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Microcell - Two Sectors458 viewsNotice the GPS antenna (the mushroom shaped device) on the crossarm.
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A Modest Cell Site?458 viewsThis water tank sports multiple panel antennas. Modesto, California.
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Guyed Tower - Antennas Vertically Stacked458 viewsThis cell site is on a guyed lattice tower on top of a commercial building in Modesto, California. Notice that the antennas are vertically stacked "tip-to-tip" at the top of the tower.
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Field of Signals458 viewsCingular's light standard site in the Thousand Oaks Park in Thousand Oaks, California.
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NextG Distributed Antenna System Node458 viewsNextG is a wireless carrier's carrier. They provide fiber links between the BTS and the antenna site using a technology referred to as Distributed Antenna System (DAS). This is a NextG DAS node located in Encinitas, California. The carrier supported by this node is Cricket Wireless. NextG's Cricket network in San Diego County is thought to be the largest deployment of DAS in the U.S.
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21. Huh? What Happended to the Concrete Pad?457 viewsIn a surprising twist, the concrete pad has been hammered out and new frames and conduits installed. What gives? According to the work crews, it seems that the generator pad was installed 90 degrees off. Go back in the gallery and look and you'll see what I'm talking about. Because of the little error, weeks were apparently lost in site activation...not to mention $$$ (which I didn't, okay?).
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Verizon 'Small Cell' (Really a DAS node)457 viewsStrapped on to a City of Los Angeles light standard. Cables are routed inside the pole to and through the top cap.
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Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles457 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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So-so Camo'ed Pop-Up Site in Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley)456 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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Yet another awful Mobilitie design456 viewsLos Angeles: Vermont north of Wilshire
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Color can make all the difference - Close up455 viewsThe antenna panels, while not camo, are nicely blended into the underlying structure.
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Wireless, with Cables455 viewsClose up of the multicarrier site at the upper station of the Mt. Roberts Tramway in Juneau, Alaska.
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455 viewsAdjacent to 5445 Hollywood Blvd, Ste D, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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Yet another awful Mobilitie design455 viewsLos Angeles: Vermont north of Wilshire
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Sprint - Microcell using Sanders CATV radio454 viewsSprint (especially in conjunction with Cox) deployed a significant number of the Sanders cable TV/cell interface. This site uses very low gain antennas (the two outside antennas are for reception from the users, and the center antenna is for transmission to the users). Sprint has built its own CATV-like wireless system to connect many of its sites back to its MTSOs.
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The Leaning Tower of Victorville454 viewsVerizon's 3-sector wood pole is ever-so-slowly leaning over. Victorville, California.
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6. A Close-Up View of Two Sectors of RF-Transparent Panels454 viewsYet another view of the bell tower being modified to enclose the antennas.
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Amish Area Cell Tower454 views...in Bird in Hand, Pennsylvania, in the heart of the Amish country.
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Blessed Be This Cell Site453 viewsAT&T's monopole at the Calvary Community Church in Phoenix sports not one; not two; but three crosses mounted at the corners of the radomes. Quite an interesting design!
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A Terrible Missile Rises Over the New Mexico Horizon453 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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452 viewsAdjacent to 5445 Hollywood Blvd, Ste D, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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Yet another awful Mobilitie design452 viewsLos Angeles: Vermont north of Wilshire
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Waves of Power451 viewsA fairly standard power transmission tower with a cell crown. Spotted in Walnut Creek, California, this photograph graces the cover of Paul Valle-Riestra's book, "Telecommunications: The Governmental Role in Managing the Connected Community" published in 2002.
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Tarzana, California451 viewsClark Avenue light standard
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Poorly designed Church bell tower site451 views
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Irvine, Califoria multicarrier site451 viewsThis is an outstanding multicarrier camo site in Irvine, CA
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451 viewsAdjacent to 5445 Hollywood Blvd, Ste D, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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Verizon MTSO San Diego 1 of 2450 viewsThis photo shows Verizon's Mobile Telephone Switching Office and tower in San Diego, California.
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11. Cables are now in the Cable Tray450 viewsWe're getting closer! Notice that the cables make a gentle (less than 90 degree) bend at the bottom of the ladder where it connects to the tray in the hallway. Bending cables too much can kink them. Kinking can cause excessive signal transmission losses. Not a good thing! Also notice that the GPS antenna is now installed--quite visibly--at the top of the cable tray on the roof. More in the next photograph...
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Single Carrier Monopole449 viewsNot much to say about this site. It's a monopole that happens to be located at the top of a hill next to a water tank.
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Grand Canyon - South Rim449 viewsThis multicarrier site is located near the Bright Angle Lodge at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
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Yet another awful Mobilitie design449 viewsLos Angeles: Vermont north of Wilshire
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Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles449 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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Field of Signals448 viewsCingular's dual CEV site at Thousand Oaks Park in Thousand Oaks, California. Notice the GPS/LMU antenna bolted to the side of the CEV in the foreground.
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Cell Site on a Power Pole (Crown Design)448 views...on 19th near Tuckahoe in Fairfax Co., VA near I66. Notice how the cable ladder is attached to the pole using straps.
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16. Clock Tower Painting Underway448 viewsYet another view of the re-painted clock tower.
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448 viewsAdjacent to 5445 Hollywood Blvd, Ste D, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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Take me to the Opera!447 viewsA parking lot light site at the Santa Fe Opera, Santa Fe, NM.
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446 viewsAdjacent to 5445 Hollywood Blvd, Ste D, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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Yet another awful Mobilitie design446 viewsLos Angeles: Vermont north of Wilshire
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Panoramic view of the KMLT transmitter building445 viewsThe roof is on. Less than a month to go before the hole is closed and the building is buried.
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Two on a Stick445 viewsHere's a long view of this two-carrier site. If you look in the sidewalk area to the right of the pole you'll see Cingular's flush-to-grade equipment vault, and just to the left of it, Cingular's two flush-to-grade vents.
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Time Warner Cable Wireless Node in Santa Monica/West Los Angeles Area445 viewsTime Warner Cable Wireless Node in Santa Monica/West Los Angeles Area. Manufactured by BelAir Networks.
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AT&T Site Undergoing a 4G Upgrade445 viewsThis site, at 703 Montana in Santa Monica, California is undergoing an upgrade to 4G.
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Multi-carrier Cell Site Cleverly Disguised As An Upscale Hotel444 viewsOkay, it's really a hotel with an amazing number and variety of cell sites. Look at the related series of photos to get a flavor of this amazing site in Torrance, California.
Looking northeast. Cells on the roof (camo to the right; not camo in the middle) and on the southwest wall. Three panel non-camo sector on the west roof.
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Federally Protected Bird's Next in Taos, NM444 viewsThis is a close-up of the federally-protected bird's next located high up an American Tower colo site in Taos, New Mexico.
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Power on the Tower444 viewsAn AT&T site on a SCE transmission tower in Thousand Oaks, California.
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Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles444 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 Sign443 viewsSpotted in Redwood City, California, this two sector cell site provides spot coverage along the US101.
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I'll Turn Left on a Green Sector...443 viewsFountain Hills area of greater Phoenix. A three sector site atop a traffic and light standard.
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Sock-it-to-me443 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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Tarzana, California443 viewsClark Avenue light standard
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Store that Signal!442 viewsThe roof-mounted cable tray supporting the antenna coax cables can be clearly seen in this photo. The cable tray protects the coaxial cable from being damaged, here from people walking and working on the roof. Damaged coaxial cables most often seriously degrade the received and transmitted signals.
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10. Securing the Coaxial Cables in the Tray442 viewsA tech secures the cables to the tray. Notice that the cable tray extends out a bit from the edge of the wall. This will connect with the vertical portion of the tray heading to the roof.
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9. More Cable Tray Installation442 viewsHere's a further view of the cable tray as it transitions from the hallway leading from the side of the building over and down to the BTS equpment housing area.
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Yet another awful Mobilitie design441 viewsLos Angeles: Vermont north of Wilshire
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Side Saddle Microwave Dish Installation440 viewsThis cell site uses a microwave dish antenna system to provide backhaul to the MTSO. The interesting note for this site is the side saddle (offset) installation of the dish antenna. In most metro installations, a microwave antenna saves the carrier the cost of leasing a telco dataline, but at the expense of adding visual loading to the project.
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Yet another awful Mobilitie design440 viewsLos Angeles: Vermont north of Wilshire
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Sprint microcell - Two Sectors439 viewsThis two sector microcell provides spot service along Mulholland Highway in Los Angeles. Note the good use of brown paint to provide some blending with the pole and arms.
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Two Sectors - One into a hillside!439 viewsAs seen in the accompanying photo, the left-pointing antennas (sector) seem to provide excellent coverage for the hillside, and not much beyond it. It would be interesting to know how much power this site and antennas produce, and whether any portion of the hillside is in an RF controlled zone. The hillside, as you can see in the photo, is quite accessible to the general public.
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Multi-carrier Omnis and Panels438 viewsThis traditional 'high iron' site supports several carriers using omni-directional antennas, as well as at least one carrier with sectorized panel antennas.
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Ketchikan Me if you Kan438 viewsMulticarrier site in Ketchikan, Alaska
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AT&T Wireless (Cingular) Omni Site437 viewsJust park your BTS equipment in this space and you're good to go. AT&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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Take me to the Opera!437 viewsThe BTS cabinets for the multi-carrier sites (on parking lot lights) at the Santa Fe Opera in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Monopole Power Tower Cell Site436 viewsThis is a cell site on a power mono-tower in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Notice the microwave antenna for backhaul located on the lower portion of the tower.
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436 viewsAdjacent to 5445 Hollywood Blvd, Ste D, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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Top Hat Wireless?435 viewsHere's a different spin on hanging antennas from a pole. The other poles along this strand line are shorter, but AT&T Wireless replaced the existing pole with a taller one to provide room at the top to hang its three sectors of panel antennas.
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18. Now You See the Cables...Now You Don't435 viewsThe cables are now safely tucked away under the cover of the tray, now installed.
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AT&T Clock Tower - Public Park435 viewsAT&T Clock Tower Site in Rio Rancho, NM
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435 viewsAdjacent to 5445 Hollywood Blvd, Ste D, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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435 viewsAdjacent to 5445 Hollywood Blvd, Ste D, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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Yet another awful Mobilitie design435 viewsLos Angeles: Vermont north of Wilshire
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Arlington, VA Multicarrier Site434 views...at Washington Blvd. and 25th.
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Birds on Blue Unique Cell Site Design - Public Art434 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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Microcell - Two Sectors433 viewsYet another pole-mounted two-sector cell site.
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More Power from Power...433 views...plant, that is. San Diego County, California.
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Santa Fe Country Club433 viewsMono-Golfball Screen
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Irvine, Califoria multicarrier site433 viewsThis is an outstanding multicarrier camo site in Irvine, CA
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Yet another awful Mobilitie design433 viewsLos Angeles: Vermont north of Wilshire
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Yet another awful Mobilitie design433 viewsLos Angeles: Vermont north of Wilshire
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Wireless site on a major transmission tower, Irvine, CA432 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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Two Sectors - One into a hillside!432 viewsOkay, here's a panoramic photograph of Sprint's excellent RF into the accessible hillside.
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NextG DAS - Norwalk, California432 viewsNextG Networks DAS light standard site in Norwalk, California.
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Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California432 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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25. It's Raining, It's Pouring (Concrete)431 viewsHere's the new re-poured pad. It's just been poured. There'll be a cure period to let it harden before moving the equipment into the area.
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Yet another awful Mobilitie design431 viewsLos Angeles: Vermont north of Wilshire
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Tip-to-Tip 1 of 2428 viewsThis equipment cabinets of this site are behind an unlocked gate. Many of the cable conduit pull caps have been removed exposing the site wiring.
Note the antennas mounted in a "tip-to-tip" configuration. A close up of the antennas is seen in an adjacent photo in this gallery.
This site is located in San Francisco and shines signal on US101.
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13. Securing the Cables and Painting428 viewsThings are moving forward downstairs, too!
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Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles428 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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17. Clock Tower Painting Underway427 viewsA rear view of the re-painted clock tower.
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Tarzana, California427 viewsClark Avenue light standard
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Rooftop macrocell426 viewsYet another rooftop macrocell site. Santa Monica, California.
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A New Sign of the Times426 viewsYes, this cell site is sandwiched between two outdoor advertising signs. Yes, two of the three sectors shine THROUGH the signs (with metal rails just in front of the panel antennas).
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15. Clock Tower Painting Underway426 viewsThe panels are fully installed and are being painted and textured to match the building.
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Time Warner Cable Wireless Node in Santa Monica/West Los Angeles Area426 viewsTime Warner Cable Wireless Node in Santa Monica/West Los Angeles Area. Manufactured by BelAir Networks.
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Camo Water Tank426 viewsCamo Water Tank in San Dimas, CA
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Tarzana, California426 viewsClark Avenue light standard
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Yet another awful Mobilitie design426 viewsLos Angeles: Vermont north of Wilshire
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Drive Test Rover Ready To Run425 viewsInside the cab of the drive test 'rover' is a portable computer connected to the output of the PCS signal strength receiver and the GPS receiver. The computer records the data for later mapping. The clipboard holds the predetermined route that the driver of the rover will cover during the test.
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A Pair of Monopoles in Gorman, California425 viewsAt the northern end of Los Angeles County along I-5.
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Parking lot cell site424 viewsThe cell antennas are mounted on the light standard on the roof of a public parking lot in San Francisco.
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The Tower Company Tower424 viewsSounds circular, eh? Located in Chico, California.
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24. It's Concrete Pour Day...Again424 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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26. Anyone for a Tumble?424 viewsThe concrete mixer has done its job and is ready to go home, again!
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T-Mobile Camo Site 424 viewsT-Mobile Camo Site at New Hope Christian Church in Chino, CA
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Tarzana, California424 viewsClark Avenue light standard
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Which Way is the Wind Blowing?423 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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Wait 'Till We Get Our Haines Signal On You!423 viewsMulticarrier site above Haines, Alaska
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Powering Up Santa Fe423 viewsT-Mobile occupies the top of this power transmission pole near the Plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Microcell - Two Sectors422 viewsTwo sectors facing up/down the highway. That's the San Fernando Valley in the background (on a VERY clear day!).
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So-so Camo'ed Pop-Up Site in Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley)421 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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Tower Towers Over the Santa Fe Plaza420 viewsThis tower stands just south of the Plaza in historic Santa Fe. It's clearly visible from much of the Plaza area. So sad
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Tall Tower to Save Birds420 viewsAmerican Tower's Taos Central site in Taos, NM has a federally-protected bird's nest on one of the platforms. The the photos here. Search on Taos.
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Santa Fe Country Club420 viewsMono-Golfball Screen
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Sort-of Camo on Face of Shopping Center Tower420 viewsA less-than-inspired design in a shopping center in Chino, CA. Not impressive, and barely camo.
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Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles420 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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Omnidirectional to Sectorized419 viewsThese poles formerly supported omnidirectional cell antennas. The carrier increased capacity by replacing the omni antennas with sectorized panel antennas.
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Hitting the signal out of the park419 viewsSprint's three-sector site is split between one sector on an existing light standard, and two sectors on a pole it installed.
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A Terrible Missile Rises Over the New Mexico Horizon419 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 close-up.
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419 viewsAdjacent to 5445 Hollywood Blvd, Ste D, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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