| This list is in reverse chronological order of when they
were added to the site, so the most recent photos are listed first. APRIL 2006
APRIL 2005
DECEMBER 2004
APRIL 2004
FEBRUARY 2004
Ossett town - Voda site on football ground floodlight (Photo: Anon)
Ossett town - Voda site on football ground floodlight (Photo: Anon)
Ossett town - '3' site on football ground floodlight (Photo: Anon)
Ossett town - T Mobile / Airwave site on football ground floodlight
(Photo: Anon)
T Mobile telegraph pole site - photo by 'Site Master General'
O2
Airwave TETRRA (police) site - antennas
O2
Airwave TETRRA (police) site - cabin
O2
Airwave TETRRA (police) site - warning notices - are there enough?
Current
Vodafone greenfield site - antennas - two types of antenna per sector with different
vertical pointing angles - is this site dual band GSM or 3G ready?
Current
Vodafone greenfield site - planning application notice
Current
Vodafone greenfield site - another close-up of antennas
Current
Vodafone greenfield site - power isolator cabinet
Current
Vodafone greenfield site - GSM cabinet, presumably, spare base for forthcoming 3G?
Current
Vodafone greenfield site - overview of ground equipment
Vodafone site in-build below may to be of same design as recently built site above.
Vodafone
site in-build - concrete base - convenience and digger in background next to Orange site
Vodafone
site in-build - concrete base for monopole
Vodafone
site in-build - contractor warning notice
Vodafone
site in-build - concrete base - including draw strings for cable run
Vodafone
site in-build - power supply cables dug to electrical supply pole
Vodafone
site in-build - power supply cables run past existing Orange site
Discrete
O2 GSM monopole
Discrete
O2 GSM monopole - close up of cabinet, no enclosure, just a bar to prevent cars
accidentally reversing into it!
Discrete
O2 GSM monopole - power isolator cabinet on other side of car park
O2
Airwave temporary base station site
O2
Airwave temporary base station site - note that the backhaul is via VSAT terminal as no
terrestrial link is available - no expense spared for the Police customer!
Another
type of fairly small T Mobile site
NOVEMBER 2003
Suspected
Vodafone test antenna ("anyone know what this is?" section)
Trailer
for suspected Vodafone test antenna ("anyone know what this is? section)
Test
antenna moved to top of water tank for further testing
AUGUST 2003
Four
transportables in a row - from left: Orange, Vodafone, O2, T Mobile.
Three
transportables - T Mobile, Orange (obscured by tree), Vodafone
Orange
transportable base station
O2
transportable base station (sorry film is slightly exposed)
Two
adjacent trees at Balcombe - Orange (left) and T Mobile (right). Thanks to the visitor
that sent in this photo.
Orange
site on folly at Caernarfon. Needs a lick of paint!
Orange
site on folly at Caernarfon (2)
Orange
site on folly at Caernarfon (3)
TV
relay on a Vodafone monopole base station
Orange
disguised pole in green in Swindon. Photo by Al Rosser.
Cabinet
for disguised pole in neighbouring street. Photo by Al Rosser.
Another
type of disguised Orange pole in Swindon. Photo by Al Rosser.
Vodafone
site on chimney in Melksham. Right hand antenna not currently connected (3G?). Photo by Al
Rosser.
Vodafone
site on chimney in Melksham (2). Photo by Al Rosser.
JULY 2003
Small
Vodafone stand-alone site in Scottish Highlands. O2 not site sharing on this
one.
Small
Vodafone stand-alone site in Scottish Highlands. O2 not site sharing on this
one.
My thanks to the reader who sent the following six photos in.
Hutchison
3G site on building - disguised sector antenna
Hutchison
3G site on building - disguised cabinets
Hutchison
3G - interior of equipment cabinet
Hutchison
3G monopole - three sectors
Hutchison
3G - another cabinet interior
Hutchison
3G install on top of T Mobile tower, with Airwave underneath
JUNE 2003
2.4
GHz Wireless broadband internet hotspot for Cwmni Deudraeth.
APRIL 2003
'3'
(Hutchison) 3G site next to A303 Hampshire.
'3'
Two sector antennas
'3'
Two sector antennas. I don't like it when they miss off the third sector.
'3'
NEC cabinets.
'3'
Enclosure.
'3'
Planning notice
T
Mobile dinky tree - from across road **
T
Mobile dinky tree - close-up**
T
Mobile dinky tree - cabinets **
T
Mobile dinky tree - trunk **
T
Mobile dinky tree - top **
Take
5! Poles for all the networks: H3G ('3'), Voda, O2, Orange and T Mobile (back)
'3'
Sector antennas at top of pole
T
Mobile pole - underlying design similar to tree site
New
Orange pole, awaiting addition of 3G cabinets
JANUARY 2003
Hutchison
3G site has microwave backhaul added...
...but
the main cabinet has mysteriously disappeared. Being upgraded or been stolen?
ORANGE
3G UPGRADE: Orange site with new, wider, sector antennas, I suspect for 3G upgrade to make
dual 2G/3G site.
Old
Orange sector antennas awaiting collection
Concrete
base and cabling, I suspect for Orange 3G cabinet.
New
T-Mobile base station, not sure but I think this is 2G (GSM).
New
T-mobile site - antennas
New
T-mobile site - equipment cabin and warning sign
NOVEMBER 2002
Unfortunately I have had to remove the Taiwan photos that
were previously listed here, in order to accomodate new photos for the site (I have run
out of space on the server).
Vodafone UK
microcells
SEPTEMBER 2002
Orange
telegraph pole at Llanbedr
Orange
telegraph pole at Llanbedr
Vodafone
discrete hilltop site
Vodafone
discrete hilltop site - sector antennas
T
Mobile (one2one) discrete hilltop site
T
Mobile (one2one) discrete hilltop site (2)
T
Mobile (one2one) discrete hilltop site (3)
Now the photos from Vodafone (with many thanks):
Vodafone
- major hub site in Cornwall
Vodafone
- major hub site in Cornwall
Vodafone
- Ericsson RBS2202.
Vodafone
- pylon site - ADC cross polars (900 and 1800 MHz) on a pylon at Pilton festival
Vodafone
- Ericsson RBS 2103 (Outdoor version of the 2202)
Vodafone
- almost every TRX or TRU is commissioned with a racal 6111 or 6113 (this is a 6113)
Vodafone
- almost every TRX or TRU is commissioned with a racal 6111 or 6113 (this is a 6113)
Vodafone
- almost every TRX or TRU is commissioned with a racal 6111 or 6113 (this is a 6113)
Vodafone
- typical equipment for a Vodafone microcell
A
new BT airwave site at CCI Timberscombe, with 3 x 4 stack UHF dipole arrays
Vodafone
- Ericsson RBS200 TRX shelf, 2 TRXs here providing 14 traffic chs ( TCH ) plus
commissioning results from 6113 on floppy!
Vodafone
- Ericsson RBS 200s two cells shown ( 2 cabs ) of a 3 cell site. Left hand rack has TRI
fitted at top ( like a mini cross connect, it feeds all 3 cabs and provides site alarms
etc)
Vodafone
- Ericsson RBS200 next shelf down, RX amps on left TX cavities on right
Vodafone
- Ericsson RBS200 next shelf down - Radio TXs ( RTX ) left and power filters on right
Vodafone
- Ericsson RBS200 Bottom shelf, Timing units (3) left and nect door (with all the leds )
alarm collection unit.
Dolphin
BTS, with 2 BTS racks and antenna rack (possibly diplexers)
Dolphin
- Nokia Tetra TX Combining shelf , showing 2 electronically tuned cavity filters
Dolphin
- Nokia Tetra BTS PSU shelf
Dolphin
- Nokia Tetra TRX controller and RX multicoupler (TRMC= Tetra Receiver Multi Coupler )
Dolphin
- Nokia Tetra BTS Transceiver Units
AUGUST 2002
O2 (BT Cellnet)
telegraph pole site (28K)
O2 (BT Cellnet)
installation on church (73K)
O2 (BT Cellnet)
installation on church (close-up) (75K)
Orange camoflaged
rooftop site (72K)
Orange camoflaged
rooftop site (within) (73K)
Orange site on grain
silo (100K)
Orange rooftop site
(71K)
Orange shared
lampost (183K)
Orange shared
lampost (2) (40K)
Another Orange tree
site (81K)
O2 (BT Cellnet) dead
tree site (69K)
APRIL 2002
Hutchison 3G base
station (52K)
Hutchison 3G - close
up of antenna, cabinets and label. (5.6K, 35K, 22K)
Discrete Orange
install on building (54K, 20K)
O2 / one2one pylon
install (26K, 56K)
O2 / one2one pylon
install - cabinets (54K)
O2 discrete hilltop
site (47K, 51K)
O2 discrete hilltop
site - close up of sector antennas (34K, 33K)
Orange 'street' pole
site (40K, 13K, 27K)
Orange telegraph pole
site (63K)
Orange telegraph
pole site - close-up of antenna, label (19K, 41K)
Orange street
microcell sites (29k, 18k, 24k)
Vodafone discrete
install on building (47k, 37k, 21k)
OCTOBER 2000
Dolphin transportable
base station (52.5K)
Dolphin transportable
base station - close-up of antennae (36.8K)
Dolphin transportable
base station - close-up of cabin (14.5K)
Interior of
Vodafone cabin (13.5K)
RBS200 unit inside
Vodafone cabin (56K)
Microcell
installation in central London (38.7K)
Microcell
installation in central London - close-up (22K)
Dolphin - 2 sector
installation (52K)
Dolphin - 2 sector
installation - close-up of antennae (26.3K)
SEPTEMBER 2000
Orange microcell (3
photos)
MAY 2000
one2one disguised
install on church (1) (33.2K)
one2one disguised
install on church (2) - the backhaul (24.9K)
Small Orange pole
with single omni-directional antenna (17.6K)
Small Vodafone pole
with shortened sector antennae (4.8K)
New Vodafone warning
notice (**115K**)
Another type of
Vodafone sector antenna (16.9K)
Orange discrete
install in area of outstanding natural beauty - overview (20.6K)
Orange discrete
install in area of outstanding natural beauty - close-up of antennae (17.2K)
BT Cellnet notice in
Welsh and English (8.7K)
In addition, during May 2000, the BT Cellnet GSM1800
and the Vodafone pylon
photos have been replaced for better ones.
APRIL 2000
one2one tree
one2one lampost
JANUARY 2000
South African base stations
NOVEMBER 1999
Dolphin TETRA base
station - microwave link (32.5K)
Dolphin TETRA base
station - main photo (18K)
Dolphin TETRA base
station - antenna cluster (11.2K)
New BT Cellnet
install on Orange tower (Stage 6) - addition of microwave link (28.1K)
New BT Cellnet
install on Orange tower (Stage 6) - addition of microwave link (2) (34.4K)
New BT Cellnet
install on Orange tower (Stage 6) - NEC Pasolink unit (20.6K)
Unidentifed pole
(19.5K)
MARCH 1999
Orange tree base station
- Scots Pine model
Orange tree base
station - Scots Pine model - view of base
Orange tree base
station - Scots Pine model - view of branches
Orange tree base
station - Scots Pine model - close-up of antennae
One2One sectored pole
- antennae
One2One sectored pole
- equipment cabinets
BT Cellnet pole with
single omni-directional antenna
Electricity supply
pole for Orange base station
JANUARY 1999
BT Cellnet GSM1800
antenna (three pictures) (10K + 10K + 9K)
BT Cellnet microcell
antenna (two pictures) (24K + 12K)
Vodafone, BT Cellnet
and Orange antennae (19K)
Box label of Vodafone
directional antenna (16K)
Old Vodafone Jaybeam
omni-directional pole antennae (27K + 17K)
New BT Cellnet
install on building - stage 3 - transmission equipment installed (13K)
New BT Cellnet
install on building - stage 3 - earth connection in place (two pictures) (16K + 11K)
New BT Cellnet
install on Orange tower - stage 5 - Planning notice in place (18K)
New One2One tower
(two pictures) (13K + 21K)
One2One transportable
base station (16K)
Concrete base for
One2One transportable base station (11K)
Trailer for One2One
transportable base station (26K)
One2One transportable
base station - closeup of antenna structure (8K)
Orange base station -
three antenna design (15K)
Orange base station -
three antenna design - closeup of base (35K)
Orange base station -
three antenna design - closeup of top (2 pictures) (9K + 13K)
TV relay on Orange
base station (three pictures) (11K + 14K + 21K)
Ionica radio base
station (13K)
Ionica radio base
station - closeup of antennae (13K)
Ionica radio base
station - Close-up of equipment 'marquee' (15K)
NOVEMBER 1998
New BT Cellnet install on
Orange mast (Stage 5) - Antennae and cables in place (23.3K)
New BT Cellnet install
on Orange mast (Stage 5) - Cables run into equipment cabin (14.8K)
New BT Cellnet install
on Orange mast (Stage 5) - Cables run along duct (31.9K)
New BT Cellnet install
on Orange mast (Stage 4e) - Extra base, maybe ready for UMTS
New Orange shared pole
(Stage 3) - Six new antennae and microwave dish (9K)
New Orange shared pole
(Stage 3) - Close-up of two of the new antennae (11.8K)
New Orange shared pole
(Stage 2) - Equipment cabins and temporary generators in place (15.0K)
Orange install on
watertower (7.8K)
Vodafone on pylon
(distant shot) (19.1K)
Vodafone on pylon
(close-up) (11.7K)
Vodafone on pylon -
equipment cabin (33.1K)
OCTOBER 1998
New BT Cellnet install on
Orange mast (Stage 3a) - new fencing in place, creating a single enclosure. (24K)
New BT Cellnet install on
Orange mast (Stage 3b) - new fencing in place, creating a single enclosure - side view.
(42K)
New BT Cellnet install on
Orange mast (Stage 4a) - equipment cabin now in place (27K)
New BT Cellnet install on
Orange mast (Stage 4b) - mains box now locked (36K)
New BT Cellnet install on
Orange mast (Stage 4c) - inlet on transmission equipment cabin, awaiting cables (12K)
Orange 'Live equipment'
warning notice (16K)
Orange antenna warning
notice (16K)
One2One and Orange main base
stations on poles (17K)
New BT Cellnet install on
building - (Stage 2) - alternative view, after install of antennae (14K)
New Orange pole - top (14K)
New Orange pole - enclosure
(26K)
New BT Cellnet install on
Orange mast (Stage 4d) - local population look forward to improvement in BT Cellnet
reception (8K)
SEPTEMBER 1998
BT Cellnet main base station
with open antennae on a pole. (23K)
One2One's omni-directional
base station. (20K)
The mighty Mendip
transmitter (all the networks). (2 photos, 40K)
Two BT Cellnet antennae on
One2One mast. (21.7K)
New Orange install in Wales.
(14.5K)
New Orange & One2One
install in Wales - stone cabin (27.6K)
One2One pole (12.7K)
One2One pole - close-up of
antennae (11.5K)
Orange rooftop installation
(11.4K)
BT Cellnet planning notice
(20.3K)
New BT Cellnet install on
building - (Stage 1a) - in close-up (14.1K)
New BT Cellnet install on
building - (Stage 1b) - wider view (17.4K)
New BT Cellnet install on
building - (Stage 2) - after antennae are fitted (10.3K)
New BT Cellnet install on
Orange mast (Stage 1) - attachments for antennae appear (19.0K)
New BT Cellnet install on
Orange mast (Stage 2a) - Site cleared and foundation in place (31.0K)
New BT Cellnet install on
Orange mast (Stage 2b)- earth cabling is run through (35.3K)
New BT Cellnet install on
Orange mast (Stage 2c) - Duct in foundation ready for power cables (34.0K)
New BT Cellnet install on
Orange mast (Stage 2d) - transmission cable duct in place (31.7K)
JUNE 1998
Vodafone & BT Cellnet's
shared base station for the Scottish Highlands (20.3K)
Close-up of antenna
structure for shared base station (16.7K)
Camoflage (khaki) paintwork
for shared base station (12.5K)
A typical remote location
for the shared base station (16.1K)
Vodafone pole with a single
covered antenna (10.3K)
BT Cellnet pole with two
directional antennae (10K)
Close-up of BT Cellnet
pole's antenna structure (4K)
Orange omni-directional pole
base station (12.1K)
Orange temporary base
station (5.1K)
Orange's 'tree' base station
(15.3K)
The base of the Orange
'tree' (30K)
The top of the Orange 'tree'
(23K)
The Vodafone 'tree' base
station (39.3K)
Equipment hut and base of
the Vodafone 'tree' (35.6K)
The top of the Vodafone
'tree' (21.2K)
Vodafone pole with three
directional antennae (2 photos, 30K) ***
Vodafone pole with two
directional antennae (omni) (11.6K) ***
BT Cellnet's main base
station - on a pole (15.8K)
BT Cellnet - the beak
network (18.4K)
One2One base station with
three directional antennae (14.3K)
*** Replaced by new photos in September 1998.
APRIL 1998
Vodafone pole equipment hut
(57.7K)
The Vodafone pole
omni-directional base station (40.5K)
Vodafone antennae mounted on
city building (12.2K)
The main Vodafone base
station (66.4K)
Vodafone warning notice
(27.6K)
Vodafone equipment hut
(54.3K)
The Bath relay transmitter
(34.9K)
BT Cellnet's main base
station (distance) (14.9K)
BT Cellnet's main base
station (close-up) (46.6K)
Close-up of antenna
structure on BT Cellnet's main base station (48K)
BT Cellnet tower with open
transmitting elements (13.2K)
BT Cellnet's new small but
sectored base station (42.3K)
BT Cellnet equipment cabin
(87K)
BT Cellnet installation on
a water tower (21.9K)
Orange's main base station
(32.5K)
Orange tower (close-up)
(27.3K)
Orange equipment boxes
(92.4K)
Orange warning notice
(27.4K)
One2One's main base station
(45.1K)
Close up of antenna
structure of One2One's main base station (31.3K)
One2One warning notice
(17.9K)
Another type of One2One
main base station (17.9K) |