wireless site development
Architectural & Engineering
Aerial Spectrum has been involved in the development of over 5,000 wireless telecommunications facilities, working for all the major carriers and tower firms. Our engineering and design professionals have the knowledge and experience to design and implement any telecommunications installation. Whether your site is a raw land site on a rural property or a stealth design in a church steeple, Aerial Spectrum’s design professionals are able to complete a cost effective design in a short time frame.
Our professionals are nimble and responsive, allowing us to complete projects effectively wherever necessary. Aerial Spectrum’s engineering expertise provides our site acquisition and environmental professionals with a unique perspective allowing them to keep feasibility and constructability in mind throughout a site’s development. This adds value to each project and gives Aerial Spectrum a distinct advantage over other firms.
featured projects and services
WOR Radio Tower Relocation - A&E, Survey, Permitting
(New Jersey Meadowlands)
Rutherford, NJ
Aerial Spectrum was the A&E design firm tasked with the site, building and facilities design for the relocation of three(3) 700'+ AM Radio Towers with related buildings, utilities and infrastructure in the New Jersey Meadowlands. Work also consisted of coordinating permit procedures with the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, the Army Corps of Engineers, the FAA, the FCC and two local municipalities.
Challenges presented in this project included survey and stakeout of the entire facility in the Meadowlands. The site was surveyed, re-surveyed, staked out and re-staked as funds became available and time elapsed between work stoppages. Tower locations for a workable AM antenna array had to be within 1" and benchmarks were tied in from more than a mile away. Structural and geotechnical design considerations were a challenge given the fact that the site was built on and around tidal swamps and marshlands. The building designs also posed electrical and mechanical design challenges with bringing utilities to the site and meeting sensitive HVAC and power supply needs for sensitive radio equipment.
The project went through a stringent regulatory process and was completed over a long period of time due to funding issues. The project went through two different General Contractors but Aerial Spectrum was maintained through the entire project. The project encompassed over 100 acres - Aerial Spectrum always had the latest in engineering technology to complete the task with confidence no matter the obstacles.
Mount Washington Hotel - Concealment Design
Bretton Woods, NHAerial Spectrum was commissioned to design wireless equipment installations in the historic Mount Washington Hotel for three different wireless carriers. The Mount Washington Hotel, located at the base of Mt. Washington in NH, is one of the last of the grand hotels. It is a massive wooden structure winterized only 15 years ago for year-round vacationers. Because of its location and popularity, major carriers saw fit to install their systems there. The design challenge was to install the equipment in locations where it would not be obvious, yet perform according to client needs.
Antennas were hidden in two flagpoles located on top of two of the hotel's turrets. Equipment was installed in rooms built out in the turrets themselves just below the flagpole antennas. Challenges to these installations were numerous, they included:
- Limited informationon the buildings structure
- Designs for some of the highest recorded win loads ever
- Aesthetics for a national landmark
- Construction so as not to interrupt hotel opertations
Aerial Spectrum's ability to be innovative in its design, analysis and approach for unique situations is evident in such projects as the Mount Washington Hotel. The landlord had a special interest in its outcome and through detailed information gathering and imagination; each design phase was a success.
