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== Anatomy of a cell tower == | == Anatomy of a cell tower == | ||
[[File:Cell-tower2.jpeg|thumb|left|Photo of a cell tower, or 'cell site'. One circular point-to-point remote radio head can be seen near image bottom. This microwave antenna connects one cell site to another. Image courtesy Petr Kratochvil, | [[File:Cell-tower2.jpeg|thumb|left|Photo of a cell tower, or 'cell site'. One circular point-to-point remote radio head can be seen near image bottom. This microwave antenna connects one cell site to another. Image courtesy Petr Kratochvil, CC0 1.0 Public Domain.]] | ||
Antennae, and the equipment comprising a cellular base station, are typically mounted onto a radio mast, or other raised structure, like a building. Sometimes the structure is disguised as other things, like a tree, or as bricks, so as to blend in with the local environment. | Antennae, and the equipment comprising a cellular base station, are typically mounted onto a radio mast, or other raised structure, like a building. Sometimes the structure is disguised as other things, like a tree, or as bricks, so as to blend in with the local environment. | ||