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224 views11/23/06 at 13:03Kramer: Yes. This is near to the Ontario Airport, and jus...
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224 views06/28/06 at 10:41Guest_Anon: that is a cool site. I'm guessing it's ne...
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Building top multi-sector cell site277 viewsYet another roof-top cell site. This is a macrosite adjacent to a major freeway in Los Angeles.06/18/06 at 08:51Guest_skifdank: beautiful
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Close Up of Top of Poorly Maintained Faux Chimney470 viewsThis Cingular-built site in El Segundo, California, now owned by T-Mobile, overlooks LAX. The building houses a mortuary. In this picture you see a very poorly maintained faux chimney. A brick facade panel is coming off. The cable, telephone, and power drops should be relocated to achive the required NEC clearances.06/16/06 at 13:41Jon: 
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The Tower Works LTD480 viewsThis structurally attractive tower is in Mangonia Park just north of West Palm Beach. The tower is just over 500 feet tall. I had a delightful chat with Marlin of TTW about her tower. She shared some great stories - and frustrations - about this and other towers she's been involved with.05/20/06 at 20:11Guest_Anon: This is a really neat tower. I've seen it a fe...
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Multi-carrier cell site in Clock Tower628 viewsThe Cerritos Towne Center (Cerritos, California) sports this impressive multi-carrier cell site clock tower. Photo taken just after sunrise on a rainy day.04/25/06 at 16:20Guest_john: SCI did not build this tower TTS did
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Fake Cell Pine Diseased Tree896 viewsThis has got to be one of my favorite cell trees...perhaps the worlds worst cell pine design. Yes, Nextel is to be commended on this design, not found in nature, spotted in West Los Angeles, California. Compare this to Nextel's truly good design for a cell pine.04/06/06 at 13:45Guest_Anon: Are they kidding? This is the worst... 
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A Powerful Bison962 viewsVerizon's cellular bison, located in Carr, Colorado, serves I25. This closeup shot shows how the antenna panels are affixed to the metal body of the bison.04/05/06 at 09:56Jonathan Kramer: Anon, sounds like a great idea! 
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A Powerful Bison962 viewsVerizon's cellular bison, located in Carr, Colorado, serves I25. This closeup shot shows how the antenna panels are affixed to the metal body of the bison.04/05/06 at 09:52Anon: I like it!! Can we develop faux cows like for the ...
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Close-up of Cellular Cactus407 viewsAt Eagle Mountain Inn, Arizona. Manufactured by Larson-USA (utilitycamo.com), and operated by Sprint.04/04/06 at 05:01Loren G:  I really like this design as well!!
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Monopine - Lake Elsinore, California697 viewsThis monopine has some of the hallmarks of a good design, including very good branch coverage and the use of camouflage antenna panel covers.04/04/06 at 04:53Loren G: so far, the best mono pine I ever saw!! Great jo...
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Rebar cage for underground transmitter building366 viewsHere's a good show showing how much rebar has been placed in the past 7 days (see the other photo in this gallery). The temporary transmitter trailer is shown in the background. Chris Hicks, the RF engineer responsible for making this site operational, is in the white shorts behind/above the excavation.04/03/06 at 22:03Buffalo Bill: There it is again, Chris's Land Rover! What ever h...
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Panoramic view of the KMLT work site and antenna348 viewsThe trailer with the cable reel on top is the temporary transmitter location; the permanent underground transmitter building is behind the below the portable chain link fence behind the Bobcat. Zoom in on the ridge line to just make out the antenna location.04/03/06 at 21:57Buffalo Bill: Look, way up there, I see Chris's Land Rover Defen...
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RF Safety testing at an FM broadcast station (#2)366 viewsTesting the level of RF emissions to determine compliance with FCC OET 65. The engineer in the picture is Joel Saxberg of Beem Co., a contractor of KMLT-FM in Thousand Oaks, California04/03/06 at 21:53Buffalo Bill: RF emissions? But that is just a piece of PVC pipe...
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RF Safety testing at an FM broadcast station544 viewsThis is a photograph of RF engineer Joel Saxberg conducting signal strength measurements to determine the boundary to the general population/uncontrolled area around the antenna. Due to signal strength of the station, a fence will be placed around the antenna site to keep out the public out of the RF controlled zone.04/03/06 at 21:49Buffalo Bill: Hey Joel, keep your distance from Chris, he has wi...
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Chris Hicks, Chief Engineer757 viewsChris Hicks is the Amaturo Group's RF engineer responsible for getting the new KMLT from dirt to on-the-air. He's (proudly) standing by the KMLT transmitter, which is temporarily installed in a trailer while the permanent underground transmitter building is being constructed nearby.04/03/06 at 21:46Buffalo Bill: Hey Chris, Cute shorts! 
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A Sassy Looking Mono-Cypress568 viewsVerizon's mono-cypress tree in Lake Elsinore is Sassy! (Sorry, bad joke: That's VZW's site name...go figure!) Here's a close-up of the tree coverage.02/25/06 at 21:50Jon: Very nice.
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220 views02/25/06 at 21:47Anon: Yeah, hey.
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Tanks for the Signal506 viewsOn the left is a legacy multi-carrier lattice tower (with microwave antenna). To the right is a newer faux water tank enclosing the antennas behind RF transparent panels shaped and textured to look like a old wood water tank. The wood work above the equipment building below and to the right of the tank hides some of the roof-mounted equipment. Near Hesperia, California.02/25/06 at 09:08Kramer: The Oak Hills tank was designed by SCI Design & En...
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More of the word from on high...400 viewsThis is a multi-carrier camo site at a church in Thousand Oaks, California. Can you guess where the antennas are hidden?02/22/06 at 13:39Chris: Yes - check out more at rftransparent.com
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Monopalm with Hidden Antennas541 viewsSprint's monopalm at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Palm Desert, California uses a design by Chameleon Engineering. The antennas are mounted inside the 'growth pod' below the palms. This view looks upwards to see how the grown pod radone is set out from the trunk of the palm.02/22/06 at 13:38Chris: Check out rftransparent.com for others
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Monopine - Lake Elsinore, California697 viewsThis monopine has some of the hallmarks of a good design, including very good branch coverage and the use of camouflage antenna panel covers.02/22/06 at 13:36Chris: I have seen this one and most people will never kn...
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Multi-carrier cell site in Clock Tower628 viewsThe Cerritos Towne Center (Cerritos, California) sports this impressive multi-carrier cell site clock tower. Photo taken just after sunrise on a rainy day.02/22/06 at 13:31Chris: One of the best I have seen in the So. Cal Area - ...
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A Sassy Looking Mono-Cypress568 viewsVerizon's mono-cypress tree in Lake Elsinore is Sassy! (Sorry, bad joke: That's VZW's site name...go figure!) Here's a close-up of the tree coverage.02/06/06 at 16:20Larry: Cool. Sprint also has one just like it up north i...
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Cell Palm head680 viewsThis is a close-up of a cell palm. Note the GPS antenna stuck on to right-side of the frame for the panel antennas.02/03/06 at 13:43Anon: Very good, Larry! I like the frosted palms (in Pa...
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Cell Palm head680 viewsThis is a close-up of a cell palm. Note the GPS antenna stuck on to right-side of the frame for the panel antennas.02/03/06 at 13:41Larry: I recognize this one. It's Sprint's monopalm next ...
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Cell Pine (multiple carrirers)890 viewsCell pine tree (multi carriers) with more antennas mounted on the building in the background.02/03/06 at 13:35Larry: The panels on the lower section of the tower belon...
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Side Saddle Microwave Dish Installation226 viewsAnother view of this cell site which 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.02/02/06 at 10:03Larry: T-Mobile's (formerly Cingular) towers that were bu...
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Co locate site for multiple cell structures408 viewsThis multi-tower site is along next to Interstate 405 in Irvine, California. 02/02/06 at 09:58Larry: On the left we have T-Mobile (formerly Cingular), ...
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Cell Pine577 viewsNot a bad tree design execution, save for the lack of branch coverage over the antennas.02/02/06 at 09:55Larry: I'm almost positive this is Sprint's tower in Yuca...
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"Thick as a brick?" #2 of 2501 viewsFaux brick penthouse wall. Antennas behind the panel at the far end.
Photo courtesy of Peabody Engineering.02/02/06 at 09:53Larry: JK, I have postively identified this site as the S...
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Is that an AIRCRAFT warning light on the tree?539 viewsI continue to update the gallery with new photos of this ever-changing site. The latest is the addition of new panel antennas.02/02/06 at 05:22Kramer: Glad you did, Gary! -Jonathan
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Is that an AIRCRAFT warning light on the tree?539 viewsI continue to update the gallery with new photos of this ever-changing site. The latest is the addition of new panel antennas.02/02/06 at 04:48Gary: Just checkin in
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"Thick as a brick?" #2 of 2501 viewsFaux brick penthouse wall. Antennas behind the panel at the far end.
Photo courtesy of Peabody Engineering.02/01/06 at 17:20Kramer: Larry, I'm not sure...this is one of the few photo...
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Cell Pine417 viewsThis cell pine is located on a hill in Lake Elsinore, CA. Good branch coverage. Notice the round microwave antenna on the tree trunk.02/01/06 at 10:07Larry: Jonathan, do you know that's there now a second pi...
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"Thick as a brick?" #2 of 2501 viewsFaux brick penthouse wall. Antennas behind the panel at the far end.
Photo courtesy of Peabody Engineering.02/01/06 at 10:05Larry: Is this the Sprint site next to Main Place in Sant...
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Belting out the RF373 viewsThe 'belt' around the middle of this structure hides cell antennas. Notice two things: (1) at the far end of the left side you can see some of the antenna cables; and (2) the traditional cell site behind this project.02/01/06 at 10:04Larry: The big tower in the background is Nextel. The hi...
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Multi-carrier cell site in Clock Tower628 viewsThe Cerritos Towne Center (Cerritos, California) sports this impressive multi-carrier cell site clock tower. Photo taken just after sunrise on a rainy day.02/01/06 at 10:01Larry: Sprint owns the tower. Cingular is also on it.
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Multi-Carrier Panels238 viewsJust west of Interstate 5 in San Diego County, California. Notice that anyone can walk up to the ground-mounted panel antennas via the path in the foreground. This site is not fenced.02/01/06 at 09:59Larry: The biggest of those sites belongs to Sprint. I a...
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Spectrasite Co-Lo Multisector at Different Levels232 viewsSpectrasite tower supports a three sector wireless system, with one of the sectors lower than the other two (to help shape coverage). Also, this site supports an omnidirection carrier (the vertical antennas on top of the tower). 02/01/06 at 09:56Kramer: No. This is off of the 60 east of downtown LA.
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Is that an AIRCRAFT warning light on the tree?350 viewsThis Nextel site on USMC property in San Diego is already depicted in the gallery, but it's time to revisit is as Cingular is in the process of adding 12 antennas. The lift used to get workers 'up into the tree' is shown in the foreground.02/01/06 at 09:55Larry: I'd love to see Sprint add CDMA to this one. It's...
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Spectrasite Co-Lo Multisector at Different Levels232 viewsSpectrasite tower supports a three sector wireless system, with one of the sectors lower than the other two (to help shape coverage). Also, this site supports an omnidirection carrier (the vertical antennas on top of the tower). 02/01/06 at 09:54Larry: Is this the one that overlooks the 405 frwy in Lon...
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Overlooking Lake Elsinore, California (View 2 of 2)465 viewsA close up view of a Sprint site in Riverside County above Lake Elsinore, California (thanks to Larry for the update!).02/01/06 at 09:50Larry: This belongs to Sprint. It's zoned on Riverside C...
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Overlooking Lake Elsinore, California (View 1 of 2)323 views...with this monopine antenna. Note the equipment located down the hill from the private home. This is a Sprint site that's actually located in Riverside County (thanks, Larry!).02/01/06 at 09:48Anon: This one is Sprint. I watched this one go up.
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Sort-of-Monopine399 viewsThis sickly Sprint monopine is located next to a water tank. Extremely poor branch coverage makes the overall appearance something less than stunning. No bark cladding. No antenna covers or branch coverage.01/21/06 at 20:21Anon: Larry, this is in Temecula. jlk
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Sort-of-Monopine399 viewsThis sickly Sprint monopine is located next to a water tank. Extremely poor branch coverage makes the overall appearance something less than stunning. No bark cladding. No antenna covers or branch coverage.01/21/06 at 14:57Larry: Interesting where is this one at?
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Columns of Signal408 viewsThe columns at the top are built with RF transparent materials. The antennas are located inside the columns of this church. The base station equipment is located at teh lower right site. This church is located in San Juan Capistrano, California.01/17/06 at 07:18roger: I agree
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A Flag and Light Show377 viewsThis is an AT&T Wireless site, later Cingular, shining signal in San Diego on the I-5 Freeway and the Coronado Bay Bridge. The light standard also supports antennas. 01/17/06 at 07:14Anon: nice flagpole
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Sending out 'the word'1273 viewsA cell site within a church cross. The antennas are behind removable panels above the cross arm. The equipment cabinets are behind the brick wall to the right in the picture.01/09/06 at 19:25Jim: Great idea! This is the way to do it!
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220 views01/07/06 at 06:28Anon: Hi Jon,
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Hey, it's a good thing they got the weatherproofing on the building!294 viewsIt's been raining 'round our soon-to-be underground friend. Notice that the conduits are extended through the precast holes.12/31/05 at 02:16Anon: 
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Another Sad Little Cell Pine532 viewsThis cell pine, owned by American Tower, is a fairly poor design as far as camo goes. Like other poor designs for cell pines, this design contains too few branches, and the 'crown' of vertical branches is a dead-giveaway.12/29/05 at 06:41Kramer: Well put, Jon. Thanks! -Jonathan
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Another Sad Little Cell Pine532 viewsThis cell pine, owned by American Tower, is a fairly poor design as far as camo goes. Like other poor designs for cell pines, this design contains too few branches, and the 'crown' of vertical branches is a dead-giveaway.12/29/05 at 02:01Jon: Like Jonathan explained, this is a rather poor cel...
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Monopalm with Hidden Antennas541 viewsSprint's monopalm at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Palm Desert, California uses a design by Chameleon Engineering. The antennas are mounted inside the 'growth pod' below the palms. This view looks upwards to see how the grown pod radone is set out from the trunk of the palm.12/28/05 at 14:35Kramer: Yeah, cool!
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Another Sad Little Cell Pine532 viewsThis cell pine, owned by American Tower, is a fairly poor design as far as camo goes. Like other poor designs for cell pines, this design contains too few branches, and the 'crown' of vertical branches is a dead-giveaway.12/28/05 at 14:34Kramer: Mark: Call me on 310 473 9900 x21 and I'll explai...
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Another Sad Little Cell Pine532 viewsThis cell pine, owned by American Tower, is a fairly poor design as far as camo goes. Like other poor designs for cell pines, this design contains too few branches, and the 'crown' of vertical branches is a dead-giveaway.12/28/05 at 05:12Mark: It's better than the alternative..why do we have t...
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Monopalm with Hidden Antennas541 viewsSprint's monopalm at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Palm Desert, California uses a design by Chameleon Engineering. The antennas are mounted inside the 'growth pod' below the palms. This view looks upwards to see how the grown pod radone is set out from the trunk of the palm.12/27/05 at 12:04Anon: 
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Columns of Signal426 viewsThe columns at the top are built with RF transparent materials. The antennas are located inside the columns of this church. Look carefully and you'll see the seam of the RF transparent panels.12/25/05 at 02:42Jon: Agreed!
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A Mighty Wind's A'blowin...436 viewsThis well-known AT&T Wireless site sits to the west of SR57 in San Dimas, California (near Arrow Highway). The BTS equipment is located in the building to the left behind the barbed wire fence.12/25/05 at 02:39Jon: Link to Jon's photos: photobucket.com/albums/c179...
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Columns of Signal426 viewsThe columns at the top are built with RF transparent materials. The antennas are located inside the columns of this church. Look carefully and you'll see the seam of the RF transparent panels.12/14/05 at 14:58Jason Kozora: Not to bad...Not to bad... 
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