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T-Mobile Monocypress in Diamond Bar, California628 viewsA very hard to find (good) monocypress site built by T-Mobile in Diamond Bar, California. I drove by it several times before spotting it!
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Waves in the Shakes?635 viewsMickyD's hosts this Nextel site in Norwalk, California.
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Light Standard Under Construction198 viewsThe double arms of this light standard, and the radome containing the antennas above the arms are yet to be placed. The light standard is located in the greenbelt median of the roadway.
(2 votes)
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Verizon CEV installation in Irvine, California189 views
(2 votes)
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Elevated Water Tank Cell Site182 viewsArtwork adorns this 4-level multi-carrier water tank site near Philadelphia.
(2 votes)
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City Monument Sign - Montclair, California399 viewsNextel's monument sign cell site is located along Interstate 10 (a really, really, really busy freeway). Originally built to house its own antennas, it now supports at least one other carrier's antennas, as well.
(2 votes)
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City Hall Clock Tower254 viewsIrvine, California's civic center is a sight to behold. The clock tower above the site supports public safety radio antennas, and an omni-direction antenna cell site.
(2 votes)
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Pad-mounted Base Station280 viewsThis is a concrete-mounted cell site equipment and power package. Note the use of the ice-bridge (left-rear of the equipment) to protect the cables. The commercial powering package is to the right of the radio equipment package.
(2 votes)
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(1 votes)
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Very Large Mono-Cross325 viewsThe East Valley Free Will Baptist Church in Mesa, Arizona features a very large mono-cross. This site was constructed by Cingular.
(1 votes)
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Not too compliant with the FCC OET Bulletin 65 Rules214 viewsThe FCC rules require that where visitors (and even trespassers) are expected, a wireless carrier must protect those members of the general population from RF exposure exceeding the uncontrolled standard. This site does not meet that requirement due to the antennas mounted on the exterior fence of this water tank site.
(1 votes)
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Now you see it; now you shouldn't.801 viewsAs an example of how to ALMOST construct a camouflaged site, look at this photograph. Nextel's camo box fails to extend the flashing around the top of its enclosure. As a result, from ground level you can see the coaxial cables running over the top parapet to the camo box. I've created a photo simulation to illustrate how little it would have taken to complete the camouflage for this site, and the benefits of that little effort. Planners, think about these things...they will make a great difference in the result of your work.
(1 votes)
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Mono Cypress807 viewsCricket Wireless has constructed this attractive mono cypress in San Marcos, California. The BTS equipment is located against the wall of the building.
(1 votes)
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An Insect Attracted to a Light546 viewsSide view of the Cricket Wireless DAS site (installed by NextG) on a light standard in Encinitas, California.
(1 votes)
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Das da ticket!201 viewsAT&T uses a distributed antenna system (DAS) to light this site on Valley Circle in the San Fernando Valley (Los Angeles County). The DAS node, manufactured by Andrew Corporation, is the small box affixed to the larger power meter pedestal cabinet. Notice that the node is not directly affixed, but is held via stand-offs.
(1 votes)
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Getting ready for pulling the coax cables up the tree502 viewsThe worker prepares the coax cables for insertion into the trunk of the monopalm by laying them out flat on the ground. From here, a pull rope will be used to raise the cables into the trunk, and up to the level of the antennas.
(1 votes)
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Nextel's Cow and Sprint's Cow: Rose Bowl 2007187 viewsThese Cows belong to Nextel and Sprint. This herd spotted at the 2007 Rose Bowl.
(1 votes)
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Village of Oak Creek near Sedona336 viewsThis camo site is located on Highway 179 in Oak Creek. This site is on the main road connecting I-17 with Sedona. The site is hidden in the facade box. Nice background, eh?
(1 votes)
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Agoura High School310 viewsAll four light standards at the Agoura Hills High School sport antenna radomes
(1 votes)
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Sutter County Lattice Tower163 viewsHere's a closer view of the SR99/Howsley Road lattice towre in Sutter County, California.
(1 votes)
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Illuminating the Way 2 of 2286 viewsThis 'lighthouse' supports an AT&T Wireless and Sprint co-lo site in Dana Point, California, just adjacent to the Ritz Carlton Hotel. Notice the antennas on the railing at the top, and the equipment room at the base.
(1 votes)
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Utility Wood Pole Top Mount239 viewsCingular's three sector antenna system is mounted at the top of the utility pole it installed (it has a PBM pole number). The equipment cabinets are located to the right of the pole.
(1 votes)
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Poor Camo Design423 viewsA camo site should effectively hide the antennas from public view. This site, in West Los Angeles, fails to do so, and illustrates the point. Camo is NOT just putting up some antenna blinds and painting to match.
(1 votes)
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Generic monopole site224 viewsJust another example of a monopole antenna tower.
(1 votes)
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130 views
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Co locate site for multiple cell structures408 viewsThis multi-tower site is along next to Interstate 405 in Irvine, California. 1 comments
(4 votes)
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DAS Outboard on Power Meter Cabinet319 viewsOverview of a Cingular (now AT&T) DAS site in Rolling Hills Estates, California.
(2 votes)
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Sprint COW: Rose Bowl 2007248 viewsThis is Sprint's COW at the Rosebowl, January 2007.
(2 votes)
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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.1 comments
(2 votes)
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Cell Rock577 viewsHere is a cellular rock housing an antenna. The antenna serves the 118 Freeway in the Santa Susana Pass between the Simi Valley and the San Fernando Valley.
(5 votes)
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Sprint's Eagle Mountain Inn Site Equipment Enclosure351 viewsNotice how Sprint has placed its equipment enclosure partially underground and colored it to match the surrounding area. Yet another reason why this is an outstanding site. (I do wish they had painted the GPS antenna, or placed it flush to the top of the roof fence.
(4 votes)
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(3 votes)
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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.1 comments
(3 votes)
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Monopalm in the Sepulveda Pass622 viewsWorking on the little tree (July 2001). This monopalm is located on Sepulveda Blvd. south of Mulholland off of the I-405 freeway in Los Angeles.
(2 votes)
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Nextel's Cow and Sprint's Cow: Rose Bowl 2007183 viewsThese Cows belong to Nextel and Sprint. This herd spotted at the 2007 Rose Bowl.
(2 votes)
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Desert Storm!245 viewsVerizon's "Desert Storm" light standard site in Irvine, California.
(2 votes)
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102 views
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Towering Signal283 viewsSprint's site in Irvine along the I-5 Freeway features an unusual antenna configuration where one of the sector antennas is turned 90 degrees to serve another sector. It's the antenna on the right side.
(2 votes)
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Monopole239 viewsA monopole site between Victorville, California and Littlerock, California. Carrier unknown.
(2 votes)
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Verizon MTSO San Diego 2 of 2241 viewsThis photo shows Verizon's Mobile Telephone Switching Office and tower in San Diego, California. The microwave antennas connect various cell sites back to this MTSO. Telephone company leased data lines (usually T1 circuits) are another means of connecting remote cell sites back to a MTSO.
(2 votes)
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Sprint microcell - Base Station, Backhaul, and Powering263 viewsThe base station is the large box. Below it is the interface box that extracts power from the coaxial cable backhaul system. At the bottom, in the small box, is the power regulation transformer. Note that this installation, in California, does not comply with CPUC General Order 95 as it has cables below 8 feet above ground that are not in conduit.
(2 votes)
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Tower Towers Over the Santa Fe Plaza42 viewsTowering over the historic Santa Fe Plaza (and just about everything else in the area), this awful pole is about as out of place as a tower can be. So sad. Thanks to Alltel for contributing to the spoiling of the historic Santa Fe Plaza area.
(1 votes)
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(1 votes)
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Mono-Cross in Tempe Arizona336 viewsThis is a fairly blah mono-cross in Tempe, Arizona. Taken late morning.
(1 votes)
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182 views
(1 votes)
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Barn There; Done That635 viewsVerizon's site along I-580 in Berkeley, California is hardly noticeable to 'civilians' driving by at a raging 3 miles per hour.
(1 votes)
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Time for a new Flag and some paint661 viewsThe flag flying at this Cingular site, located at a Post Office in San Marcos, California is ready to be replaced. Disposal is subject to the U.S. Flag Code. Also, a wee-bit of paint is about due, here, too!
(1 votes)
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An Insect Attracted to a Light524 viewsView of the Andrew node of the Cricket Wireless DAS site (installed by NextG) on a light standard in Encinitas, California.
(1 votes)
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Monopalm of Paramount Importance426 viewsThis is a Nextel monopalm site in Paramount, California.
(1 votes)
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Das da ticket!183 viewsAT&T uses a distributed antenna system (DAS) to light this site on Valley Circle in the San Fernando Valley (Los Angeles County). The DAS node, manufactured by Andrew Corporation, is the small box affixed to the larger power meter pedestal cabinet.
(1 votes)
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Sprinting to the Finish154 viewsSprint Fat Cow at the Rose Bowl
(1 votes)
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NextG Distributed Antenna System Node156 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.
(1 votes)
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Great Scott!190 viewsYet another view of a pole-mounted cell site in Scottsdale, Arizona. Notice the LMU antenna mounted at the top.
(1 votes)
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CEV Hatch with Bench360 viewsThe metal bench sits atop the hatch of a CEV (controlled environmental vault) used to house telecommunications equipment in a large, underground room. How large is large, you ask? CEV's are common, but bench tops aren't.

CEVs come in many sizes, but its common for the size of the room below ground to be measured in hundreds of square feet.

(1 votes)
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Wireless Sign393 viewsThis uncompleted sign framework holds multiple antennas. Rocky Peak site in Santa Susana Pass, California.
(1 votes)
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Power transmission pole - Underground equipment shelter219 viewsThis cell site, on a power transmission pole, is connected to a controlled environment vault ("CEV"). The CEV is an underground room housing the equipment. The hatch for the CEV is the green box show below and to the left of the pole.
(1 votes)
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False 3rd story on office building1235 viewsAntenna room constructted on top of an existing office building. Windows are not real, but instead painted upon translucent plastic materia. Roof room accessible from access door on right end.
(15 votes)
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Peeking Inside a Wireless Rock729 viewsThis is what an antenna looks like mounted inside a cellular rock. The two coaxial cables indicate that the antenna is actually two antennas inside one radome: one for transmit, and one for receive. Another panel antenna can easily be added on the mounting pole in the foreground.
(8 votes)
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