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Types of Cell Towers – Definitions

Monopole Tower are a single tube tower. It typically stands between 100-200 ft. with antennas mounted on the exterior of the tower. Its primary use is telephony.

Stealth Monopoles towers are a particular brand of concealed towers. Hidden towers are typically Monopoles and are fairly easy and quick to erect. These concealment poles are hidden as pine trees, flag poles, palm trees, uni poles, cactus poles, light poles, church steeples and other stealth towers.

The Lattice Tower is sometimes referred to as “self-support” or SST because it is free-standing. It stands 200-400 ft. tall with a triangular base and three-four sides. It is typically used for telephony. The Eiffel Tower is a lattice tower.

Small cells are individual cell sites that are smaller in size, power, and coverage radius than traditional macro cell sites. Small cells are often deployed as part of network densification plans to increase the overall capacity of a network. Because of their size, small cells can be installed nearly anywhere, from utility poles to rooftops of buildings.

Slider With Examples of Cell Towers

Cosumnes Community Services District Fire Station 76 at 8545 Sheldon Rd, Elk Grove, CA. Firefighters in San Diego got an exemption banning all new cell towers from fire stations due to health concerns from the high levels of radiation.
These macro cell towers are behind Bel Air Supermarket at Calvine & Elk Grove Florin Rd.
This 4G Macro Tower is located at 8900 Bond Rd, Elk Grove. A client that lived near by this cell tower was suffering from medical issues due to the tower radiation; she ended up moving out.
This 77 ft. macro tower behind the Lake Crest shopping center at 1000 Florin Rd. The tower is only 200 feet from a three-story apartment complex in one direction. I measure extreme concern readings.
There are about 24 of these Verizon 5G 28 GHz millimeter wave phased array antennas sites in the Greenhaven-Pocket 95831 zip-code According to the Communications Workers of America only 9% of Sacramento can be covered by the entire project and the take rate within that small area is only 3%. So far it does not look like 5G 28GHz is a profitable venture for Verizon but the project has allowed a lot of 4G small cells to be installed on city lamp poles in residential areas and often directly in front of homes and second story bedroom windows.
These 5G Small cells are mounted on lamp poles in the Greenhaven-Pocket 95831. Unlike 4G antennas that constantly radiate in all horizontal directions these 5G antennas will send focused beams of radiation, much like a searchlight beam, to the user device that is requesting connection. RFR power density could be low unless you are in the beam between the user device and the antenna: stay out of the beam and avoid proximity to people operating 5G phones or other 5G devices.
Construction crew installing the Verizon 5G 28 GHz millimeter wave phased array antennas on a lamp pole in the Greenhaven-Pocket 95831.
Electric power connections for the radios powering the antennas. Electric power and fiber connections for the radios powering the antennas. At the base of each pole with a 4G/5G antenna mounted.
There were multiple crews all over the area installing them extremely rapidly. This is a 4G small cell next to Shari’s restaurant on Florin Road. The antenna will be at the top of pole and the two radio transmitters can be seen lower on the pole.
The final 4G small Verizon antenna is being mounted on the top of the mast in front of Sherie’s restaurant at 1000 Florin Rd in the Greenhaven/Pocket 95831.
Construction crew is installing a Verizon 4G small cell antenna on lamp pole in front of Sherie’s restaurant at 1000 Florin Rd in the Greenhaven/Pocket 95831. The outdoor waiting area for the restaurant is very close to this and RFR measures quite high.
On the left we see a stealth tower concealed as a fir tree. It has been there for several years and now they are adding extra height to add even more antennas. On the right we see a temporary cell tower that has a telescopic mast and guy wires to support it. The RF power density from the camera location used to measure 8,000 µW/m^2 and now it is 150,000 due to the new antennas and it will be even higher when all of the antennas are installed.
This Verizon 4G small cell is located 50 feet from a second story bedroom. I got a copy of the RF Compliance Report from the City of Sacramento and it states that the antenna aims away from the house but I still got very high RF measurements in the street on the far side of the house.

Firefighters Get Sick From Cell Tower Radiation

Firefighter groups in the United States have long opposed cell towers on their stations. Not only that, but in California they have been able to be exempt from the forced placement of towers on their stations because of the strong opposition they have- due to health concerns from the radiation. “The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) opposes the use of fire stations as base stations for towers and/or antennas for the conduction of cell phone transmissions until a study with the highest scientific merit and integrity on health effects of exposure to low-intensity RF/MW radiation is conducted and it is proven that such sitings are not hazardous to the health of our members.” The IAFF Official Position Against Cell Towers on Fire Stations passed in 2004.

Read the Full Article and Statement from International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF).

Sacramento Verizon 4G Small Cell Causing A Local Family Extreme Health Issues

Shortly after this Verizon 4G small cell antenna was installed, in 2018, at a client’s house in Sacramento, CA, several members family of their family including two young children, began experiencing extreme health problems. This is the street view showing the Verizon 4G small cell and its position relative to the houses and second story bedroom window, which is in the main beam of the antenna. When I saw this tower being installed I wondered if the residents would call me for assistance and they did very shortly after the antenna was turned on.

UPDATE: this antenna has remained OFF since the FCC lost it’s case on August 13, 2018 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit: See Link

Data Logging the 4G Small Cell Antenna – 60 feet away

The table above (click to enlarge photo) shows RFR readings in various parts of the house and up to 460X above the Extreme Concern level for sleeping areas per Building Biology Precautionary guidelines (SBM-2015). This is the very highest I have ever measured inside a house in since 2008 when I started doing assessments.

View out Bedroom Window – Verizon 4G Small Cell

“Can you ~~hear~~ feel me now?”

Here is the view out of the girl’s bedroom window (click to enlarge photo). The RF power density is a measured 420,000 µW/m^2 which is 420 X above the Extreme Concern level for sleeping areas per Building Biology Precautionary guidelines (SBM-2015). You can read more abut the pain, suffering and injury this family has experience ever since this 4G small cell antenna was turned on a year ago. Visit their website 5G Awareness Now, and sign their appeal here.

Don’t let this happen in your neighborhood!

View this 72 hour data log (click to enlarge photo below) shows the fluctuating RF power density from a Verizon 4G small cell on a lamp pole 60 feet from the 3 and 5 year old girls bedroom window. They have become very sick and can’t sleep in the front of the house any longer. Even with RF shielding installed sleep is disturbed even at the back side of the house were the entire family now has to sleep. According to the legend on this chart the average RF power density is 57,687 µW/m^2 and the peak is 448,800 µW/m^2. A data log is the best way to show the variable RF power density over time much like a seismograph chart shows earthquake intensity.

Data traffic & RF radiation levels vary with time of day just like traffic on the freeway.