 Last additions - Camouflaged Sites
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Tree Trunk Firmly Planted!739 viewsThis photo shows the detail of the monopalm trunk installation to the foundation. Footings are sunk and concrete is poured around the footings. The tree is bolted to the footings.Nov 22, 2007
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Pulling Cables Inside a Monopalm692 viewsTechs are installing cables inside this legacy monopalm. Sepulveda Boulevard west of the I-405 in Los Angeles.Nov 22, 2007
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Pulling Cables Inside a Monopalm715 viewsTechs are installing cables inside this legacy monopalm. Sepulveda Boulevard west of the I-405 in Los Angeles.Nov 22, 2007
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Pulling Cables Inside a Monopalm725 viewsTechs are installing cables inside this legacy monopalm. Sepulveda Boulevard west of the I-405 in Los Angeles.Nov 22, 2007
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Pulling Cables Inside a Monopalm637 viewsTechs are installing cables inside this legacy monopalm. Sepulveda Boulevard west of the I-405 in Los Angeles.Nov 22, 2007
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Pulling Cables Inside a Monopalm611 viewsTechs are installing cables inside this legacy monopalm. Sepulveda Boulevard west of the I-405 in Los Angeles.Nov 22, 2007
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Pulling Cables Inside a Monopalm587 viewsTechs are installing cables inside this legacy monopalm. Sepulveda Boulevard west of the I-405 in Los Angeles.Nov 22, 2007
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Pulling Cables Inside a Monopalm580 viewsTechs are installing cables inside this legacy monopalm. Sepulveda Boulevard west of the I-405 in Los Angeles.Nov 22, 2007
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Pulling Cables Inside a Monopalm556 viewsTechs are installing cables inside this legacy monopalm. Sepulveda Boulevard west of the I-405 in Los Angeles.Nov 22, 2007
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Pulling Cables Inside a Monopalm580 viewsTechs are installing cables inside this legacy monopalm. Sepulveda Boulevard west of the I-405 in Los Angeles.Nov 22, 2007
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Pulling Cables Inside a Monopalm539 viewsTechs are installing cables inside this legacy monopalm. Sepulveda Boulevard west of the I-405 in Los Angeles.Nov 22, 2007
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Pulling Cables Inside a Monopalm546 viewsTechs are installing cables inside this legacy monopalm. Sepulveda Boulevard west of the I-405 in Los Angeles.Nov 22, 2007
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Ontario, California Multi-Carrier Camo Site735 viewsThis is one of the early major camo sites in Southern California. Located in Ontario, this multi-carrier, multi-camo monopalm site is located on the north side of the I-10 Freeway. This photo is from December, 2001.Nov 22, 2007
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Stylish Verizon Wireless Site773 viewsThis Verizon site in Encinitas, California, has a commanding view of the I-5 freeway. This photo, looking north to Carlsbad, shows the nicely hidden site. The antennas are mounted to the roof.Nov 22, 2007
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Monopine in Culver City750 viewsThis is a monopine, constructed in 2002, in Culver City, California.
By today's standards, this would not make the grade (low branch count; no antenna panel covers; bare; etc.).Nov 22, 2007
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Getty Center exit of the I-405 in Los Angeles circa 2001640 viewsThis is the multi-carrier site at the Getty Center exit of the I-405 in the Sepulveda pass.Nov 22, 2007
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Close enough to Camo1173 viewsThis is a close-up of the 2300 Chestnut St. site in San Francisco. Note that this photo was taken in 2001. Do you see the antennas? Nov 22, 2007
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Close enough to Camo814 viewsThis is an overview shot of the 2300 Chestnut St. site in San Francisco. Note that this photo was taken in 2001. Do you see the antennas? Nov 22, 2007
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Nextel Camo Site - San Marcos, California540 viewsNextel's poorly-maintained camo site at a medical office building in San Marcos, California.Nov 18, 2007
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Nextel Camo Site - San Marcos, California530 viewsNextel's poorly-maintained camo site at a medical office building in San Marcos, California.Nov 18, 2007
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Camo Site at Gas Station676 viewsVerizon Wireless is in the far tower of this gas station on the road to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. The site is in Valley, Arizona.Nov 11, 2007
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Village of Oak Creek near Sedona702 viewsThis camo site is located on Highway 179 in Oak Creek. This site is on the main road connecting I-17 with Sedona. The site is hidden in the facade box. Nice background, eh?Nov 11, 2007
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Village of Oak Creek near Sedona668 viewsThis camo site is located on Highway 179 in Oak Creek. This site is on the main road connecting I-17 with Sedona. The site is hidden by the parapet above the roof. Nice background, eh?Nov 11, 2007
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Village of Oak Creek near Sedona597 viewsTwo camouflaged sites are seen (barely) in this shopping center along Highway 179 in the Village of Oak Creek, near Sedona, Arizona.Nov 11, 2007
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McCell Site727 viewsT-Mobile's McDonald's site in Del Mar, California. The antennas are in the three radomes atop the parking lot light standards. The base station equipment is housed in the CMU wall extension behind the trash enclosure.Oct 20, 2007
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There's Hope For the Signal!675 viewsSprint's site at Hope Church in Vista California is built in the add-on column below the spire. If you look closely you can see how the add-on was constructed. The facade is RF transparent material.Oct 20, 2007
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Hope (and signal) Sprints Eternal567 viewsAnother view of the camo antennas at Sprint's Hope Church site in Vista California.Oct 20, 2007
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BTS Equipment Enclosure550 viewsSprint's BTS equipment is located in this CMU walled enclosure at the Hope Church site in Vista, California.Oct 20, 2007
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Hope (and signal) Sprints Eternal525 viewsAnother view of the camo antennas at Sprint's Hope Church site in Vista California.Oct 20, 2007
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Faux Roof Penthouses599 viewsThe three rooftop enclosures house cell equipment/antennas. Torrance, California.Oct 19, 2007
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Faux Roof Penthouses591 viewsThe three rooftop enclosures house cell equipment/antennas. Torrance, California.Oct 19, 2007
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763 viewsA camo METROPCS site in San Pablo, California. The antennas are in the radomes just below the Holiday Inn sign.Oct 19, 2007
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Sleep Wirelessly in San Pablo, California527 viewsMetroPCS site inside the legs of a Holiday Inn Express sign. For more views of this site, visit http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ex/1/en/hotel/spoca?_requestid=302192.
Oct 19, 2007
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Sing it with me... "Every Light A Cell Site"678 viewsThis is a view of the east side of the track at Agoura High in Agoura Hills, California. Each of the four light standards at this track support a antennas in radomes.Oct 19, 2007
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Agoura High School707 viewsAll four light standards at the Agoura Hills High School sport antenna radomesOct 14, 2007
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Outback with the Signal652 viewsNextel's antennas are inside the lower portion of the sign. The GPS antenna is mounted to one of the legs of the sign. Norwalk, California, overlooking Interstate 5.Oct 14, 2007
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Outback with the Signal502 viewsNextel's antennas are inside the lower portion of the sign. The GPS antenna is mounted to one of the legs of the sign. Norwalk, California, overlooking Interstate 5.Oct 14, 2007
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Primm an Properr in Primm Nevadaa696 viewsA site below the turret of one of the buildings at Whiskey Pete's in Primm, Nevada (about 400 yards from the California State line) off of I-15.Sep 14, 2006
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Shelling out some signal800 viewsNextel's antennas are affixed below the gas station sign at this site in Henderson, Nevada.Sep 14, 2006
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Can a Faux Monopine Have a Faux Disease?795 viewsNextel (now TowerCo) can take 'great pride' in its economical design of this monopine, located in a CalTrans yard at the intersections of the I405 and I10 freeways in West Los Angeles. References to Christmas trees owned by a certain person with the last name of Brown are appropriate. Sep 14, 2006
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Sort-of Flag Tank Site710 views...in Boulder City, Nevada.Sep 14, 2006
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Using Microwaves to Cook the Food?780 viewsThis site's antennas are painted to match the McDonalds barrel sign at the Barstow Station, Barstow California.Sep 14, 2006
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Can You Fry Me Now?801 viewsThis site's antennas are painted to match the McDonalds barrel sign at the Barstow Station, Barstow California.Sep 14, 2006
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The Word Rings Out From T-Mobile674 viewsT-Mobile's exterior box design is spoiled by the visible antenna cables and tower mounted amplifiers in plain view. A little work would make this a nice site on a church bell tower.Sep 14, 2006
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What an Awful 'Camouflage' Design676 viewsSprint's silly camo box above non-camo legs design in Burbank, California. Not even painted with some classic line like, "Eat At Joes" or "Repent! The End (of Bad Camo Designs) is at Hand!"Sep 14, 2006
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What an Awful 'Camouflage' Design707 viewsSprint's silly camo box above non-camo legs design in Burbank, California. Not even painted with some classic line like, "Eat At Joes" or "Repent! The End (of Bad Camo Designs) is at Hand!"Sep 14, 2006
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I'll Take Your Parking Ticket, If you Please642 viewsSprint's BTS is located under the stairs at the entry?/exit? of this garage in Burbank, California. Notice how the space was extended below the stairs to house the equipment.Sep 14, 2006
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Faux Steeple Site Overlooking LAX601 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 the relationship between the site and the west complex of LAX. This is a $million dollar view of LAX, but I suspect the mortuary isn't quite making all that from T-Mobile.Apr 17, 2006
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LMU/GPS - Unusual Configuration673 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 unusual placement of the LMU antenna (left) and the GPS antenna (right) attached to the power riser. This face of the building is to the south, so the LMU antenna is block for about 180 degrees of arc. Clever, eh?Apr 17, 2006
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Fax Steeple Site Overlooking LAX596 viewsThis Cingular-built site in El Segundo, California, now owned by T-Mobile, overlooks LAX. The building houses a mortuary. Note that the chimney shown in this photo IS NOT the camo faux chimney in the rear of the property. This is the building real chimney.Apr 17, 2006
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Close Up of Top of Poorly Maintained Faux Chimney904 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.Apr 17, 2006
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BTS Equipment, Top and Bottom of Faux Chimney607 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 the BTS equipment and the cables feeding to the bottom of the faux chimney. A steeple on the LAX side of the building serves the airport. Apr 17, 2006
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Top of Poorly Maintained Faux Chimney582 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.Apr 17, 2006
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BTS Equipment, Top and Bottom of Faux Chimney593 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 the BTS equipment and the cables feeding to the bottom of the faux chimney. A steeple on the LAX side of the building serves the airport. Apr 17, 2006
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BTS Equipment, Bottom of Faux Chimney553 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 the BTS equipment and the cables feeding to the bottom of the faux chimney. A steeple on the LAX side of the building serves the airport. Apr 17, 2006
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Camo Site Overlooking LAX532 viewsThis apartment building sports mutiple carries in the faux parapet. This site, in El Segundo overlooks LAX. It appears to have 3 carriers co-located here.Apr 17, 2006
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Camo LUG on Apartment Building598 viewsThis LUG (generator socket) is installed on an apartment building in El Segundo, California, overlooks Los Angeles International Airport.Apr 17, 2006
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The Sweet Taste of Signal714 viewsAnother view of the old Loveland Sugar Co. silo, now used as an antenna support for two carriers. Cingular is in the prefabricated building on the right. The carrier on the outdoor platform on the left is (currently) unidentified.Mar 26, 2006
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The Sweet Taste of Signal605 viewsA view of the jumper-to-hardline and grounding point for this unidentified carrier at the old Loveland Sugar Co. silo. The colored tape is used to identify the antenna sectors and whether the antennas are transmit or receive. Loveland, Colorado.Mar 26, 2006
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The Sweet Taste of Signal623 viewsUnidentified carrier at the Loveland Sugar Co. silo, Loveland Colorado. Notice that the equipment is held aloft on a variable mount platform rather than engineering a foundation.Mar 26, 2006
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The Sweet Taste of Signal532 viewsAnother view of the old Loveland Sugar Co. silo, now used as an antenna support for two carriers (Cingular plus an unidentified carrier).Mar 26, 2006
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The Sweet Taste of Signal600 viewsA close-up view of the platform system used to elevate and level the equipment cabinets for this unidentified carrier at the Loveland Sugar Co. silo, Loveland, Colorado.Mar 26, 2006
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The Sweet Taste of Signal650 viewsLong view of the Loveland Sugar Co. (Colorado) silo used as and antenna platform for two carriers (Cingular plus an unidentified carrier).Mar 26, 2006
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The Sweet Taste of Signal542 viewsCingular and an unidentified second carrier use this old silo in Loveland, Colorado. Photo by Steve Allen of Kramer.Firm, Inc.Mar 24, 2006
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The Sweet Taste of Signal550 viewsCloseup of the Cingular and unidentified second carrier panels and microwave in use on this old silo in Loveland, Colorado. Photo by Steve Allen of Kramer.Firm, Inc. Loveland Sugar Co.Mar 24, 2006
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The Sweet Taste of Signal545 viewsCingular and an unidentified second carrier use this old sugar silo in Loveland, Colorado. Photo by Steve Allen of Kramer.Firm, Inc. Loveland Sugar Co.Mar 24, 2006
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A Powerful Bison908 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.Mar 24, 2006
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A Powerful Bison686 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 north. Photo by Steve Allen of Kramer.Firm, Inc.Mar 24, 2006
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A Powerful Bison1723 viewsVerizon's cellular bison, located in Carr, Colorado, serves I25. This closeup shot shows how the antenna panels are affixed to the metal body of the bison.Mar 24, 2006
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A Powerful Bison927 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.Mar 24, 2006
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Nextel Near the L.A. Convention Center683 viewsNextel's equipment is located inside this building west of the L.A. Convention Center. The building design is quite interesting, eh? Sprint and Cingular and co-located at this site. Sprint's antenna support is like Nextel's (only it has a fresh coat of paint), and Cingular uses a mono-bore tower here.Mar 21, 2006
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A Stylish Sprint Design667 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!Mar 21, 2006
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Sprint Together With Nextel...847 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?Mar 21, 2006
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Now You Don't See It, and Now you Don't!729 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 west from the roadway.Mar 21, 2006
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Now You Don't See It, and Now you Don't!802 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 east from an area not usually accessible to visitors.Mar 21, 2006
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Now You Don't See It, and Now you Don't!934 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.Mar 21, 2006
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670 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 southwest from the roadway.Mar 21, 2006
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Now You Don't See It, and Now you Don't!782 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 northwest from the roadway.Mar 21, 2006
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Now You Don't See It, and Now you Don't!689 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 east from an area not usually accessible to visitors.Mar 21, 2006
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Now You Don't See It, and Now you Don't!589 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 east from an area not usually accessible to visitors.Mar 21, 2006
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You Can Rest Your Signal Here720 views...at the Lemon Tree motel in Pomona, California. It's the site of this Cingular wireless cell sign and well-hidden BTS cabinet. This site overlooks Interstate 10/SR57/SR71 interchange.Mar 21, 2006
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You Can Rest Your Signal Here610 views...at the Lemon Tree motel in Pomona, California. It's the site of this Cingular wireless cell sign and well-hidden BTS cabinet. This site overlooks Interstate 10/SR57/SR71 interchange.Mar 21, 2006
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You Can Rest Your Signal Here646 views...at the Lemon Tree motel in Pomona, California. It's the site of this Cingular wireless cell sign and well-hidden BTS cabinet. This site overlooks Interstate 10/SR57/SR71 interchange.Mar 21, 2006
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Blessed be the Signal From On High587 viewsVerizon's antennas are in the bell tower of this church in Pomona, California.Mar 21, 2006
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Blessed be the Signal From On High549 viewsVerizon's antennas are in the bell tower of this church in Pomona, California.Mar 21, 2006
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A Sassy Looking Mono-Cypress1229 viewsVerizon's mono-cypress tree in Lake Elsinore is Sassy! (Sorry, bad joke: That's VZW's site name...go figure!) Here's a close-up of the tree coverage.Feb 06, 2006
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Verizon's Sassy Site: Grounded Bollards713 viewsThe traffic bollards at Verizon's Sassy site are grounded. This helps to prevent RF hot-spots near the antennas. Of course, the bollards also help to deter unwelcome vehicle-visitors!Feb 06, 2006
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Gallons of Fun583 viewsVerizon's Sassy site has a standby power generator. This above-ground tank holds 305 gallons of fuel. It's inside the main equipment area, which is physically separated from the power generator by about 50 feet.Feb 06, 2006
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A Sassy Power Generator595 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).Feb 06, 2006
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One Sassy Site686 viewsVerizon's site, called "Sassy" near Lake Elsinore, California is designed as a faux Cypress tree. One of my staff looked at the photo and named it "Chia Cell." From its shape, this could also be a camo missile, ready to be launched against competitive wireless carriers! "Houston, we have a problem!"Feb 06, 2006
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One Sassy Site617 viewsVerizon's site, called "Sassy" near Lake Elsinore, California is designed as a faux Cypress tree. One of my staff looked at the photo and named it "Chia Cell." From its shape, this could also be a camo missile, ready to be launched against competitive wireless carriers! "Houston, we have a problem!"Feb 06, 2006
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A Sassy Site623 viewsVerizon's site, called "Sassy" near Lake Elsinore, California is designed as a faux Cypress tree. One of my staff looked at the photo and named it "Chia Cell." From its shape, this could also be a camo missile, ready to be launched against competitive wireless carriers! "Houston, we have a problem!"AFeb 06, 2006
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Verizon Wireless Camo Light Standard966 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.Jan 19, 2006
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Verizon Wireless Camo Light Standard895 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.Jan 19, 2006
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Two on a Stick667 viewsSprint's BTS equipment is located in the large flush-to-grade vault. It's flush vents bracket the BTS vault. It's interesting to compare the small Sprint vents to the large Cingular vents at the same site. (See the photos of Cingular's vents near this photo in the same gallery.)Jan 19, 2006
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Columns of Signal877 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.Dec 09, 2005
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A Baby ___pole Site665 viewsYet another ___pole missing its ____. This is a stunted ___pole just intended to shine signal on a stretch of the I-5 Freeway in the City of San Diego. Built by AT&T, this is now a Cingular site.Dec 09, 2005
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Just Signal579 viewsThis Cingular-constructed site in Irvine California has its antennas above the clocks. It's located at a "Just Tires" store.Dec 09, 2005
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Towering Signal733 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.Dec 09, 2005
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Highland View Pentecostal Assembly - Los Angeles584 viewsCloseup of the antenna camo boxes on the bell tower. The construction is not very good.Dec 09, 2005
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Highland View Pentecostal Assembly - Los Angeles575 viewsThis site's antennas are built into a add-on box on the bell tower.Dec 09, 2005
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Columns of Signal861 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.Dec 09, 2005
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Columns of Signal497 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.Dec 09, 2005
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Church Site536 viewsThis church site in San Diego is interesting because the of the add-on to the church (on the left side) to house AT&T's base station equipment. The antennas are located in the steeple.Dec 09, 2005
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A Flag and Light Show764 viewsThis is an AT&T Wireless site, later Cingular, shining signal in San Diego on the I-5 Freeway and the Coronado Bay Bridge. The light standard also supports antennas. Dec 09, 2005
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A Flagpole Site554 viewsThis is an AT&T Wireless site, later Cingular, shining signal in San Diego on the I-5 Freeway and the Coronado Bay Bridge.Dec 09, 2005
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A Sign of the T-Mobile Times588 viewsThis furniture store sign supports T-Mobile's sectorized antennas. National City, California (south of San Diego). The furniture store is out of business.Dec 09, 2005
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A Sign of the T-Mobile Times496 viewsThis furniture store sign supports T-Mobile's sectorized antennas. National City, California (south of San Diego). The furniture store is out of business.Dec 09, 2005
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Towering Signal1378 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.Dec 09, 2005
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Towering Signal700 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.Dec 09, 2005
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Just Signal646 viewsThis Cingular-constructed site in Irvine California has its antennas above the clocks. It's located at a "Just Tires" store.Dec 09, 2005
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Is that an AIRCRAFT warning light on the tree?1186 viewsI continue to update the gallery with new photos of this ever-changing site. The latest is the addition of new panel antennas.Dec 09, 2005
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Is that an AIRCRAFT warning light on the tree?743 viewsI continue to update the gallery with new photos of this ever-changing site. The latest is the addition of new panel antennas.Dec 09, 2005
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Highland View Pentecostal Assembly - Los Angeles625 viewsOverview of the antenna camo boxes on the bell tower.Dec 09, 2005
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Highland View Pentecostal Assembly - Los Angeles628 viewsView of BTS equipment next to chapel of the church.Dec 09, 2005
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Highland View Pentecostal Assembly - Los Angeles778 viewsView of GPS and LMU antennas next to BTS equipment.Dec 09, 2005
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Mauve in Orange704 viewsI never knew that some Palm tree trunks were mauve. Apparently they can be for mono-palms like this Cingular site in the City of Orange, California.Nov 13, 2005
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Nextel Field Light Standard Radome Antenna Mount1042 viewsNextel's Santa Margarita Christian High School site (Rancho Rancho Santa Margarita, California) uses a field light standard to support the antennas, and the radome that covers those antennas.
The mountain in the background/right of the field light standard is Santiago Peak, the key radio site in Orange County, California.Oct 29, 2005
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What's Under the Skirt?787 viewsNextel's Nextel's Santa Margarita Christian High School site antennas are behind a radome/skirt affixed to a field light standard. Looking upwards, you can see 4 of the 6 antennas behind the radome/skirt.Oct 29, 2005
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Nextel BTS Equpment Shelter691 viewsThis is the BTS equipment shelter for Nextel's Santa Margarita Christian High School site (Rancho Rancho Santa Margarita, California). This buidling is located adjacent to a baseball diamond to the east of the field light standard supporting the site antennas.
Notice that the shadow of the field light standard and Radome are falling on the building. Just a lucky shot! Oct 29, 2005
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What a Lug!689 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.pdfOct 29, 2005
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Obelisque du Signal762 viewsThis cellular Obelisque is located at the interchange of California SR241 and SR133 in the City of Irvine, Calfornia. A similar but smaller wireless obelisque is located at The Spectrum in Irvine (a photo is on this site).
This view is from the SR133 N to the SR241 S connector. It highlights the aircraft warning beacon on the top of the obelisque.Oct 29, 2005
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Obelisque du Signal588 viewsThis cellular Obelisque is located at the interchange of California SR241 and SR133 in the City of Irvine, Calfornia. A similar but smaller wireless obelisque is located at The Spectrum in Irvine (a photo is on this site).
This view is looking to the east from Portola Road.Oct 25, 2005
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Obelisque du Signal668 viewsThis cellular Obelisque is located at the interchange of California SR241 and SR133 in the City of Irvine, Calfornia. A similar but smaller wireless obelisque is located at The Spectrum in Irvine (a photo is on this site).
This view is looking to the west from the northbound SR241 just before the interchange.Oct 25, 2005
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A Growth on a Monopalm718 viewsYet another view of a compromised monopalm. Spectrasite's cellpalm should never have had the microwave dish or the add-on panel antennas on the tree trunk. It took an only fair design and made it terrible. Sprint and Cingular are at this site. Others may be, too.Oct 23, 2005
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A Growth on a Monopalm760 viewsSpectrasite's monopalm has this very strange 6-panel growth on the tree trunk. And isn't that a stange looking, er, microwavealbe 'date' below the palms?! How sad. Inglewood, California. Cingular and Sprint are at this site.Oct 23, 2005
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A Growth on a Monopalm658 viewsSpectrasite's monopalm has this very strange 6-panel growth on the tree trunk. How sad. Inglewood, California. Cingular and Sprint are at this site.Oct 23, 2005
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Sprint Monopalm956 viewsSprint's monopalm in Inglewood, California. Interestingly, the FCC tower registration for this site points to a completely different address. Hummmm!Oct 23, 2005
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Sprint's Dual Light Standard Site754 viewsHigh above the US101 (Ventura Freeway) in Thousand Oaks sit these dual light standards. Two light standards provide three sectors of diversity coverage in this very high (RF) traffic area. The equipment is located in an underground vault. Rasnow Peak can be seen in the distance.Oct 23, 2005
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Sprint's Dual Light Standard Site802 viewsHigh above the US101 (Ventura Freeway) in Thousand Oaks sit these dual light standards. Two light standards provide three sectors of diversity coverage in this very high (RF) traffic area. The BTS equpment is located in the vault between the two light standards.Oct 23, 2005
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Underground BTS Equipment Vault934 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.Oct 23, 2005
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Mounting collar: Radome above a light standard932 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, CaliforniaOct 23, 2005
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Monopalm with Hidden Antennas875 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. Oct 23, 2005
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Monopalm with Hidden Antennas896 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. Oct 23, 2005
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Monopalm with Hidden Antennas1348 viewsSprint's monopalm at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Palm Desert, California uses a design by Chameleon Engineering. The antennas are mounted inside the 'growth pod' below the palms. This view looks upwards to see how the grown pod radone is set out from the trunk of the palm.Oct 23, 2005
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A Thoughtful Monopalm762 viewsThe business end of this two-carrier monopalm at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church school in Palm Desert, California. Notice that there are no antenna arms at top of the tree structure. Cool.
Thanks to Rienk Ayers of Chameleon Engineering for updating me regarding the site. Chameleon's tag line works: "the Best is Hard to Find."Oct 23, 2005
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Certainly-a-Monopalm702 viewsHere's an overview of the very active monopalm surrounded by live palm and broadleaf trees. St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Palm Desert, California.
Thanks to Rienk Ayers of Chameleon Engineering for updating me regarding the site. Chameleon's tag line works: "the Best is Hard to Find."Oct 23, 2005
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Very Active Monopalm780 viewsThis monopalm is located at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Palm Desert, California. Notice that the antenna arms are not visible because they are hidden in the growth pod.Oct 23, 2005
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Not-a-Monopalm BTS Enclosure721 viewsThe monopalm at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church school is served from this BTS enclosure adjacent to the kids play area. Palm Desert, California. This panorama consists of three photos. Can you find both break points?Oct 23, 2005
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Monopalm - A Morning View740 viewsClose up of the business end of the Palm Desert, California monopalm. Now you see it...now you do!Oct 23, 2005
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Monopalm - A Morning View661 viewsYet another view of the in-your-face panels on this monopalm in Palm Desert, California. Photo taken about 7:30 a.m.Oct 23, 2005
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Monopalm - A Morning View684 viewsA closer view of the unknown carrier's in-your-face monopalm in Palm Desert, California.Oct 23, 2005
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Monopalm - A Morning View653 viewsThis monopalm in Palm Desert, California is located in a shopping center. The branch coverage is poor, and the panels certainly stand out in the morning light. The carrier is unknown.Oct 23, 2005
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Cell Palm763 viewsClose up of the business end of Sprint's Desert Hot Springs monopalm site at 61400B Pierson Blvd. sits aside the road to 29 Palms. Relatively poor branch coverage.Oct 23, 2005
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Cell Palm680 viewsNotice that the coax ground block (below the ice guard) and the ground wire from the ground block are not properly affixed. Sprint site in Desert Hot Springs, CAOct 23, 2005
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Cell Palm725 viewsSprint's Desert Hot Springs monopalm site at 61400B Pierson Blvd. sits aside the road to 29 Palms. Relatively poor branch coverage.Oct 23, 2005
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A Mighty Wind's A'blowin...974 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.Oct 17, 2005
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A Mighty Wind's A'blowin...673 viewsLooking up to the working platform of the AT&T Wireless Camo Windmill in San Dimas, California. All three sectors can be seen. The cables come down the center inside the large pipe.Oct 17, 2005
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Camo Sprint Site678 viewsHere's another view of Sprint's camo site on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica, California. This view is looking north from 15th Street toward Montana Avenue.Oct 17, 2005
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