Fire Station Cell Site Design
Ladue, Missouri

Ladue's planning and zoning requirements on installation of new wireless telecommunication facilities are one of the strictest in the nation. In light of this fact, installation of this particular PCS carrier Base Station and antennas in the old Ladue Fire Station created a great design challenge. 

Due to the lack of space inside the ground floor of the Fire Station, the Base Station had to be installed in the attic. SSC's structural engineers utilized the two existing structural steel beams in the attic and designed a structural steel platform that was supported by the existing structural steel beams to carry the several thousand pounds load of the Base Station equipment. 

The next challenge was to install the antennas in the existing cupola. There was neither access nor space to install the antennas in this old and decorative cupola. SSC came up with the idea of replacing the existing cupola with one that is fabricated similar in shape to the existing cupola; however, it was completely made out of fiberglass-reinforced plastic that was radio frequency (RF) transparent. An access was cut in the concrete deck of the cupola, an OSHA approved access ladder was installed and the antennas were installed behind the lead free glass cupola windows.

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