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Andy · 12-02-2006, 5:52 PM

Hope this is the right place to post this in...Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRQYan_-CTQ

Fire14 · 12-02-2006, 9:18 PM

That's cool, hopefully this will get people to think about letting towers get put up even if they do have to disquise them.
I like the house with the equipment in it & the light house is really awsome.

Alienware_51 · 12-02-2006, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Fire14

That's cool, hopefully this will get people to think about letting towers get put up even if they do have to disquise them.
I like the house with the equipment in it & the light house is really awsome.

Yea, the lighthouse and house are sweet!!!! I wish i had a fake house like the one in the video. But wasn't there more carrier's on it than just Verizon, because I saw about 3 sets of panels, unless it's for capacity...

Fire14 · 12-02-2006, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Alltel

Yea, the lighthouse and house are sweet!!!! I wish i had a fake house like the one in the video. But wasn't there more carrier's on it than just Verizon, because I saw about 3 sets of panels, unless it's for capacity...

It sure seemed like more then 1 carriers equipment in the building (house) & with 3 sets of antenna's on the tower, I am sure it's more then just 1 carrier.

chuikov · 12-03-2006, 12:09 AM

Thanks for posting that Andy - good clip.

nKrypteD1 · 12-03-2006, 1:23 AM

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Originally Posted by chuikov

Thanks for posting that Andy - good clip.

Much agreed, I enjoyed seeing the "out of the ordinary" hidden structures.

wirles · 12-03-2006, 7:22 AM

A few comments:

HAHA, they said 'starting to disguise sites' like it hasn't been going on for nearly 10-15 years. The difference is that more of the sites being built today is in the 'harder' places. The simple zoning locales already have sites, except for lower priority coverage. It is more stringent zoning regulations that are driving this. Like John Johnson said, "If we diguise them all you couldn't afford your phone service"

The VZW site in Arlington has been there for at least 10 years and has 2 others, but I can't recall which ones. I'll drive by next week and check it out. I haven't been there in at least 6 years.

The church is the Sixth Presbyterian on 16th and Kennedy in NW DC. It overlooks Rock Creek Parkway and there are 5 carriers all on seperate levels jsut like a tower but this is using stairs and platforms inside. My crews built the legacy blue site that is 2nd from the top. They church actually gets about 8k/month in total from that site and the construction costs were paid 100% by the carriers. It's an area where you would not get a tower built and the buildings are a bit short. Here's a sat photo of the site...

walkguru · 12-03-2006, 9:20 AM

that was good, thanks for posting that, here in oklahoma ive never seen a tower in disguise.

wirles · 12-03-2006, 9:42 AM

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Originally Posted by walkguru

that was good, thanks for posting that, here in oklahoma ive never seen a tower in disguise.

Not that you know of

:

BTW: I know of one close to Enid and another in Catoosa/Broken Arrow.

NokiaKrazy · 12-03-2006, 1:18 PM

The house in the video is nicer than the one I live in.

MOTOhooligan · 12-03-2006, 1:19 PM

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Originally Posted by NokiaKrazy

The house in the video is nicer than the one I live in.

Yeah, because it has several million dollars worth of computer equipment in it.

wirles · 12-03-2006, 1:41 PM

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Originally Posted by MOTOhooligan

Yeah, because it has several million dollars worth of computer equipment in it.

It is in a neighborhood where people bought homes on similar lots that were of similar size (old Craftsman homes, for those familiar) and razed the structure to build McMansions. I would venture a guess that the median home price on that street is over $1M. Yes, that's million. A friend lives a few blocks over and is part of the same community. It's called North Arlington.

Quint101 · 12-03-2006, 3:04 PM

That's a neat house... I remember the first "tree" I saw in Decatur, GA. Anyone who saw that thing knew that it was not a tree. It's nice to know that "trees" are not the only way of camoflaging a site

walkguru · 12-03-2006, 3:08 PM

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Originally Posted by wirles

Not that you know of

:

BTW: I know of one close to Enid and another in Catoosa/Broken Arrow.

thats true, i prolly drive one ever day and just dont know,

chuikov · 12-03-2006, 5:32 PM

http://forums.wirelessadvisor.com/at...1&d=1165184740

"Even a Simpsons episode featured a cellular base station above their house. Mind you, real base stations don't look like this!" - usually.

http://www.geckobeach.com/cellular/intro/glossary.php

GopherWireless · 12-03-2006, 5:38 PM

Yeah, but the Flanders' had GREAT RECEPTION!!!

NokiaKrazy · 12-03-2006, 6:31 PM

"Stupid Flanders"

Homer Simpson

wirles · 12-03-2006, 6:52 PM

NokiaKrazy: Is your avatar Mt. Washington? The dish in the front is obviously an RFS radome, but it looks like one of the Rohn 65G shorties on top of Mt. Washington, NH. Not many sites get that sort of radial ice.

MOTOhooligan · 12-04-2006, 9:13 AM

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Originally Posted by chuikov

"Even a Simpsons episode featured a cellular base station above their house. Mind you, real base stations don't look like this!" - usually.

Wasn't there some giant, rotating shaft in Lisa's room? I'm no expert on wireless tower configurations, but I highly doubt a large, rotating shaft is required by any of them. Still, it was a pretty funny episode.

Sadly, all we have around here are boring flag poles. No "trees," no "cacti" and no "buffalo."

Jay2TheRescue · 12-04-2006, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by MOTOhooligan

Wasn't there some giant, rotating shaft in Lisa's room? I'm no expert on wireless tower configurations, but I highly doubt a large, rotating shaft is required by any of them. Still, it was a pretty funny episode.

Sadly, all we have around here are boring flag poles. No "trees," no "cacti" and no "buffalo."

No, I think that's when they had a oil rig on top of their house.

-Jay

Jay2TheRescue · 12-04-2006, 10:52 AM

I just posted a pic I took downtown of a stealth site 1/2 block from the White House in the gallery. Sorry about the quality, all I had was my cell phone.

-Jay

wirles · 12-04-2006, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Jay2TheRescue

I just posted a pic I took downtown of a stealth site 1/2 block from the White House in the gallery. Sorry about the quality, all I had was my cell phone.

-Jay

I know that building....there is a Starbucks on the ground level and several law firms in it.

MOTOhooligan · 12-04-2006, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Jay2TheRescue

I just posted a pic I took downtown of a stealth site 1/2 block from the White House in the gallery. Sorry about the quality, all I had was my cell phone.

What is that, a gargoyle or something?

Jay2TheRescue · 12-04-2006, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by MOTOhooligan

What is that, a gargoyle or something?

No, its a short, stubby and really wide flagpole. Check the gallery, I've got more info there.

-Jay

Charlyee · 12-04-2006, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by wirles

Not that you know of

:

BTW: I know of one close to Enid and another in Catoosa/Broken Arrow.

Do you know of any disguised towers in SE Wisconsin?

Just curious.

wirles · 12-04-2006, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlyee

Do you know of any disguised towers in SE Wisconsin?

Just curious.

No, but I believe there is one in Gurnee, IL and I know of one planned (it may be up by now) in Onalaska, WI.

NokiaKrazy · 12-04-2006, 2:30 PM

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Originally Posted by wirles

NokiaKrazy: Is your avatar Mt. Washington? The dish in the front is obviously an RFS radome, but it looks like one of the Rohn 65G shorties on top of Mt. Washington, NH. Not many sites get that sort of radial ice.

Nope. It is Frisco Peak, Utah. This tower belongs to the Highway patrol.

NokiaKrazy · 12-04-2006, 2:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MOTOhooligan

Wasn't there some giant, rotating shaft in Lisa's room? I'm no expert on wireless tower configurations, but I highly doubt a large, rotating shaft is required by any of them. Still, it was a pretty funny episode.

Sadly, all we have around here are boring flag poles. No "trees," no "cacti" and no "buffalo."

Yes there was a rotating shaft in Lisa room! Look here. http://www.geckobeach.com/cellular/a...s/wireless.php

wirles · 12-04-2006, 2:49 PM

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Originally Posted by NokiaKrazy

Nope. It is Frisco Peak, Utah. This tower belongs to the Highway patrol.

D'Oh. I should have guessed since you are in Utah, and I have been that way before. IIRC just off of 21. I went up there with a Telecom Specialist from the Cedar City BLM office to survey for a new M/W system. I met him in Milford since I was coming from the North (Tooele).

NokiaKrazy · 12-04-2006, 2:53 PM

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Originally Posted by wirles

D'Oh. I should have guessed since you are in Utah, and I have been that way before. IIRC just off of 21. I went up there with a Telecom Specialist from the Cedar City BLM office to survey for a new M/W system. I met him in Milford since I was coming from the North (Tooele).

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