kkstp09 Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Was driving through and saw a Sprint tower with work being done! Tower is located off of Kings Highway just to the east of downtown! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkstp09 Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 ^^i have a picture I will post later when I'm not on my phone. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dkoellerwx Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 OK, I'm going back to my tower and getting new pictures, those panels look the same as on my tower, but there was only a single RRU and I could only count 4 outputs. I'm driving down the damn access road and will take pics from the base of the tower if I have to. I wonder if being in the current 800Mhz exclusion area that is why I only saw 4 outputs to a single RRU. Where is the tower located? It may be a site that isn't receiving 800 SMR, or it could be an AT&T site. Here's the exclusion zone just for reference: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefbal99 Posted February 13, 2013 Author Share Posted February 13, 2013 Where is the tower located? It may be a site that isn't receiving 800 SMR' date=' or it could be an AT&T site. Here's the exclusion zone just for reference: It is in Lansing, in the exclusion zone (border zone 71), however, there is an at&t 700mhz tower less than a mile away. I would be really be surprised if they had a cell splitting tower this close. Sent from my SPH-L900 using Forum Runner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I wonder if it is just the site cannot be in the exclusion zone, or if sites that have signals that broadcast into the exclusion zone are also impacted? Never thought about it before. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta772er Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Great news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattrdahl Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Stations may be authorized on Canada Primary channels in the Canada Border Regions provided the maximum power flux density (PFD) per 25 kHz at or beyond the border does not exceed −107 dB(W/m2). Stations authorized on Canada Primary channels will be secondary to stations in Canada unless otherwise specified in an international agreement between the U.S. and Canada. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkstp09 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Here it is... site was DE60XC227 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefbal99 Posted February 14, 2013 Author Share Posted February 14, 2013 OK' date=' I'm going back to my tower and getting new pictures, those panels look the same as on my tower, but there was only a single RRU and I could only count 4 outputs. I'm driving down the damn access road and will take pics from the base of the tower if I have to. I wonder if being in the current 800Mhz exclusion area that is why I only saw 4 outputs to a single RRU.[/quote'] Couldn't get down the access road, but there are only 4 outputs on the panels. I have no clue who they are but not Sprint. Sent from my SPH-L900 using Forum Runner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattrdahl Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 which tower are you trying to locate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koiulpoi Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Crossposting from the Sponsor sections: the tower in Lowell, MI is definitely in progress. Rob/mods: Can I post pics outside the sponsor area if one has the site ID on the panel visible in the pic? I figure it'd be okay, but still, worth asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dkoellerwx Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Crossposting from the Sponsor sections: the tower in Lowell, MI is definitely in progress. Rob/mods: Can I post pics outside the sponsor area if one has the site ID on the panel visible in the pic? I figure it'd be okay, but still, worth asking. If the ID is right there, then yes. It's out in the open for anyone to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koiulpoi Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 If the ID is right there, then yes. It's out in the open for anyone to see. k. crossposting ho! Update: definitely Sprint! I went up, asked the guys a couple questions. Some of them were a little weirded out when I told them I was a wireless enthusiast (heh), and others were super friendly and joked around with me. Conversation basically went: Team Lead: "Hey, you work for Sprint?" Me: "Yup, work at the store right here." Team Lead: "Awesome! That's what we're working on right now! Putting up 4G LTE and Network Vision! Those are the new radios and panels right over there..." First pic: from a distance, you can see an initial cable running up to the Sprint panels, on the right: Second pic: closeup of a couple of the guys prepping the RRUs and the new panels! If you look closely, you can see "DE34IP709". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordgilbon Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Any word yet on NV/lte updates for the Kalamazoo area? Seems like it's sprouting up in cities surrounding kzoo. I've been running sensory all day everyday since I drive all over for my job. Nothing yet though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Any word yet on NV/lte updates for the Kalamazoo area? Seems like it's sprouting up in cities surrounding kzoo. I've been running sensory all day everyday since I drive all over for my job. Nothing yet though. So far, we haven't seen any activity in the 'Zoo. Could be any day, though. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefbal99 Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 Holy Crap, went to my property in Portland and I have LTE!!! Edit in: can't map it, GPS won't lock on for Sensorly to work. I was here last weakens and there was no LTE. Sent from my SPH-L900 using Forum Runner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jefbal99 Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 Also my buddy who lives by the tower in Lansing near MLK and Holmes is getting LTE too. Sent from my SPH-L900 using Forum Runner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordgilbon Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Not confirmed but I spoke with a buddy of mine who works for sprint and he said that all LTE cassettes for kalamazoo are in place and they are just waiting on a hard line. He explained that's why a ton of towers are down right now in the zoo. He also said all LTE / NV upgrades should be done in 3 months. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 [ATTACH]2339[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]2340[/ATTACH] Sent from my SPH-L900 using Forum Runner They must be testing it today, or just accepted it today. I had a source go through Glance last night in Michigan and found the new sites I posted. This is great news. Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRUCEinGR Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Holy Crap, went to my property in Portland and I have LTE!!! Edit in: can't map it, GPS won't lock on for Sensorly to work. I was here last weakens and there was no LTE. Sent from my SPH-L900 using Forum Runner Cool! I had just noticed that dark purple spot over by Portland showing up. (it really stands out) I figured it must have been someone from this website! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueshirt Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I had faint (-119) LTE service in downtown Battle Creek this afternoon. I'll see if it is around tomorrow and map it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueshirt Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Looks like the tower near FireKeepers Casino along I-94 and 11 Mile road east of Battle Creek has been upgraded and is on-line with LTE! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattrdahl Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 anybody heard of the tower just north of howard city, getting upgraded anytime soon, i saw tracks going back to it a few days ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azoclark Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I saw a crain next to a tower in Portage, MI late this afternoon I had the family and kids we me, so I wasn't able to investage further. I don't know if it is a Sprint cell site or not. The tower is owned by Global Tower, LLC and has a street address of 2015 W. Centre Ave, Portage MI, 49024 (42.200139 -85.612833). Here are two pictures I took with my phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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