jkggg Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 I believe this is H003XC250 in Houston at the West Park Toll Road and Beltway 8. Sorry for the crappy pictures, I was driving 75 MPH and held down the shutter on the my EVO LTE. Wish I had my DSLR and wasn't driving. Always wondered how they worked on antennas a top transmission lines. Not for the faint of heart, but I wouldn't expect the gentlemen who do this for a living to be scared of much. I'm especially fascinated with this as I am an Electrical Engineer (Don't mess around with HV though). Because of this site, all I do on my commute now is stare at cell towers and power lines. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leerage Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Still pretty good pics for going 75 and just holding the shutter down. Thanks for sharing! Maybe sometime you can stop off and get some good ones with your DSLR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewezgrays Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 I believe this is H003XC250 in Houston at the West Park Toll Road and Beltway 8. Sorry for the crappy pictures, I was driving 75 MPH and held down the shutter on the my EVO LTE. Wish I had my DSLR and wasn't driving. Always wondered how they worked on antennas a top transmission lines. Not for the faint of heart, but I wouldn't expect the gentlemen who do this for a living to be scared of much. I'm especially fascinated with this as I am an Electrical Engineer (Don't mess around with HV though). Because of this site, all I do on my commute now is stare at cell towers and power lines. I also find myself noticing towers/sites more than I had in the past due to this site. I was in the verge of leaving sprint -- but now that I am seeing results I just might stick with it -- I don't know what I would do with myself if was wasn't watching for bars/speeds/3G indicators (someday 4G) etc... Whenever NV is complete it will be boring! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newboyx Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 They use a crane. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddimit Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 I would think this type of install requires a special crew that does only Installs on HV Towers. You would need to be certfied and have special gear. One wrong move and your Toast! Burnt Toast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaQue Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I believe this is H003XC250 in Houston at the West Park Toll Road and Beltway 8. Sorry for the crappy pictures, I was driving 75 MPH and held down the shutter on the my EVO LTE. Wish I had my DSLR and wasn't driving. Always wondered how they worked on antennas a top transmission lines. Not for the faint of heart, but I wouldn't expect the gentlemen who do this for a living to be scared of much. I'm especially fascinated with this as I am an Electrical Engineer (Don't mess around with HV though). Because of this site, all I do on my commute now is stare at cell towers and power lines. LONG ago (50 years?) my dad worked on putting in some big electric towers/power lines like those. He didn't talk much about those times, just if you a tool slips never try to catch it just climb down and get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenChase7 Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I also find myself noticing towers/sites more than I had in the past due to this site. I was in the verge of leaving sprint -- but now that I am seeing results I just might stick with it -- I don't know what I would do with myself if was wasn't watching for bars/speeds/3G indicators (someday 4G) etc... Whenever NV is complete it will be boring! I agree! But, have no fear, when NV is complete, then we have NV 2.0 to entice us! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremyandrew Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Helicopters and cranes are used to 'fly' the equipment in, but the crew still has to climb to reach the equipment as well as run the feedlines/hybrid cables. I've only every built rooftop sites and they have their own set of challenges, but I've seen them all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digiblur Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I know when they were taking down the old microwave tower a few blocks away I could see them out of my office window. They would pick the guys up in a basket with the crane and place them on the top of the tower as they took piece by piece down of the structure. Cheaters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigzeto Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I know when they were taking down the old microwave tower a few blocks away I could see them out of my office window. They would pick the guys up in a basket with the crane and place them on the top of the tower as they took piece by piece down of the structure. Cheaters! My co-workers and I watched everyday from the Chase building. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digiblur Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 My co-workers and I watched everyday from the Chase building. haha And the nerd in me took photos everyday. I could make one of those little flipbooks! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boosted20V Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Digi, was that an ATT long lines antenna set up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digiblur Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Yes, and ATT was in a bad need of some panels on it for the downtown area. Probably one of the very very few that I can think of where AT&T has poor coverage and Sprint does not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boosted20V Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Yes, and ATT was in a bad need of some panels on it for the downtown area. Probably one of the very very few that I can think of where AT&T has poor coverage and Sprint does not. I've seen quite a few long lines set ups being used for cell antennas. The ones I've seen have left the old microwave antennas intact though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digiblur Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 This entire site is gone. All the supports were cut out and dug out down to build a new basement. Supposed to be for generators and new switching facility from my what I was told. Sent from my little Note2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigzeto Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 This entire site is gone. All the supports were cut out and dug out down to build a new basement. Supposed to be for generators and new switching facility from my what I was told. Sent from my little Note2 Yep. http://theadvocate.com/home/2901705-125/att-to-upgrade-br-facility Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rukin1 Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I agree! But, have no fear, when NV is complete, then we have NV 2.0 to entice us! NV 2.0? What, Is the decom. of iDEN and the start of sprint 800? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenChase7 Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 NV 2.0? What, Is the decom. of iDEN and the start of sprint 800? I believe its the roll-out of of LTE on the 800mhz (SMR) spectrum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rukin1 Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I believe its the roll-out of of LTE on the 800mhz (SMR) spectrum. Hmm So that wont start until June I supposed lolz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dkoellerwx Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 NV 2.0? What, Is the decom. of iDEN and the start of sprint 800? 800 LTE, and whatever comes of Clearwire LTE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyAwesome Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 I believe this is H003XC250 in Houston at the West Park Toll Road and Beltway 8. Sorry for the crappy pictures, I was driving 75 MPH and held down the shutter on the my EVO LTE. Wish I had my DSLR and wasn't driving. Always wondered how they worked on antennas a top transmission lines. Not for the faint of heart, but I wouldn't expect the gentlemen who do this for a living to be scared of much. I'm especially fascinated with this as I am an Electrical Engineer (Don't mess around with HV though). Because of this site, all I do on my commute now is stare at cell towers and power lines. On my commute I stare for cell towers but in some of the more "well to do" townships and localities that I pass through on my commute from Philadelphia to NYC and back everyday they are stealth and quite a few Cell-Pines along Amtrak's Northeast Corridor in NJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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