Dr. Jonathan Kramer's Cell Tower Photo Gallery

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Most viewed - Wireless Sites
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A Tank of Signal362 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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Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles361 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 Angeles361 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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Cable TV Headend Cell Site360 viewsOne of Comcast's cable television headend towers in the Philadelphia area supports cell panel antennas.
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Restful Signal360 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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8 foot antenna on building360 viewsA rather ugly 8' antenna stuck on the side of a building in Tarzana, California
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Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles360 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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Birds on Blue Unique Cell Site Design - Public Art359 viewsThis public art cell site was designed by Ron Pekar and Sandy McDaniel; brought to life by Esteban John 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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Lattice Tower in Sutter County358 viewsOff of California State Route 70 at Nicolaus Road you'll find this lattice tower site.
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Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles358 viewsMobilitie has planted this awful wood pole in West Los Angeles. Note the standoffs for the equipment and conduits. A small cell? I think not.
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After the COW...357 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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NextG DAS - Encinitas, California357 views
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Catch a Dream With This Site357 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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Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles357 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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Building top multi-sector cell site356 viewsPlain vanilla. No "touch of gold" here.
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T-Mobile Camo in Palos Verdes Estates, California356 viewsPano of the front of the building.
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Updated to Digital...355 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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Restful Signal355 viewsHere's a non-camo three sector Sprint site located on a motel sign post in Azusa, California.
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NextG DAS - Encinitas, California355 views
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A Tank of Signal355 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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Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California355 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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Birds on Blue Unique Cell Site Design - Public Art354 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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Lots of BTS Equipment in the Sidewalk Area353 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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Los Alamos, New Mexico353 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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Radio Plaza in Santa Fe, NM353 viewsThis is an updated photo of the Radio Plaza site, overlooing the historic central plaza in Sante Fe, New Mexico.
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Cricket in Santa Fe353 viewsThe Fashion Outlets of Santa Fe hosts this Cricket site.
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Simple, single carrier wireless site352 viewsSimple monopole with a single carrier
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Two monopoles - Co-location site.352 viewsThese towers are located near Worcester, MA.
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Great Scott!352 viewsYet another view of a pole-mounted cell site in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Now you See it, and Now you Do351 viewsThis non-camo/camo site is located near a major freeway and arterial roadway.
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AT&T Wireless (Cingular) Omni Site349 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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Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles349 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 Angeles348 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 Site347 viewsPECO transmission tower cell site in Philadelphia.
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CornucopiaMicrowave Horn in Las Vegas, New Mexico347 viewsThis is a 'cornucopia' (high performance) microwave antenna at the CenturyLink Central Office in Las Vegas, New Mexico.
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Das Mock-up in Palos Verdes Estates, California347 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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The Golden Signal346 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 Standard346 viewsLight Standard site at Santa Fe High School (New Mexico)
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Santa Fe High School Light Standard346 viewsLight Standard site at Santa Fe High School (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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Close-up of transmission tower wireless installation, Irvine, CA344 viewsUtilizing the powerline ROW, this wireless site makes use of a power transmission tower.
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Verizon Camo Church Site 344 viewsAt St. Margaret's in Chino, CA
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Cell-on-a-roof343 viewsThree sector cell site on a commercial building rooftop.
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Power Transmission Tower Site343 viewsPECO transmission tower cell site in Philadelphia.
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Santa Fe Big Steel Lattice Tower343 viewsSanta Fe, New Mexico
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Sprint Omni Site343 viewsTwo on an Arm legacy Sprint site in Los Angeles
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Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles343 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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Big Steel over Las Vegas (New Mexico, that is)342 viewsThis multi-carrier tower serves much of Las Vegas, New Mexico.
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Sprint Omni Site342 viewsTwo baby-vents for Sprint's equipment vault.
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Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California342 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 Site341 viewsAT&T Wireless built this dual band cellular/PCS site in West Los Angeles adjacent to a large regional mall and a busy intersection.
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Multi-carrier Monopole Site341 viewsMulti-carrier Monopole Site in Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California341 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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Time to Shippee Out the Signal340 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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NextG (Crown Castle) Dual DAS in Redondo Beach, CA340 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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The signal is Smok'n from this site!339 viewsThis is a cell site constructed on an old mill brick smokestack. Located in Westborough, MA.
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Spectrasite in Paramount, California339 viewsYet another Spectrasite installation, this time in Paramount, California (looking west).
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Irvine, Califoria multicarrier site339 viewsThis is an outstanding multicarrier camo site in Irvine, CA
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Birds on Blue Unique Cell Site Design - Public Art339 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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Uninspired Cricket Wireless Site in Mesa, AZ338 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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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel338 viewsLooking northeast. Close-up of cells on the southwest wall. Notice the loose cables.
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Sprint on a Stick in San Diego County338 views
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T-Mobile Camo in Palos Verdes Estates, California338 viewsLooking up the (camo) skirt of the site.
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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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2,500 Years Apart337 viewsThe Acropolis above Athens has been standing for 2,500 years. The cell antennas on the rooftops, not so long.
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Irvine, Califoria multicarrier site337 viewsThis is an outstanding multicarrier camo site in Irvine, CA
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Sprint Omni Site336 viewsTwo on an Arm legacy Sprint site in Los Angeles
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Time Warner Cable Wireless Node in Santa Monica/West Los Angeles Area335 viewsTime Warner Cable Wireless Node in Santa Monica/West Los Angeles Area. Manufactured by BelAir Networks.
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SFO Airport - Terminal 2/Admin Building334 viewsCan you spot the single panel? There's a matching panel just off the photo to the right.
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Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California334 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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T-Mobile Camo in Palos Verdes Estates, California332 viewsT-Mobile BTS.
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Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California332 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 building331 viewsA rather ugly 8' antenna stuck on the side of a building in Tarzana, California
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AT&T Wireless (Cingular) Omni Site329 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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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel329 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.329 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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329 viewsThis is a very, very tall self-supporting lattice tower site, owned by American Tower, in Espanola, New Mexico.
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Antalya Province329 views
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One Well-Placed PG&E Transmission Tower327 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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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel327 viewsLooking northeast. Cells on the roof (camo) and on the southwest wall.
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T-Mobile Camo in Palos Verdes Estates, California327 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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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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Guyed Tower in Cantua Creek, California325 viewsA big tower in a small town. It's guyed.
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Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California325 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, California325 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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T-Mobile Camo in Palos Verdes Estates, California324 viewsLooking up the (camo) skirt of the site.
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Irvine, Califoria multicarrier site324 viewsThis is an outstanding multicarrier camo site in Irvine, CA
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Santa Fe Big Steel Guyed Tower322 viewsSanta Fe Big Steel Guyed Tower
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SFO Airport - Superbay Hanger321 viewsThe cell antennas are mounted on the roof of the Superbay hanger in the top center of the photograph.
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