Dr. Jonathan Kramer's Cell Tower Photo Gallery

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Catch a Dream With This Site350 viewsLocated ajacent to the "Dreamcatcher Cinema" in Espanola, NM, this uni-pole-ish, mon-pole-ish site is owned by TowerCo.
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A Tank of Signal350 viewsT-Mobile's water tank cell site, which doubles as a residential community sales sign. San Diego, California. Built in 2002, you can read about this site here: http://tinyurl.com/TMO-Tank
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8 foot antenna on building350 viewsA rather ugly 8' antenna stuck on the side of a building in Tarzana, California
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T-Mobile Camo in Palos Verdes Estates, California350 viewsPano of the front of the building.
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Restful Signal349 viewsSprint's antennas are on the motel sign just out of the frame on the right side. It's BTS equipment is located in the bricked area to the left center of this photo. Notice the power panel, transfer switch, etc. on the left side of the enclosure. From the street side, this enclosure is very well designed to blend in with the buidling.
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Building top multi-sector cell site348 viewsPlain vanilla. No "touch of gold" here.
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NextG DAS - Encinitas, California348 views
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Birds on Blue Unique Cell Site Design - Public Art348 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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After the COW...347 viewsBefore and during the construction of this Nextel site on US Government property, the firm used a COW to provide service along I-405 in West Los Angeles. A photo of that particular COW may be viewed in the non-camo section of this gallery.
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Restful Signal347 viewsHere's a non-camo three sector Sprint site located on a motel sign post in Azusa, California.
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Los Alamos, New Mexico347 viewsThis is a monopole owned by Alltel, and is located in Los Alamos, New Mexico. This tower is fairly close to the airport, so that's why you see an aircraft warning light on the top.
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Now you See it, and Now you Do345 viewsThis non-camo/camo site is located near a major freeway and arterial roadway.
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Updated to Digital...345 viewsThis overview shot shows the antennas (cells and GPS) on a traffic signal, and the BTS equipment in the sidewalk area to the left of the traffic signal. Compare this photo to the photograph in this gallery from a few years ago when this was an analog site.
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Radio Plaza in Santa Fe, NM345 viewsThis is an updated photo of the Radio Plaza site, overlooing the historic central plaza in Sante Fe, New Mexico.
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Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles345 viewsMobilitie has planted this awful wood pole in West Los Angeles. Note the standoffs for the equipment and conduits. A small cell? I think not.
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Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles345 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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Cricket in Santa Fe344 viewsThe Fashion Outlets of Santa Fe hosts this Cricket site.
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Two monopoles - Co-location site.343 viewsThese towers are located near Worcester, MA.
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Lots of BTS Equipment in the Sidewalk Area342 viewsThis AT&T Wireless base station is located in the right-of-way. The smaller pedestal to the left of the BTS houses the power company meter.
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AT&T Wireless (Cingular) Omni Site342 viewsAT&T Wireless built this dual band cellular/PCS site in West Los Angeles adjacent to a large regional mall and a busy intersection. This photo shows a second set of omnidirection antennas immediately adjacent to the public parking space.
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Great Scott!342 viewsYet another view of a pole-mounted cell site in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Simple, single carrier wireless site341 viewsSimple monopole with a single carrier
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Das Mock-up in Palos Verdes Estates, California341 viewsAn incomplete mock up showing the proposed DAS equipment and antennas but none of what will be visible cables interconnecting them.
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Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles341 viewsMobilitie has planted this awful wood pole in West Los Angeles. Note the standoffs for the equipment and conduits. A small cell? I think not.
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Power Transmission Tower Site340 viewsPECO transmission tower cell site in Philadelphia.
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Verizon Camo Church Site 340 viewsAt St. Margaret's in Chino, CA
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CornucopiaMicrowave Horn in Las Vegas, New Mexico339 viewsThis is a 'cornucopia' (high performance) microwave antenna at the CenturyLink Central Office in Las Vegas, New Mexico.
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Santa Fe High School Light Standard339 viewsLight Standard site at Santa Fe High School (New Mexico)
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Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California338 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles338 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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Close-up of transmission tower wireless installation, Irvine, CA337 viewsUtilizing the powerline ROW, this wireless site makes use of a power transmission tower.
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Power Transmission Tower Site337 viewsPECO transmission tower cell site in Philadelphia.
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Sprint Omni Site337 viewsTwo baby-vents for Sprint's equipment vault.
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Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California337 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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The Golden Signal336 viewsOne of T-Mobile's sector antennas at its Chico, California water tank site. Photo taken just before sunset.
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Santa Fe High School Light Standard336 viewsLight Standard site at Santa Fe High School (New Mexico)
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Sprint Omni Site336 viewsTwo on an Arm legacy Sprint site in Los Angeles
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Irvine, Califoria multicarrier site336 viewsThis is an outstanding multicarrier camo site in Irvine, CA
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AT&T Wireless (Cingular) Omni Site335 viewsAT&T Wireless built this dual band cellular/PCS site in West Los Angeles adjacent to a large regional mall and a busy intersection.
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Santa Fe Big Steel Lattice Tower334 viewsSanta Fe, New Mexico
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Multi-carrier Monopole Site334 viewsMulti-carrier Monopole Site in Santa Fe, New Mexico
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NextG (Crown Castle) Dual DAS in Redondo Beach, CA334 viewsThis is an example of why the assertion that 'DAS and done' is not always true. This site was originally permitted as a single DAS site, but another carrier wanted to be at the same site, so a larger cabinet holding two DAS nodes was installed, as was a second antenna.
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Cell-on-a-roof333 viewsThree sector cell site on a commercial building rooftop.
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Time to Shippee Out the Signal333 views...from this Spectrasite lattice tower on Shippee Road in Oroville, California. Nextel is on the tower. The tower ASR is 1239078. I like the way the tower reflects in the water.
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Sprint on a Stick in San Diego County333 views
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Big Steel over Las Vegas (New Mexico, that is)333 viewsThis multi-carrier tower serves much of Las Vegas, New Mexico.
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T-Mobile Camo in Palos Verdes Estates, California333 viewsLooking up the (camo) skirt of the site.
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Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California333 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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Irvine, Califoria multicarrier site333 viewsThis is an outstanding multicarrier camo site in Irvine, CA
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Birds on Blue Unique Cell Site Design - Public Art332 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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Spectrasite in Paramount, California331 viewsYet another Spectrasite installation, this time in Paramount, California (looking west).
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Uninspired Cricket Wireless Site in Mesa, AZ331 viewsCricket didn't do much to camo its site atop the Holiday Inn on Country Club in Mesa, Arizona. From a different view along the street the panel antennas are plainly visible. Not recommended.
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2,500 Years Apart331 viewsThe Acropolis above Athens has been standing for 2,500 years. The cell antennas on the rooftops, not so long.
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The signal is Smok'n from this site!330 viewsThis is a cell site constructed on an old mill brick smokestack. Located in Westborough, MA.
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Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California330 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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Sprint Omni Site329 viewsTwo on an Arm legacy Sprint site in Los Angeles
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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel328 viewsLooking northeast. Close-up of cells on the southwest wall. Notice the loose cables.
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SFO Airport - Terminal 2/Admin Building327 viewsCan you spot the single panel? There's a matching panel just off the photo to the right.
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Time Warner Cable Wireless Node in Santa Monica/West Los Angeles Area326 viewsTime Warner Cable Wireless Node in Santa Monica/West Los Angeles Area. Manufactured by BelAir Networks.
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T-Mobile Camo in Palos Verdes Estates, California326 viewsT-Mobile BTS.
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Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California326 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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8 foot antenna on building325 viewsA rather ugly 8' antenna stuck on the side of a building in Tarzana, California
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Antalya Province324 views
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T-Mobile Camo in Palos Verdes Estates, California323 viewsT-Mobile BTS.
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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel322 viewsLooking southwest. Cells on the northwest wall.
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One of T-Mobile's sector antennas at its Chico, California water tank site. Photo taken just before sunset.322 viewsAnother view of two sectors of T-Mobile's antennas at its Chico, California water tank site. Photo taken just before sunset.
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322 viewsThis is a very, very tall self-supporting lattice tower site, owned by American Tower, in Espanola, New Mexico.
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Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California322 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California322 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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AT&T Wireless (Cingular) Omni Site321 viewsAT&T Wireless built this dual band cellular/PCS site in West Los Angeles adjacent to a large regional mall and a busy intersection. This photo shows a second set of omnidirection antennas immediately adjacent to the public parking space.
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T-Mobile Camo in Palos Verdes Estates, California321 viewsLooking up the (camo) skirt of the site.
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Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California321 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel320 viewsLooking northeast. Cells on the roof (camo) and on the southwest wall.
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Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California320 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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Irvine, Califoria multicarrier site320 viewsThis is an outstanding multicarrier camo site in Irvine, CA
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One Well-Placed PG&E Transmission Tower318 viewsPG&E sure scored locating this tower near the I280 freeway adjacent to Redwood City, California. Lots of carriers (4), lots of income.
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Guyed Tower in Cantua Creek, California318 viewsA big tower in a small town. It's guyed.
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SFO Airport - Superbay Hanger315 viewsThe cell antennas are mounted on the roof of the Superbay hanger in the top center of the photograph.
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NextG DAS - Rancho Palos Verdes, California314 views
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2015 Rose Bowl Herd314 viewsThe 2015 COW/COLT herd at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA.
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SFO Airport - Rental Car Center313 views...as seen from the rental car shuttle train heading away from the building.
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Uninspired Cricket Wireless Site in Mesa, AZ313 viewsCricket didn't do much to camo its site atop the Holiday Inn on Country Club in Mesa, Arizona. From a different view along the street the panel antennas are plainly visible. Not recommended.
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Big Iron in New Mexico (I25 north of ABQ)313 views
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Santa Fe Big Steel Guyed Tower313 viewsSanta Fe Big Steel Guyed Tower
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This Cow is WAY past its Expiration Date313 viewsThe owner of this COW really, really needs to resolve this. A cute license plate is not enough.
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T-Mobile Camo in Palos Verdes Estates, California312 viewsT-Mobile BTS Appleton plug (along side Verizon's Appleton plug).
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Birds on Blue Unique Cell Site Design - Public Art312 viewsThis public art cell site was designed by Ron Pekar and Sandy McDaniel; brought to life by Esteban DuPont's CellTech Wireless, sponsored by Crown Castle, and authorized by the City of San Diego. This is a wonderful result for a great collaboration. Located at CA905 and Beyer Blvd in San Diego.
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Cricket has the Power in Santa Fe311 viewsCricket has the Power in Santa Fe
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T-Mobile Camo in Palos Verdes Estates, California311 viewsT-Mobile BTS.
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Parking lot site for a parking lot310 viewsThis site, atop a parking lot, is well-suited for the parking lot it serves, the San Diego Freeway (I-405) in Culver City, California.
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