antenna towers

Signal-sending spires

Antenna towers are tall structures designed to support antennas for broadcasting, telecommunications, or receiving signals.

They range from simple poles to lattice frameworks hundreds of meters high, and may be freestanding or supported by guy wires.

Radio and television stations, cell phone networks, and emergency services all rely on antenna towers to extend their signal range: The antenna towers on the ridge serve the whole valley.

Related

cellular · dead zone · steel · lattice · beacon · frequency · radio waves · reception · wavelength · aviation · air traffic control · relay · microwave · height · blinking · red lights · warning lights · guy wires

Opposites
signal transmission infrastructure type

antenna towersunderground cables

Wires installed beneath surface

satellite dishes · communication satellites · landlines · cable systems · ground stations

built environment verticality

antenna towersburied cables

Wiring installed underground

underground bunkers · underground utilities · basements · subway systems · underground vaults

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G