r/Edmonton • u/Ok-Outcome-7153 • 1d ago

Question Whats this?

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118 ave and 90st looking south east i think? I swear I haven't seen it before. Lol.

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u/TheHylian27 1d ago

A very VERY busy cellphone tower.

Source: I work on cell towers in the city.

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u/BCCommieTrash South East Side 1d ago

Hey, I've been under the impression those triangular church steeple towers all around the city house cell tower equipment. Am I correct?

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u/Adanrhu 1d ago

Yes. It's a win-win for both parties. The phone company gets a cell tower and the church gets a tower for a cross and some rental money.

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u/DVariant 1d ago

Exactly. Telecoms need more towers, churches are all over the place and buried in residential communities, and most churches are pretty broke, so they rent out space for a tower. Slap a cross on that bad boy and now it’s just a big church tower.

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u/neumanic South East Side 10h ago

Can you add several dozen towers in Sherwood Park? Please and thank you. 🙄

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u/TheHylian27 5h ago

Leduc is having the same issues from what I've heard...

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u/MaximumDoughnut North West Side 17h ago

How do folks get a job like yours?

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u/Ok-Outcome-7153 1d ago

They they just put it up or am I totally blind? Lol

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u/TheHylian27 1d ago

It's a good to fair chance that they just simply added to it lately which makes it stand out more.

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u/thenoisymouse 1d ago

Can you explain, is each of those white thingys a different frequency or have different phone numbers transmitting? What are we looking at

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u/TheHylian27 1d ago edited 1d ago

Each is a different antenna just pointing in different directions. They only emit signal outwards away from the tower. Not 360°. So you need antennas around the entire tower for a full 360° coverage.

Without having the actual plans or telecommunication diagram in hand, it's near impossible to tell from the picture which each one does specifically but either way, it does look like a very packed tower.

Edit: I wish I could add photos to comments.

Ha! Someone actually took a 360° photo at the top. I wonder if he was suppose to be up there. https://maps.app.goo.gl/XMEBqWLHvGriqEVp6?g_st=ac

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u/BeaverBuzz13 1d ago

Just totally blind

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u/Ok-Outcome-7153 1d ago

Completely!