Why make maps of transmission equipment locations?
Early in 1998 I noticed a transmission tower under construction on the Pat Bay Highway in Victoria and took a guess at what it might be. Soon after noticing this first tower, I began to notice quite a few of them around the region. Once you find a few tower locations you learn a couple of things: first, the general configuration of each provider’s equipment; and second, the approximate distance between cells. Once you have located enough cells from a provider, you can more-or-less predict where the next cell will need to be to ensure continuous coverage. When I first started noting where these towers where, I contacted the business whom the tower was located on. Most businesses (but definitely not all) were quite helpful in providing this information. Residential locations are almost impossible to get information from as many residents don’t want the towers in their backyards and if they do have one, they don’t want anyone to know about it. I can understand their concern as a cellular
