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larry · 01-12-2004, 7:57 PM

According to someone on Howards forum, Sprint has installed a new pine tree tower along Hwy 330 on the way up the mountains towards Running Springs/Lake Arrowhead/Big Bear. This is a very important site because it's the first one ever put up in this area (which is either dead or very weak for all carriers). I can't wait to check this one out. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

link to howards

danny boi · 01-12-2004, 8:50 PM

Glad it's a pine tree and not a palm tree... It will look better than all those dead trees up there. I don't go up there too much, but in the past I've only gotten a weak analog signal with my phone in that area. Cool. It would be nice to roam off of it if possible but we all know how that goes.

larry · 01-13-2004, 7:19 PM

There are a number of great pics of this tower posted here:

link

Yankees368 · 01-13-2004, 7:32 PM

just a quick question about the antennas they put on the tower. I noticed that they put shielding on them. What does that do?

larry · 01-13-2004, 7:50 PM

They only put those on some of them. I don't know exactly why some have it and others don't. Most Sprint panels are not sheilded.

Rich · 01-13-2004, 10:06 PM

Very cool Larry,[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img]

I wonder if anyone plan's on collocating with Sprint on that site, it looks like it cost a small fortune to build that particular site.

larry · 01-13-2004, 10:48 PM

The way it works in San Bernardino County is that any other carrier who wants to co-locate has to apply for the same conditional use permit as the carrier that built the tower. So in other words it would take any carrier about a year and a half to go though the zoning process to get the approvals for co-location. Not going to happen any time soon unless someone else already applied way back (which is not likely).

mcf04581 · 01-14-2004, 10:30 AM

Cool, I was born in Running Springs(well actually Riverside), but I grew up in Running Springs and whenever im in California I like to head out that way. I heard though that fire has pretty much destroyed Running Springs.

larry · 03-10-2004, 1:57 AM

Update. Someone on Howards reported that this tower is finally active after sitting for about 2 months. Just in time for the last part of the ski season. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

Andy · 03-10-2004, 4:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by: larry
They only put those on some of them. I don't know exactly why some have it and others don't. Most Sprint panels are not sheilded.

So Larry, you don't know what exactly the sheilding does to the signal/antennas?

larry · 03-10-2004, 5:34 PM

Not really. I'll ask someone next time I encounter a Sprint worker at one of the sites.

Andy · 03-16-2004, 6:54 PM

Thanks Larry, cause there are quite a few shielded Sprint panels I see around. It's quite funny, cause some sites have the shielding on two out of the three pairs of panels...I wonder why not on the third one. Verizon also uses A LOT of shielding on their cellsites I've noticed.

01-12-2004, 7:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
larry Go Angels! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 12,868 Phone(s): LG Rumor Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 11 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts Images: 146 My Auctions	New Sprint tower on Hwy 330 ( South of Running Springs area) According to someone on Howards forum, Sprint has installed a new pine tree tower along Hwy 330 on the way up the mountains towards Running Springs/Lake Arrowhead/Big Bear. This is a very important site because it's the first one ever put up in this area (which is either dead or very weak for all carriers). I can't wait to check this one out. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] link to howards

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danny boi Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: SoCali Posts: 1,116 Phone(s): BlackBerry Pearl 8120, Moto S9 StereoBT Headset Provider(s): T-Mobile USA Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	New Sprint tower on Hwy 330 ( South of Running Springs area) Glad it's a pine tree and not a palm tree... It will look better than all those dead trees up there. I don't go up there too much, but in the past I've only gotten a weak analog signal with my phone in that area. Cool. It would be nice to roam off of it if possible but we all know how that goes. __________________ http://www.sticktogether.com/coverage/

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larry Go Angels! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 12,868 Phone(s): LG Rumor Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 11 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts Images: 146 My Auctions	New Sprint tower on Hwy 330 ( South of Running Springs area) There are a number of great pics of this tower posted here: link

01-13-2004, 7:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
Yankees368 Compulsive Signal Checker Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Amherst, NY & Long Island Posts: 3,195 Phone(s): TouchPRO, Mogul, Sanyo M1, Motorola K1m,Samsung a900, Sanyo 7400 8200 8100 6200, Samsung a460, Nokia 5190 Provider(s): Sprint PCS (since 2002), Voicestream (2001-2002) Devices: 30GB iPod 5g, 2GB nano, Dell Latitude E6500 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts Images: 528	New Sprint tower on Hwy 330 ( South of Running Springs area) just a quick question about the antennas they put on the tower. I noticed that they put shielding on them. What does that do? __________________ "'Current Sprint Service Can Not Be Used' What the hell does that mean?!?"

01-13-2004, 7:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
larry Go Angels! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 12,868 Phone(s): LG Rumor Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 11 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts Images: 146 My Auctions	New Sprint tower on Hwy 330 ( South of Running Springs area) They only put those on some of them. I don't know exactly why some have it and others don't. Most Sprint panels are not sheilded.

01-13-2004, 10:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
Rich Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Pennsauken,NJ Posts: 761 Phone(s): Instinct Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Auctions	New Sprint tower on Hwy 330 ( South of Running Springs area) Very cool Larry,[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img] I wonder if anyone plan's on collocating with Sprint on that site, it looks like it cost a small fortune to build that particular site. __________________ "Make something fool-proof and someone will make a better fool."

01-13-2004, 10:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
larry Go Angels! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 12,868 Phone(s): LG Rumor Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 11 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts Images: 146 My Auctions	New Sprint tower on Hwy 330 ( South of Running Springs area) The way it works in San Bernardino County is that any other carrier who wants to co-locate has to apply for the same conditional use permit as the carrier that built the tower. So in other words it would take any carrier about a year and a half to go though the zoning process to get the approvals for co-location. Not going to happen any time soon unless someone else already applied way back (which is not likely).

01-14-2004, 10:30 AM	#8 (permalink)
mcf04581 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 531 Phone(s): T-Mobile SDA, Motorola Razr V3c, Samsung T-809 Provider(s): T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Auctions	New Sprint tower on Hwy 330 ( South of Running Springs area) Cool, I was born in Running Springs(well actually Riverside), but I grew up in Running Springs and whenever im in California I like to head out that way. I heard though that fire has pretty much destroyed Running Springs. __________________ To Each Their Own

03-10-2004, 1:57 AM	#9 (permalink)
larry Go Angels! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 12,868 Phone(s): LG Rumor Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 11 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts Images: 146 My Auctions	New Sprint tower on Hwy 330 ( South of Running Springs area) Update. Someone on Howards reported that this tower is finally active after sitting for about 2 months. Just in time for the last part of the ski season. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

03-10-2004, 5:34 PM	#11 (permalink)
larry Go Angels! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 12,868 Phone(s): LG Rumor Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 11 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts Images: 146 My Auctions	New Sprint tower on Hwy 330 ( South of Running Springs area) Not really. I'll ask someone next time I encounter a Sprint worker at one of the sites.

03-16-2004, 6:54 PM	#12 (permalink)
Andy Join Date: May 2003 Location: Campione, Italy Posts: 10,285 Phone(s): HTC 6900 Touch, Motorola RAZR V3i Provider(s): VZW, Vodafone D2, Solomo, Swisscom Mobile Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Images: 130	New Sprint tower on Hwy 330 ( South of Running Springs area) Thanks Larry, cause there are quite a few shielded Sprint panels I see around. It's quite funny, cause some sites have the shielding on two out of the three pairs of panels...I wonder why not on the third one. Verizon also uses A LOT of shielding on their cellsites I've noticed.

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