Stealthy Antenna Spotted in Santa Clara - Share Your Story!

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A stealthy antenna disguised as a palm tree was spotted in a church parking lot in Santa Clara, cleverly generating income for the church from a cell phone provider. Another user mentioned a more discreet antenna disguised as a pine tree, with plans to share a photo soon. Participants shared their experiences with stealthy antennas, including an abandoned tower in Bali covered in vines. Discussions also touched on the challenge of identifying these antennas, with some joking about "invisible" towers. The conversation highlights the creative ways cell towers are camouflaged in various environments.
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I spotted this "palm tree" in Santa Clara a few days ago. It's in a church parking lot, near some other real palm trees. Pretty clever way for the church to make some extra money on the side from a cell phone provider.

My girlfriend spotted a much stealthier cell antenna tower disguised as a pine tree -- I'll try to post a picture of it soon if I can figure out how to get a picture of it without getting run over (it's on a highway offramp).

What stealthy cell tower antennas or HAM/other antennas have you spotted? :smile:

Cell Tower Palm Tree in Santa Clara.jpg
 
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cool ...
gosh will have to hunt through my first USA trip in 1999, pretty sure I got a photo or 2 of southern Colorado cell towers looking like pine trees

will look when I get home toniteDave
 
I saw an abandoned cell phone tower in Bali that was completely covered with vines, Planet of the Apes style.
 
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I saw an abandoned cell phone tower in Bali that was completely covered with vines, Planet of the Apes style.
Hmm, I don't think that counts. Unless of course, they re-activate the tower and don't trim the vines...:smile:
 
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Hmm, I don't think that counts. Unless of course, they re-activate the tower and don't trim the vines...:smile:

Sorry. It was the best I could do.
 
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I found a picture of a ninja parade online. I'm sure some of them had radios. :smile:
 
I have lots of pictures with invisible cell towers. At least I think they are cell towers. :wink:
 
found it ! :smile:

cellphone_tower.jpg


here's the same tower ... I managed to find it in google street view ( serious exercise !)

colorado cell tower1.jpg


the view below is from close enough to the same spot that I took my photo from

colorado cell tower2.jpg


and finally a google Earth location map ( within the red oval) ... not too far nth of Colorado Springs ...

colorado cell tower location.JPG
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