorock, Interrupted in Murrieta, California.
|
|
Parking Lot Light Standard PCS Site964 viewsWhat you see, including the BTS equipment, is what you get in this parking lot site. Note the addition of the parking lot lights on either side of the antenna pole.
|
|
It's a WHAT?!961 viewsYes, this is a cellular cactus. Located in Fountain Hills, Arizona, this outstanding cactus site was constructed by Larson-USA (http://www.utilitycamo.com/). Look at the other pictures of this, and other Larson designs in this gallery to see how good it gets.
|
|
NextG Distributed Antenna System Node961 viewsNextG's DAS node located in Encinitas, California. The carrier supported by this node is Cricket Wireless. The DAS equipment manufacturer is Andrew Corporation. This DAS node is a member of Andrew's ION ("Intelligent Optical Network") line of products. The cover at the top of the DAS housing covers a cooling fan.
Under SDG&E rules, this site does not consume enough power to require a power meter; merely a breaker box (located to the right of the DAS node).
|
|
USPO Flag Site961 viewsThis is a Cingular site at a post office in San Marcos, California
|
|
Cell Pine under construction957 viewsThe branch attachment pegs are visible in this photograph. Note the relatively random layout of the pegs, and the fairly good coverage of the antennas at the top. This is an American Tower site in California.
|
|
H is for Antenna957 viewsSprint's Nextel cabinets are outdoors adjacent to the building, and its antennas are on H-Frame mounts (this group of Nextel legacy antennas shines west along US1010).
|
|
An Insect Attracted to a Light956 viewsThis is a Cricket Wireless DAS site (installed by NextG) on a light standard in Encinitas, California.
|
|
956 views
|
|
Sprint Together With Nextel...955 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?
|
|
955 views
|
|
Belting out the RF953 viewsThe 'belt' around the middle of this structure hides cell antennas. Notice two things: (1) at the far end of the left side you can see some of the antenna cables; and (2) the traditional cell site behind this project.
|
|
Camo Monopine952 viewsBranch design and branch coverage are the keys to a great...or poor...monopine design. This multi-carrier monopine, adjacent to an interstate highway, has relatively poor branch coverage. The bark cladding stops at the lowest level of the branches, leaving exposed flat metal surfaces above.
|
|
Parking Lot Light Standard PCS Sites951 viewsThe enclosure on the far left houses Cingular's BTS equipment; the enclosure below the left light standard/cell houses Sprint's BTS equipment.
|
|
Faux penthouse extension949 viewsThis Nextel site has its antennas located inside the faux penthouse atop the building. Notice the uneven coverage of Spanish tiles on the sides.
|
|
AT&T Monopine in Santa Fe, NM945 viewsAT&T's monopine site is above the 599 Bypass around Santa Fe, New Mexico (Mutt Nelson road). Note the BTS cabintes are mounted on a raised grill (good for drainage; snow, etc.).
|
|
Sprint Cell on Wheels (COW)944 viewsAt the Rose Bowl, January 2005, Sprint used this temporary cell site to add network capacity in the Rose Bowl area.
|
|
943 views
|
|
Parking Lot Light Standard Site941 viewsThis is a Nextel site atop a parking lot light standard located on USN property in San Diego, California.
|
|
Okay, so what's with the Rock?941 viewsThe faux rock on the left, bottom of the cell cactus hides the cable entry into the Saguaro cactus design. It blends in quite nicely. Larson-USA design.
|
|
Rooftop macrocell939 viewsThis macrocell is located atop a hotel next to the San Diego Freeway in West Los Angeles. Sorry, no room service on the roof.
|
|
I bow to Him938 viewsVerizon's mono-flagpole site in Mesa Arizona is leaning over ust a wee-bit.
|
|
Sprint Monopole in Lebec, California938 viewsSite is controlled by TowerCo (soon to be SBC).
|
|
Battle of the Mono's...936 viewsIn this case, a sickly monopine and a basic monopole, both located at the top of a hill next to a water tank. Not much can be said for the monopole, but the poor branch coverage of the monopine sure sticks out like a sore thumb. Successful monopines have great branch coverage, antenna covers, and bark cladding all the way up the tree (unlike this example).
|
|
Sort-of-Monopine935 viewsThis sickly Sprint monopine is located next to a water tank. Extremely poor branch coverage makes the overall appearance something less than stunning. No bark cladding. No antenna covers or branch coverage.
|
|
AT&T Monopine in Santa Fe, NM933 viewsAT&T's monopine site is above the 599 Bypass around Santa Fe, New Mexico (Mutt Nelson road). View from SR599.
|
|
GPS Antenna Directly Mounted to Cabinet933 viewsThis is a good example of how a GPS antenna can use directly mounted on top of an equipment cabinet. This type of mounting reduces the visibility of this element compared with mounting it on an extension pipe above the cabinet. This is a Verizon Wireless site at a church in Mesa, Arizona.
|
|
932 views
|
|
Cell Pine931 viewsThis cell pine is located on a hill in Lake Elsinore, CA. Good branch coverage. Notice the round microwave antenna on the tree trunk.
|
|
Blessed be Sprint931 viewsA sprint site inside a faux bell tower at a church in the San Fernando Valley (Los Angeles, California).
|
|
Sprint underground BTS equipment930 viewsThis photo shows (foreground) the shallow vault used to route cables to/from the BTS; the BTS equipment vault (large double-doors); and the BTS equipment vault vents (grills near and far side of the BTS vault). Located in the exclusive "Mountaingate" area of West Los Angeles.
|
|
Wireless Adobe929 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).
|
|
Signal from a dead tree926 viewsThis wood pole supports a cell site radome at the top. The cables are secured in metal U-channels on the side of the pole.
|
|
923 views
|
|
Outstanding T-Mobile Church Site923 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.
|
|
Getting ready for pulling the coax cables up the tree922 viewsThe worker prepares the coax cables for insertion into the trunk of the monopalm by laying them out flat on the ground. From here, a pull rope will be used to raise the cables into the trunk, and up to the level of the antennas.
|
|
A Royal Treatment920 viewsThis is the rear of the building supporting Royal Street's cupola site in San Juan Capistrano, California. . The cable tray exits the roof, comes down over the roof of the walk way, down the column, and underground to the equipment enclosure cut into the hillside (left side of picture).
|
|
2008 Rose Bowl Herd919 viewsHere are Nextel's and Sprint's COWS at the 2008 Rose Bowl Game. These cows are penned on the west side of the Bowl across the wash from the south parking lot. Goal-to-Goal in under a second!
|
|
Poor Camo Design918 viewsA camo site should effectively hide the antennas from public view. This site, in West Los Angeles, fails to do so, and illustrates the point. Camo is NOT just putting up some antenna blinds and painting to match.
|
|
Camo shutters918 viewsHere's a cell site with the antennas recessed into the wall. RF-transparent shutters will be installed in front of the antennas to make the antennas disappear. Photo courtesy of Peabody Engineering.
|
|
Camouflaged Antenna Site918 viewsThis tower houses sector antennas.
|
|
2008 Rose Bowl Herd917 viewsCows need feeding. In the case of the 2008 Rose Bowl herd, Sprint and Nextel share the large AT&T data interface (bottom). AT&T Wireless gets its own interface above Sprint and Nextel.
|
|
917 views
|
|
Sprint microcell - Two Sectors915 viewsPole mounted Sprint microcell in Brentwood, California (Parkyns St.). The panel antennas should have been painted brown or green to afford some measure of camouflage. This site is near OJ's former home on Rockingham in Brentwood, California. It's a much nicer area than were he now lives in Nevada.
|
|
Wireless Sign914 viewsThis uncompleted sign framework holds multiple antennas. Note that the 'rock' to the left is a cellular rock housing Nextel's antennas. Rocky peak site in Santa Susana Pass, California.
|
|
City Monument Sign - Montclair, California914 viewsNextel's monument sign cell site is located along Interstate 10 (a really, really, really busy freeway). Originally built to house its own antennas, it now supports at least one other carrier's antennas, as well.
|
|
Is that an AIRCRAFT warning light on the tree?912 viewsHere's another view of the Nextel/AT&T Wireless Co-Lo site on USMC property in San Diego. This angle shows the microwave antenna used for backhaul purposes.
Notice how the bark cladding ends at the level of the lowest branches. Modern design (and permit conditions) would have the cladding extend to the top of the tree. Modern design would also extend the branches closer to the ground, and would provide for significantly greater branch coverage. Finally, modern design would also provide for camouflage covers on each of the antennas, and better treatment of the microwave radome.
|
|
| 2721 files on 19 page(s) |
2 |  |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Home
Login
Reprint Permissions
Album list
Last uploads
Last comments
Top rated
My Favorites
Search
