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Some version of these went up all over Philadelphia when the Pope came to town and they turned the city into a giant TSA checkpoint, replete with National Guard

Some version of these went up all over Philadelphia when the Pope came to town and they turned the city into a giant TSA checkpoint, replete with National Guard troops. The Pope left. The boxes stayed. Edit: here's one of several pics I took: (see edit 2 below for link) anyone recognize it? Interestingly enough, the nuclear and chemical detection boxes were labeled... Edit 2: direct photo link: https://s3.amazonaws.com/f.cl.ly/items/1X2f2i1M2P0e0n322r1X/4C9295AC-A89F-459F-947E-A01226E3E47D.JPG https://s3.amazonaws.com/f.cl.ly/items/1X2f2i1M2P0e0n322r1X/...

yqoa1r0jb0p0 11y ago
Would you be so kind as to post a direct link? EDIT: Thanks! I would really be interested in a crowdsourced wiki-style database of these. If nothing else, submit them to Wikimedia commons with coordinates.
- carbocation 11y ago
  https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMNG8CWmf3A4zDeGZwyqIlXCwUD1jiOH0gkgb73rgNUlxF_BLdGQBDo8qFG80IPJw/photo/AF1QipO3H4asfFNYZ9pr-kgcaBBLFrw4hb36uoJFr6aL?key=WDZELVpCTFpQRFNHcWF6d0R0NGgxOVFFMzdSVExB https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMNG8CWmf3A4zDeGZwyqIlX...
blt 11y ago
possible solution: http://english.controleradar.org/burning-gatso.php http://english.controleradar.org/burning-gatso.php
- jacquesm 11y ago
  If you're wondering why they're called Gatso's: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maus_Gatsonides https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maus_Gatsonides
madengr 11y ago
Well it could be a genuine microcell, not a simulator.
jauer 11y ago
That's a DAS, not a cell site simulator. Google image search for "Philadelphia distributed antenna system" and see related articles on things that look the same. Example: http://www.commscope.com/NewsCenter/PressReleases/Popes-Visit-Prompts-Wireless-Network-Investment-in-Philadelphia-with-CommScope-DAS/ http://www.commscope.com/NewsCenter/PressReleases/Popes-Visi... http://www.nj.com/salem/index.ssf/2015/09/pope_francis_in_philly_will_wireless_service_be_ab.html http://www.nj.com/salem/index.ssf/2015/09/pope_francis_in_ph...
- _djo_ 11y ago
  Definitely a DAS. Cell site simulators look rather different and are almost never placed in fixed locations.
- themartorana 11y ago
  Oh, cool. Well, thanks for that. That's just one of several random things around, but seriously the chemical weapon detectors were labelled and chained to a pole. That was funny. :)
akerro 11y ago
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- themartorana 11y ago
  Cloudapp deleted the image from too much traffic. Sorry.
  - akerro 11y ago
    imgur?

yqoa1r0jb0p0 11y ago

Would you be so kind as to post a direct link? EDIT: Thanks! I would really be interested in a crowdsourced wiki-style database of these. If nothing else, submit them to Wikimedia commons with coordinates.

carbocation 11y ago
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMNG8CWmf3A4zDeGZwyqIlXCwUD1jiOH0gkgb73rgNUlxF_BLdGQBDo8qFG80IPJw/photo/AF1QipO3H4asfFNYZ9pr-kgcaBBLFrw4hb36uoJFr6aL?key=WDZELVpCTFpQRFNHcWF6d0R0NGgxOVFFMzdSVExB https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMNG8CWmf3A4zDeGZwyqIlX...

blt 11y ago

possible solution: http://english.controleradar.org/burning-gatso.php http://english.controleradar.org/burning-gatso.php

jacquesm 11y ago
If you're wondering why they're called Gatso's: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maus_Gatsonides https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maus_Gatsonides

madengr 11y ago

Well it could be a genuine microcell, not a simulator.

jauer 11y ago

That's a DAS, not a cell site simulator. Google image search for "Philadelphia distributed antenna system" and see related articles on things that look the same. Example: http://www.commscope.com/NewsCenter/PressReleases/Popes-Visit-Prompts-Wireless-Network-Investment-in-Philadelphia-with-CommScope-DAS/ http://www.commscope.com/NewsCenter/PressReleases/Popes-Visi... http://www.nj.com/salem/index.ssf/2015/09/pope_francis_in_philly_will_wireless_service_be_ab.html http://www.nj.com/salem/index.ssf/2015/09/pope_francis_in_ph...

_djo_ 11y ago
Definitely a DAS. Cell site simulators look rather different and are almost never placed in fixed locations.
themartorana 11y ago
Oh, cool. Well, thanks for that. That's just one of several random things around, but seriously the chemical weapon detectors were labelled and chained to a pole. That was funny. :)

akerro 11y ago

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themartorana 11y ago
Cloudapp deleted the image from too much traffic. Sorry.
- akerro 11y ago
  imgur?