Dr. Jonathan Kramer's Cell Tower Photo Gallery

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Microcell - Two Sectors371 viewsYet another pole-mounted two-sector cell site.
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24. It's Concrete Pour Day...Again371 viewsThe wood frames are in place and braced for the pour...again. Notice the very nice cable terminations at the far end of the cable tray. You'll see these again, later.
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Sprint Omni Site371 viewsSprint's underground equipment vault
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Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California371 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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Wireless site on a major transmission tower, Irvine, CA370 viewsUtilizing the powerline ROW, this wireless site makes use of a transmission tower. If you enlarge the photograph, you'll see another wireless site on the pole behind this one.
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5. A Close-Up View of Two Sectors of RF-Transparent Panels370 viewsHere's a close-up of the bell tower being modified to enclose the antennas. The cut-outs on the front and left side of the tower are the RF transparent panels.
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So-so Camo'ed Pop-Up Site in Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley)370 viewsThis is a so-so camo rooftop site in the San Fernando Valley portion of Los Angeles. It uses open-back pop-ups on the building to mostly hide the antennas.
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Omnidirectional to Sectorized369 viewsThese poles formerly supported omnidirectional cell antennas. The carrier increased capacity by replacing the omni antennas with sectorized panel antennas.
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Really, really flat vines on this pole!369 viewsA Spectrasite site in Montebello, CA.
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Arlington, VA Multicarrier Site369 views...at Washington Blvd. and 25th.
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A Terrible Missile Rises Over the New Mexico Horizon369 viewsThis is a monster of a visible site. It stands 150 feet tall and is located on the I25 Frontage Road east of County Road 57 south of Santa Fe, NM. There is another photo in this gallery showing just how awful this site is from afar.
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Parking the Signal368 viewsParking spaces make good sites for BTS cabinets, GPS, and LMU equipment! And parking lot walls are great for mounting panel antennas, especially when the parking lot faces a major freeway. This site is near LAX airport in Los Angeles along the San Diego Freeway at Century Boulevard.
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Uninspired Cricket Wireless Site in Mesa, AZ368 viewsClose-up of the Cricket Wireless site on top of 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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Park'n the Signal on the Roof368 viewsPBMS built this site. Cingular took it over. It's likely now a T-Mobile site. Long Beach, California, on top of the parking lot for The Grand Long Beach Event Center, 4101 East Willow St.
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A Singular Pole for a Cingular Site368 viewsAmerican Tower leases this monopole to Cingular. It's located in Biggs, California (American Tower Site No. 82517).
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The Tower Company Tower368 viewsSounds circular, eh? Located in Chico, California.
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High Power - Higher Education368 viewsSprint has this site at the Irvine Valley College in Irvine, California.
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Santa Fe Country Club368 views
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AVEA (A & A) cell site368 viewsMasterful way of ventilating the equipment building
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Tarzana, California368 viewsClark Avenue light standard
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Church Bell Tower Mount367 viewsThe sector panels are mounted to the face of the bell tower. The overall quality of the site is, at best, fair. Exposed and disconnected cables detract from the site, as do the visible preamplifiers inside the bell tower. Carrier (as yet) unknown.
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22. Another View of the New Generator Wood Frame367 viewsYup, it's clearly rotated 90 degrees from before. Oh well.
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Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles367 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 Angeles367 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 Angeles367 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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Cell Service, USN Style366 viewsThis is a photo of a cell site at the USN Amphibious Base in San Diego.
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366 viewsAdjacent to 5445 Hollywood Blvd, Ste D, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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366 viewsAdjacent to 5445 Hollywood Blvd, Ste D, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles366 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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7. A Close-Up View of Two Sectors of RF-Transparent Panels365 viewsThis is a close-up of the rear of the bell tower modified to enclose the antennas.
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Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California365 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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19. Now You See the Cables...Now You Don't364 viewsAnd the cables in the BTS area are also safely tucked away under the cover of the tray.
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Ketchikan Me if you Kan364 viewsMulticarrier site in Ketchikan, Alaska
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Verizon Camo Church Site 364 viewsAt St. Margaret's in Chino, CA
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Birds on Blue Unique Cell Site Design - Public Art364 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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Color can make all the difference363 viewsThis non-camo site is tastefully painted to blend in with the underlying structure. Better than most, not a good as some.
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Ground level wireless site on hilltop - Overview363 viewsThis is a pull-back photo of a cell site atop a hill above a major Interstate Highway. The antennas are mounted at ground level.
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Two Sectors - One into a hillside!363 viewsThis sprint site isn't for roadway coverage. One sector (the one facing right in this photo) faces a group of homes. The sector facing left in the photo points DIRECTLY INTO A HILLSIDE! Very strange! See the accompanying photo for more details about the aiming of the left-hand sector.
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23. An outside view fo the BTS Equipment Area363 views...with the sliding fense not installed on the track, yet.
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T-Mobile Camo in Palos Verdes Estates, California363 viewsClose up of the of the business end of the building.
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Field of Signals362 viewsCingular's light standard site in the Thousand Oaks Park in Thousand Oaks, California.
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Time Warner Cable Wireless Node in Santa Monica/West Los Angeles Area362 viewsTime Warner Cable Wireless Node in Santa Monica/West Los Angeles Area. Manufactured by BelAir Networks.
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Irvine, Califoria multicarrier site361 viewsThis is an outstanding multicarrier camo site in Irvine, CA
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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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Grand Canyon Valle Airport360 viewsAT&T's site at the Grand Canyon Valle Airport in Valle, Arizona is interesting for several reasons. First, the tower also supports and aircraft landing beacon; second, it supports the wind sock. Yes, that's a tower climber working on the site.
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Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California360 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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A cell site on a power transmission monopole359 viewsIn Thousand Oaks, California. Note that the BTS equipment is underground.
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Power transmission pole - L.A. Dept. of Water & Power359 viewsThis power transmission pole, located in Tarzana, California, supports a cell site.
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359 viewsThis co-lo water tank site in Olivehurst, California is shared by T-Mobile, Nextel, and Cingular. The terminated ASR for this site is 1031366 (terminated because it qualifies for delisting under the FCC's 6 meter rule).
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Co-location cell site358 viewsYACS: Yet another co-location cell site.
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Sprint on a Stick in San Diego County358 views
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So-so Camo'ed Pop-Up Site in Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley)358 viewsThis is a so-so camo rooftop site in the San Fernando Valley portion of Los Angeles. It uses open-back pop-ups on the building to mostly hide the antennas.
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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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Spectrasite in Paramount, California357 viewsYet another Spectrasite installation, this time in Paramount, California (looking north).
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Church Bell Tower With External Antennas357 viewsThis church bell tower sports multiple panel antennas on the face of the structure, rather then flush or camouflaged inside the tower. Too bad. Certainly not a high quality installation. Spotted in South-Central Los Angeles.
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Irvine, Califoria multicarrier site357 viewsThis is an outstanding multicarrier camo site in Irvine, CA
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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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Salzburg, Austria cell site356 viewsThis is a cell site on the roof of a bank in Salzburg, Austria. I snapped this photo from my hotel room across the street after having lectured on cell sites at the Center for International Legal Studies.
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Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles355 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 Angeles355 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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T-Mobile Camo Site 354 viewsT-Mobile Camo Site at New Hope Christian Church in Chino, CA
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Verizon Camo Church Site 354 viewsAt St. Margaret's in Chino, CA
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Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California354 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 Angeles354 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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Multi Carriers on Multi Power Towers353 viewsThese antennas sites are located on SCE power transmission towers in Irvine, California.
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Manny, Moe and Jack353 viewsThese three lattice towers stand just off of US285 in Nambe, New Mexico. This site is a few miles north of the Santa Fe Opera House.
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Cell Call Box (Version 2)353 viewsHere is the current version of this cellular call box, located on Pacific Coast Highway in southern Ventura County, California. A photograph of the original design is also here at this site. Search on "Cell Call Box" to find it.
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Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California353 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 site353 viewsThis is an outstanding multicarrier camo site in Irvine, CA
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Building Topper352 viewsIn Inglewood, California, this multi-sector site could have been placed BEHIND camouflage panels instead of in front! Two sectors are visible...way too visible. Carrier(s) unknown.
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Store that Signal!352 viewsPublic Storage locations are popular cell site locations. The carrier will often locate its equipment in a top floor or building end unit and place its antennas on the roof or an adjacent mono-whatever.

This PS location, in Rowland Heights, California sports externally mounted antennas.
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NextG DAS - Encinitas, California352 views
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Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles352 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 Angeles352 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 Angeles351 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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Monopole349 viewsA monopole site between Victorville, California and Littlerock, California. Carrier unknown.
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No, the tower legs are NOT two colors...349 views...it's just the the legs on the right have so many black cables for the T-Mobile, Cingular, and Nextel antennas. Olivehurst, California.
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Santa Fe Country Club349 viewsMono-Golfball Screen
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Oil's Well that Emits Well348 viewsOld oil wells can make good cell sites, even when a building has been built around the base!
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PCS Crown on PG&E Tower348 viewsUbiquitel's PCS antennas in Olivehurst, California are located above the high tension lines on this PG&E power transmission tower.
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NextG DAS - Encinitas, California348 views
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Two on a Stick347 viewsCingular and Sprint share this wood light pole in Santa Monica, California. Cingular is on the top, and Sprint is on the arm. Both carriers use completely underground BTS equipment enclosures and flush-to-grade vent systems.
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Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles347 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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Sutter County Lattice Tower346 viewsOff of CA SR99 at Howsley Road in Sutter County, you'll find this lattice tower.
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Time to Shippee Out the Signal346 views...from this Spectrasite lattice tower on Shippee Road in Oroville, California. Nextel is the tower occupant. The tower ASR is 1239078.
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Power Transmission Tower Site345 viewsNextel's site not only provides local cell coverage along a highly traveled (and very dangerous) state highway, it also serves as a repeater site to relay MTSO connections to a site yet further away. If you didn't understand that, give me a call and I'll explain! :-) Between Victorville and Littlerock, California.
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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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Multi carrier array344 viewsThis is a co-location site with an omni-direction carrier (the antennas up/down from the platform) and a sectorized (panel) antenna configuration. Spotted in Irvine, California.
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Cable TV Headend Cell Site344 viewsOne of Comcast's cable television headend towers in the Philadelphia area supports cell panel antennas.
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A Tank of Signal344 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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T-Mobile Camo in Palos Verdes Estates, California344 viewsPano of the front of the building.
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Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California344 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 Signal343 views...from this water tank site in Chico, California belongs to T-Mobile.
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NextG DAS - Encinitas, California343 views
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A Tank of Signal343 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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Multi-sector wireless site with microwave interconnect341 views
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Cellular Billboard Sign341 viewsSpotted in Philadelphia.
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