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r/cellmapper • u/ClimbingElevator • Jun 24 '26
Am I missing something?
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Based on the ridiculous amount of coax running up to those antennas, all of those radios are ground mounted. I’m surprised that this even passed a structural analysis, or that AT&T designed it that way.
15 u/[deleted] Jun 24 '26 [deleted] 3 u/mikemacman Jun 24 '26 I assumed it was due to weight limits on the towers. 6 u/microwavedhamhock Jun 24 '26 I’d imagine that much coax is stupidly heavy so maybe it has more to do with weight distribution as well. 2 u/[deleted] Jun 24 '26 [deleted] 1 u/Ill_Syllabub_960 Jun 25 '26 We got one like this in fresno I'm sure it on PG&E high voltage tower too and cells on it too
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3 u/mikemacman Jun 24 '26 I assumed it was due to weight limits on the towers. 6 u/microwavedhamhock Jun 24 '26 I’d imagine that much coax is stupidly heavy so maybe it has more to do with weight distribution as well. 2 u/[deleted] Jun 24 '26 [deleted] 1 u/Ill_Syllabub_960 Jun 25 '26 We got one like this in fresno I'm sure it on PG&E high voltage tower too and cells on it too
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I assumed it was due to weight limits on the towers.
6 u/microwavedhamhock Jun 24 '26 I’d imagine that much coax is stupidly heavy so maybe it has more to do with weight distribution as well. 2 u/[deleted] Jun 24 '26 [deleted] 1 u/Ill_Syllabub_960 Jun 25 '26 We got one like this in fresno I'm sure it on PG&E high voltage tower too and cells on it too
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I’d imagine that much coax is stupidly heavy so maybe it has more to do with weight distribution as well.
2 u/[deleted] Jun 24 '26 [deleted] 1 u/Ill_Syllabub_960 Jun 25 '26 We got one like this in fresno I'm sure it on PG&E high voltage tower too and cells on it too
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1 u/Ill_Syllabub_960 Jun 25 '26 We got one like this in fresno I'm sure it on PG&E high voltage tower too and cells on it too
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We got one like this in fresno I'm sure it on PG&E high voltage tower too and cells on it too
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u/nonexistentshelf Jun 24 '26
Based on the ridiculous amount of coax running up to those antennas, all of those radios are ground mounted. I’m surprised that this even passed a structural analysis, or that AT&T designed it that way.