Here are a few examples that . . . → Read More: New Photos in Cell Tower Gallery]]> Last month I traveled to Santa Fe and Albuquerque, New Mexico to participate on a wireless law panel and to visit with friends.  While there I had a chance to take a series of new site photos in Santa Fe, and to add to the Twisted Tower photo collection.

Here are a few examples that are available for full size viewing in the celltowersites.com/gallery/

Santa Fe High School Light Standard Site

Two for Fore :: Santa Fe Country Club

The Twisted Tower of Albuquerque

With over 1,400 cell site and cell tower photos, our photo gallery is perhaps the finest online collection available anywhere.  To visit the gallery, just CLICK HERE.

Jonathan

The antenna panels . . . → Read More: Simple Stylish Scottsdale Site]]> Camouflaging a wireless site is not simply about hiding the antennas.  Sometimes its about designing and locating the panel antenna enclosure to fit the existing architectural surroundings.  Here’s an example at the Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall in, of all places, Scottsdale, Arizona (I was in Scottsdale a few days ago on business).

The antenna panels are only easy to spot if you’re a wireless siting expert (like yours truly).   What? You don’t see them?  Okay…I’ll give you a close up of one of the boxes.

The pop-up box enclosures on either site of the bridge are nicely integrated into the face of the structure.

My only disappointment in the design of this particular site is that the GPS antenna is plainly visible above the panel antenna enclosure.  It should have been placed back on the roof so as not to be visible to the public.

As a general note, the City of Scottsdale has a reputation for planning some very creative wireless sites.  Sometimes the sites are camo, like above; sometimes the sites incorporate public art; sometimes they use mono-cactus.

Good work, Scottsdale!

Nope, not true!

Here are the real wireless vultures!   In a twist, a couple of days ago I stumbled across a tower in Pittsburg, California that is very friendly to birds.  Vultures, that is.  By my count, there were . . . → Read More: Wireless Vultures!]]> Many have claimed that wireless towers are unfriendly to birds, and that wireless carriers are vultures.

Nope, not true!

Here are the real wireless vultures!   In a twist, a couple of days ago I stumbled across a tower in Pittsburg, California that is very friendly to birds.  Vultures, that is.  By my count, there were 33 of them on this CrownCastle site at 85 Bliss Avenue.  The photo, below, shows just a few of these residents.

In a couple of days I’ll post more photos in the photo gallery.

This uniquely designed multi-carrier cell tower constructed in the Mesa del Sol area in Albuquerque, New Mexico, just south of the airport.

The architect for this site is Dekker/Perich/Sabatini.

This site isn’t quite . . . → Read More: A Truly Twisted Cell Tower]]> Attention creative wireless site planners:  A truly twisted cell tower has risen from a mesa in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

This uniquely designed multi-carrier cell tower constructed in the Mesa del Sol area in Albuquerque, New Mexico, just south of the airport.

The architect for this site is Dekker/Perich/Sabatini.

This site isn’t quite complete, but it should raise the level of the discussion regarding turning cell sites into artistic visions.

The anchor tenant at the site is Verizon Wireless.  The site can handle up to seven carriers.

I have placed over 100 photos of this site in a dedicated gallery at celltowersites.com/gallery/

Excellent T-Mobile Camo Site in Piedmont, California

The antennas are hidden behind the faux vents in the bell tower.  The equipment is inside the . . . → Read More: Elements of Wireless Design]]> In yet another in my occasional series of “elements of wireless design” I’d like to share with you an outstanding design developed by the City of Piedmont, California and T-Mobile.

Excellent T-Mobile Camo Site in Piedmont, California

The antennas are hidden behind the faux vents in the bell tower.  The equipment is inside the building.  If I had not had this site pointed out to me by the rightfully proud planners in the City of Piedmont, I never would have guessed it to be a PCS wireless site.

Good job, Piedmont!

Good job, T-Mobile!

You may CLICK HERE to visit the gallery, or you can click on that really big picture above this posting!

Jonathan

I took this photo about 48 hours ago, just before sunset.

This is a spiritual and quiet place (when away from us tourists).

Go.

(Click on the photo for . . . → Read More: No, it’s not the worlds largest cell site.]]> It is the worlds largest cell site…no, sorry, kidding…it’s the worlds largest monolithic rock, for decades called Ayers, and now (again) by its traditional name, Uluru.

I took this photo about 48 hours ago, just before sunset.

This is a spiritual and quiet place (when away from us tourists).

Go.

(Click on the photo for a much larger version…Photo Copyright 2009 Jonathan L. Kramer)

To visit the gallery, just click on the large banner photo above, or select the gallery link in . . . → Read More: More New Cell Site Photos]]> I’ve just added some very interesting cell site photos to my on-line planner’s collection.  Just added sites include a Sprint “Monorock”, a very attractive ‘tower’ site, and a ‘fun’ pair of camo sites at an amusement park.

To visit the gallery, just click on the large banner photo above, or select the gallery link in the menu bar.

Enjoy!

Jonathan

I was contacted months ago by a French magazine, “LE NOUVEAU MAGAZINE DU PALAIS DE TOKYO” (“The New Magazine of the Palais of Tokyo”) to supply cell site photos for an issue . . . → Read More: Oui we do supply cell site photos!]]> Several times each year I receive queries about making cell site photos from my collection available for use in magazines and other publications.

I was contacted months ago by a French magazine, “LE NOUVEAU MAGAZINE DU PALAIS DE TOKYO” (“The New Magazine of the Palais of Tokyo”) to supply cell site photos for an issue of their magazine about electronic spying.  This one I said yes to!

On June 1, 2009 I received in the mail a couple of copies of the magazine, and found the article by Matt O’dell titled, “Manipulations des esprits mobiles” (translation: “Mobile Mind Control”).

The magazine did a wonderful job with the color separations and the printing in their magazine.

My favorite quote from the Matt’s article is, “One of the most extreme conspiracy beliefs is that the masts are operating as a giant network of mind control weapons: That they are a part of a sinister plan by global governments to control the population.”

Wonderful!   Click on magazine cover to visit their site.

-Jonathan

I’ve just added a bunch of new photos to the cell site photo Gallery.  They include photos in and around Santa Fe, New Mexico of camouflaged (AT&T monopine) and non-camouflaged sites (Santa Fe Opera).

I’ve also added some photos from Ketchikan and Haines, Alaska.

Just click on the photo above, or the . . . → Read More: New Photos in the Gallery: New Mexico and Alaska]]> Happy New Year!

I’ve just added a bunch of new photos to the cell site photo Gallery.  They include photos in and around Santa Fe, New Mexico of camouflaged (AT&T monopine) and non-camouflaged sites (Santa Fe Opera).

I’ve also added some photos from Ketchikan and Haines, Alaska.

Just click on the photo above, or the link, to go to the Gallery.

Enjoy!

Jonathan