Control of power to radio equipment using gravity enhanced level

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a processor, a plurality of periodic signals from an accelerometer mounted at least partially within a mounting structure, wherein each periodic signal indicates a reading from the accelerometer of an acceleration due to gravity in a selected axis at a corresponding point in time;
• determining, by the processor and based on the plurality of periodic signals, that a change in the acceleration due to gravity in the selected axis exceeds a predetermined threshold and has lasted longer than a predetermined duration;
• and
• based on the determining, disconnecting power to a radio unit that services an antenna that is mounted to an upper portion of the mounting structure.

A system comprising:

• a mounting structure;
• an isolation switch mounted on the mounting structure, wherein the isolation switch comprises a housing and an isolation board within the housing, and wherein an accelerometer is mounted to the isolation board;
• and
• a main board comprising a processor and mounted at a location remote from the mounting structure and coupled to the isolation board via a cable;
• wherein the processor of the main board is configured to disconnect power to a radio unit servicing an antenna mounted to an upper portion of the mounting structure based on determining that a command to disconnect the power has been received via the isolation switch or based on determining that data received from the accelerometer indicates that a tilt angle of the mounting structure has exceeded a predetermined threshold for a predetermined period of time.