29Nov/041
Antennas go undercover
Deutsche Welle today reports (The Register has it also) that a number of companies have developed undercover antennas, mainly for the mobile phone sector. Those range from antennas looking like trees to an antenna mast disguised as a crucifix.
This story reminds me of an article in one of the last CQ DLs (the German amateur radio club magazine), where a HAM reported that since he attached a small (Danish) flag on top of his antenna, there were suddenly no more complaints about "strange" TV and radio interferences. Everybody is now seeing his antenna as an ordinary flagstaff and all the problems are gone.
September 4th, 2006 - 20:46
I have seen ‘undercover antennas’ in the Algarve / southern Portugal 3 years ago. The towers look like a pine tree, but the branches and twigs were made of plastic, the mast itself was probably made of steel or concrete and covered with a plastic suface which made it look like a real tree, about 20 meters high. On top it carried 2 or 3 small dishes, probably mobile phone or radio link communication. In any case these towers do not disturb the scenic view of the natural vegetation there. Nice idea anyway!