The widespread use of cellular phones has led to the placement of cellular phone towers in many communities nowadays. These towers, also called “base stations,” consist of radios, computerized switching equipment, and antennas that transmit and receive radiofrequency signals. Whenever a person attemps a cellular phone call, a signal is sent from the phone’s antenna going to the base station antenna. The base station responds to this signal by assigning it an available radiofrequency channel. Transmission and reception of these radio signals transfer the voice information to the base station. Next, the voice signals are sent to a switching center, which transfers the call to its destination.
Cellular phone towers are usually mounted either on side or on the top of existing structures, such as trees, water tanks, or tall buildings. The antennas need to be high enough so they can adequately cover the area where the signal is needed. This base stations usually range in height from one hundred fifty to two seventy feet from its base.
This cell phone towers really have a big factor in the telecommunication aspects because of the cell phones comes in handy. That why this days, it is easy to communicate to who ever and where ever you will go because of the worldwide constructions of cell phone towers. Although some critics say that these tower affect the people surrounding it, its still give a big leap on our technology today…