4soundman Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 I couldn't see any evidence of recently-disturbed ground, though. Do they run fiber to every single site, I guess? There has to be existing backhaul of some type there, whether fiber, microwave, or copper wire, if there is existing copper then there is existing conduit, and all they have to do pull new fiber in the existing conduit. We do it all the time in traffic signal design, we replace existing 7-wire or twisted pair interconnect with fiber using the existing conduits. They should be able to put the fiber lines in the conduit and keep the existing copper in place to keep the legacy equipment up and running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4soundman Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 I noticed as I was driving home on 70 this evening, that it looked like the tower at 70 & Bercher looked like it had RRUs up on the rack. My phone never showed 4G however. I will try to get a look at that tower tomorrow on my way home again, unless anyone can beat me to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilg740 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 I noticed as I was driving home on 70 this evening, that it looked like the tower at 70 & Bercher looked like it had RRUs up on the rack. My phone never showed 4G however. I will try to get a look at that tower tomorrow on my way home again, unless anyone can beat me to it. Top or bottom rack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4soundman Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Top or bottom rack? I think it was the bottom rack, but I'm not positive. Just happened to see it while driving past on 70. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilg740 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 I think it was the bottom rack, but I'm not positive. Just happened to see it while driving past on 70. Just looked at the street view of that site. Bottom rack is most likely sprint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedub Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Nowhere even remotely close. 10 miles apart. Looks about the same distance as the columbia/255 blips from telegraph. But hey, I hope it's a new tower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilg740 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Looks about the same distance as the columbia/255 blips from telegraph. But hey, I hope it's a new tower. Just got 4G on Main St in Alton. I will try to check it out during Lunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilg740 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Yea....I think you are right. but man that is some distance. I got 138 as serving cell....grr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4soundman Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 speaking of distance, I know if varies depending on frequency, terrain & line of site but does anyone know the rough distance to expect for a Sprint cell site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilg740 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 speaking of distance, I know if varies depending on frequency, terrain & line of site but does anyone know the rough distance to expect for a Sprint cell site? It all depends on the site. Could be 1 mile. Could be 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 speaking of distance, I know if varies depending on frequency, terrain & line of site but does anyone know the rough distance to expect for a Sprint cell site? 2 blocks to 10 miles. There really is no such thing as a typical rough distance. For the reasons you cite, and more. What height are the antennas mounted? What is the downtilt of the panels? Where is the device in relation to the panels? Are there RF shadows caused by large buildings, hills or mountains? Every cell is specifically designed to cover an area. Very few cells are full sized at 5-10 miles. Most are engineered to be much smaller to provide a better signal and capacity in denser areas. Robert via Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4 Beta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilg740 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 2 blocks to 10 miles. There really is no such thing as a typical rough distance. For the reasons you cite, and more. What height are the antennas mounted? What is the downtilt of the panels? Where is the device in relation to the panels? Are there RF shadows caused by large buildings, hills or mountains? Every cell is specifically designed to cover an area. Very few cells are full sized at 5-10 miles. Most are engineered to be much smaller to provide a better signal and capacity in denser areas. Robert via Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4 Beta That said, could the extremely high and rising floodwaters in the Mississippi and Missouri rivers make the signal travel further? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digiblur Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 That said, could the extremely high and rising floodwaters in the Mississippi and Missouri rivers make the signal travel further? That's a good little stretch there... fog will affect it more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo314 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 anyone notice the blip west of hannibal??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo314 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 2 blocks to 10 miles. There really is no such thing as a typical rough distance. For the reasons you cite, and more. What height are the antennas mounted? What is the downtilt of the panels? Where is the device in relation to the panels? Are there RF shadows caused by large buildings, hills or mountains? Every cell is specifically designed to cover an area. Very few cells are full sized at 5-10 miles. Most are engineered to be much smaller to provide a better signal and capacity in denser areas. Robert via Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4 Beta The tower I get a signal off of in St Peters has a weak signal. I don't get a signal at all in my basement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilg740 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 anyone notice the blip west of hannibal??? That is the site in Shelbina that was already accepted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo314 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 That is the site in Shelbina that was already accepted. Oh Ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilg740 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Anybody in the Wentzville, Warrenton, Wright City area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomstang Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Anybody in the Wentzville, Warrenton, Wright City area? Somebody has to be, I saw the blip south of Wright City on sensorly this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo314 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Somebody has to be, I saw the blip south of Wright City on sensorly this morning. That looks like a neighborhood.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilg740 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 The site there is off Stracks Church rd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaQue Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 2 blocks to 10 miles. There really is no such thing as a typical rough distance. For the reasons you cite, and more. What height are the antennas mounted? What is the downtilt of the panels? Where is the device in relation to the panels? Are there RF shadows caused by large buildings, hills or mountains? Every cell is specifically designed to cover an area. Very few cells are full sized at 5-10 miles. Most are engineered to be much smaller to provide a better signal and capacity in denser areas. Robert via Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4 Beta The tower I get a signal off of in St Peters has a weak signal. I don't get a signal at all in my basement. 4G? Sent from my SPH-L900 using Tapatalk 4 Beta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo314 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 4G? Sent from my SPH-L900 using Tapatalk 4 Beta Oh no, I'm just talking about 3G reception. Augusta will probably have 4G before St Peters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbolen Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Somebody is REALLY curious about this one You can say that again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilg740 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 The connection I got in Alton this morning is definitely fringe connecton from 270 and Riverview...went down there again signal was between -108 and -120 and Serving cell stayed on 138... mapped a couple points....I know I'm not supposed to with my GNex but I just had to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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