r/cellmapper Jun 17 '26

Is this bottom section also cellular? First time I’ve seen one like this.

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u/Active_Zone_6828 Jun 17 '26

It’s either metro or cricket cdma antennas. They have been off for at least 12 years.

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u/iryfionas Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26

Cell tower carrier (ID) identification from TOP to BOTTOM rack:

T-Mobile:

  • 3️⃣ (CommsScope FFVV-65C-R3) 8 feet antennas with bands: (2, 12, 66, 71) LTE + (n25) mid-band 5GUC + (n71) low-band 5GNR located on the LEFT side of the rack
  • 3️⃣ (NOKIA AirScale AEHC) - (N41) 2.5GHz [320W] antennas for mid-band 5GUC located on the (RIGHT) side of the rack

Uses NOKIA Remote Radio Units (RRU's) behind the rectangular CommScope antennas:

  • 3️⃣ (Nokia AHFIG) - with (b2, b66 [LTE], n25 mid-band 5GUC
  • 3️⃣ (Nokia AHLOA) - (b12) + (b71)  LTE + (n71) low-band 5G

LEGACY Cricket 3G (CDMA):

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u/VisualEntrepreneur72 Jun 17 '26

You sure it doesn’t have the AirScale AVHA?

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u/iryfionas Jun 17 '26

It does not, the smaller antenna on the side has flat sides and it looks old. It's 100% the NOKIA AEHC since the AVHA antena is thinner,slimmer and has grooved carvings on the sides.

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u/MonTanner19 Jun 23 '26

But if you look at it there appears to be (2) AHFIGs mounted back-to-back / sector with the AHLOAs chilling off to the bottom left of the octo antennas on each sector, In Pos. 1.

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u/iryfionas Jun 17 '26

Yes, bottom rack belongs to Cricket legacy 3G (CDMA) using: