Dr. Jonathan L. Kramer's Cell Tower Photo Gallery

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Most viewed - Wireless Sites
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Birds on Blue Unique Cell Site Design - Public Art416 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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Parking lot cell site415 viewsThe cell antennas are mounted on the light standard on the roof of a public parking lot in San Francisco.
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Wireless site on a major transmission tower, Irvine, CA415 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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Tarzana, California415 viewsClark Avenue light standard
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Microcell - Two Sectors414 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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Drive Test Rover Ready To Run414 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 New Sign of the Times414 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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Wait 'Till We Get Our Haines Signal On You!414 viewsMulticarrier site above Haines, Alaska
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Time Warner Cable Wireless Node in Santa Monica/West Los Angeles Area414 viewsTime Warner Cable Wireless Node in Santa Monica/West Los Angeles Area. Manufactured by BelAir Networks.
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Sort-of Camo on Face of Shopping Center Tower414 viewsA less-than-inspired design in a shopping center in Chino, CA. Not impressive, and barely camo.
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The Tower Company Tower412 viewsSounds circular, eh? Located in Chico, California.
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Which Way is the Wind Blowing?412 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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Powering Up Santa Fe412 viewsT-Mobile occupies the top of this power transmission pole near the Plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Tower Towers Over the Santa Fe Plaza411 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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So-so Camo'ed Pop-Up Site in Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley)411 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 Sectorized410 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 park410 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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Tall Tower to Save Birds410 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 Club410 viewsMono-Golfball Screen
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Santa Fe Country Club409 views
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Sprint Omni Site409 viewsSprint's underground equipment vault
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409 viewsAdjacent to 5445 Hollywood Blvd, Ste D, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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On the Fence408 viewsSome wireless carriers mount their antennas on the outside of water tank sites atop hilltops.
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Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles408 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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Blessed Be This Cell Site407 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 Horizon407 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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Power Transmission Tower Site406 viewsNextel's BTS equipment shelter is constructed between the legs of this SCE power transmission tower. Highway 18 between Victorville and Littlerock, California.
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406 viewsAdjacent to 5445 Hollywood Blvd, Ste D, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles405 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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Sending out the word...to Interstate 10404 viewsYet another church along a freeway that (likely) enjoys income in the thousands-of-dollars-per-month range. This is a Nextel site near San Bernardino, California.

The interesting and unusual element of this site is the placement of the antennas following the rise of the roofline. In a typical configuration, the two outside antennas are used for reception, and the center antenna is used to transmit, and they're all on the same horizontal plane.
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Really, really flat vines on this pole!404 viewsA Spectrasite site in Montebello, CA.
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Parking the Signal404 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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Irvine, Califoria multicarrier site404 viewsThis is an outstanding multicarrier camo site in Irvine, CA
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Cell Service, USN Style403 viewsThis is a photo of a cell site at the USN Amphibious Base in San Diego.
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Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California403 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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Church Bell Tower Mount402 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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402 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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Ground level wireless site on hilltop - Overview401 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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Uninspired Cricket Wireless Site in Mesa, AZ401 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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A Singular Pole for a Cingular Site401 viewsAmerican Tower leases this monopole to Cingular. It's located in Biggs, California (American Tower Site No. 82517).
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Ketchikan Me if you Kan401 viewsMulticarrier site in Ketchikan, Alaska
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T-Mobile Camo in Palos Verdes Estates, California401 viewsClose up of the of the business end of the building.
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Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California401 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 site401 viewsThis is an outstanding multicarrier camo site in Irvine, CA
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Park'n the Signal on the Roof400 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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AVEA (A & A) cell site400 viewsMasterful way of ventilating the equipment building
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Verizon Camo Church Site 400 viewsAt St. Margaret's in Chino, CA
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Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California400 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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400 viewsAdjacent to 5445 Hollywood Blvd, Ste D, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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High Power - Higher Education399 viewsSprint has this site at the Irvine Valley College in Irvine, California.
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398 viewsAdjacent to 5445 Hollywood Blvd, Ste D, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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Church Bell Tower With External Antennas397 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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A Terrible Missile Rises Over the New Mexico Horizon397 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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Tarzana, California397 viewsClark Avenue light standard
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Color can make all the difference396 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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Two Sectors - One into a hillside!396 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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Grand Canyon Valle Airport396 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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Irvine, Califoria multicarrier site396 viewsThis is an outstanding multicarrier camo site in Irvine, CA
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396 viewsAdjacent to 5445 Hollywood Blvd, Ste D, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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Building Topper395 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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Sprint on a Stick in San Diego County395 views
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So-so Camo'ed Pop-Up Site in Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley)395 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 Angeles395 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 Angeles395 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 Angeles394 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 Angeles394 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 pole - L.A. Dept. of Water & Power393 viewsThis power transmission pole, located in Tarzana, California, supports a cell site.
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Spectrasite in Paramount, California393 viewsYet another Spectrasite installation, this time in Paramount, California (looking north).
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Time Warner Cable Wireless Node in Santa Monica/West Los Angeles Area393 viewsTime Warner Cable Wireless Node in Santa Monica/West Los Angeles Area. Manufactured by BelAir Networks.
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Verizon Camo Church Site 393 viewsAt St. Margaret's in Chino, CA
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393 viewsAdjacent to 5445 Hollywood Blvd, Ste D, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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A cell site on a power transmission monopole392 viewsIn Thousand Oaks, California. Note that the BTS equipment is underground.
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Store that Signal!392 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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Multi Carriers on Multi Power Towers392 viewsThese antennas sites are located on SCE power transmission towers in Irvine, California.
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Oil's Well that Emits Well391 viewsOld oil wells can make good cell sites, even when a building has been built around the base!
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A Tank of Signal391 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, California391 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 Site 390 viewsT-Mobile Camo Site at New Hope Christian Church in Chino, CA
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Birds on Blue Unique Cell Site Design - Public Art390 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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Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles390 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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Co-location cell site389 viewsYACS: Yet another co-location cell site.
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Field of Signals389 viewsCingular's light standard site in the Thousand Oaks Park in Thousand Oaks, California.
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Chimney Site with Elevated BTS Platform - Hermosa Beach, California389 viewsThis site features a chimney to hide the antennas (except from behind) and an elevated BTS equipment cabinet platform.
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Salzburg, Austria cell site388 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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The Golden Signal388 views...from this water tank site in Chico, California belongs to T-Mobile.
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Multi carrier array387 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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Time to Shippee Out the Signal387 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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Manny, Moe and Jack387 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)387 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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Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles387 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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Santa Fe Country Club386 viewsMono-Golfball Screen
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Great Scott! (Even more)385 viewsYet another example of a pole-mounted cell site in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Monopole385 viewsA monopole site between Victorville, California and Littlerock, California. Carrier unknown.
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Sutter County Lattice Tower385 viewsOff of CA SR99 at Howsley Road in Sutter County, you'll find this lattice tower.
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Multi-sector wireless site with microwave interconnect384 views
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Pumping more then water...384 views...from this water plant in Hartford, CT. Note the antennas on the righthand smokestack.
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This signal ISN'T watered down384 viewsNote the panel antennas well below the tank.
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Restful Signal384 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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Smokestack BTS equipment383 viewsThis is the base station equipment cage next to the smokestack site in Westborough, MA.
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NextG DAS - Encinitas, California383 views
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Mobilitie New Wood Pole Pox in West Los Angeles383 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 Angeles383 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 Angeles382 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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Two on a Stick381 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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A Tank of Signal381 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 building381 viewsA rather ugly 8' antenna stuck on the side of a building in Tarzana, California
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