TiltCalc V3 1 (5)

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TiltInput ParametersCommentsHeight(m) or ACL (m)=30- Affects both calculated tilt and calculated radius.Site/Sector Radius (m) - Main Beam=3000- Only affects Calculated tiltTerrain Height Diff @ Coverage Boundary=30- Difference between Terrain height at site location and Terrain height at coverage boundary. (-'ve = lower than Site height and +'ve = higher than Site height.)Antenna Type=- Select antenna type.Antenna BW (Deg)=7NOTENew antenna types and associated vertical beamwidth can be added to table located in "Antenna Specs" sheet.Table can also be increased to cater for more antennas, however Table CANNOT be moved.Antenna Tilt (Deg)=1- Only affects Calculated radiusCalculated OutputCommentsRadius (m)Upper 3dB Radius (m)=Coverage Boundary Height => Site Height- If 'Above Horizon' is shown, increase 'Antenna Tilt (Deg)'. Upper half power point is above horizon.Main Beam Radius (m)=0- If 'Coverage Boundary Height => Site Height' is shown, coverage boundary height => Site height. Decrease 'Terrain Height Diff @ Coverage Boundary' value.Required Tilt calculated for Coverage Boundary (Deg)Upper 3dB Tilt Required (Deg)=3.5Main Beam Tilt Required (Deg)=0.0

Antenna SpecsAntenna SpecsTypeVertical BWHorizontal BWGain (dBi)APXV18-206517L4.66319.2APXV18-206517LS4.96318.9MPX310D-CX6.56518MPX312D-CX5.56519NOTEKathrein 742-2346.56417.8New antenna types and associated specs can be added to table.CNPX306.8DR-CF8.56515CNPX310DR-CF76518CNPX308.10DR-CF76518Table can also be increased to cater for more antennas, however Table CANNOT be moved.NPX310-DR76518.5CMPX308.10D6.36518CNPX308R96517.5CNNPX310R76518CNNPX310M6.56518

Min Vertical Clearancej (deg)=20Note: Angle used for antennas from 33 deg to 90 deg horizontal BW and 0 deg tilt.Antenna Tilt Required (deg)=8- Input tilt requiredHorizontal distance from Ant=0123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930Required Antenna Height=0.50.51.11.62.12.73.23.74.34.85.35.86.46.97.48.08.59.09.610.110.611.211.712.212.813.313.814.414.915.416.0(to underside of antenna)

Min Vertical Clearance0.50.57735026921.15470053841.73205080762.30940107682.88675134593.46410161514.04145188434.61880215355.19615242275.77350269196.35085296116.92820323037.50555349958.08290376878.66025403789.2376043079.814954576210.392304845410.969655114611.547005383812.12435565312.701705922213.279056191413.856406460614.433756729715.011106998915.588457268116.165807537316.743157806517.3205080757

Required Antenna HeightHorizontal Distance (m)Required Vertical Height (m)Vertical Antenna Clearance

Min Ant Clearance & PLCalculation of Path LossRequired Isolation (dB) =51Antenna Gain (dBi)-61/2 Radiating Cable Coupling loss @ 2 metres-84Antenna Gain (g1 in direction of g2) (dB) =-15CPICH (dBm)-15Longitudinal loss/metre (dB)-0.295Antenna Gain (g2 in direction of g1) (dB) =-15Distance (m)20Wavelength (m) =0.142Path Loss65Required Horizontal Seperation (m) =0.127Expected Level (dBm)-86

Feeder Loss2100MHz850MHzModelFeeder TypedB/100mVFModelFeeder TypedB/100mVFFSJ4-50B1/2"19.10.81FSJ4-50B1/2"VXL5-507/8"7.50.88VXL5-507/8"4.01VXL6-501-1/4"5.270.88VXL6-501-1/4"2.86VXL7-501-5/8"4.050.88VXL7-501-5/8"2.174501/2"4501/2"LCF78-50JA7/8"5.820.89LCF78-50JA7/8"LCFS114-50JA1-1/4"4.420.89LCFS114-50JA1-1/4"LCF158-50JA1-5/8"3.640.89LCF158-50JA1-5/8"Current Selection3dB/100m5.3VF0.88C3.00E+08l0.143f (MHz)2100ReferenceFeeder TypeLCF78-50JAAntenna TypeAPXV18-206517LSEricsson ASCLoss per ConnectorLoss per Surge ArrestorFeeder Length35Loss (dB)2.56Antenna Gain (dBi)18.9Gain (dB)6Loss (dB)0.07Loss (dB)0.1Feeder Type450Antenna TypeMPX312D-CXFeeder Length103Total Loss (dB)0.52Antenna Gain (dBi)19Max Length with ASC0.0Difference in Loss (dB)2.04Gain Difference (dB)-0.10Feeder TypeFSJ4-50BFeeder Length10Loss (dB)2.43Max Length with ASC31.4Difference in Loss (dB)0.13850 MHzFeeder TypeVXL5-50Feeder TypeVXL7-50Feeder Length103Feeder Length100Loss (dB)8.25Loss (dB)2.17Max Length with ASC80.0Difference in Loss (dB)-5.69Feeder TypeVXL7-50Feeder Length22Feeder TypeVXL5-50Feeder Length18Loss (dB)2.90Difference in Loss (dB)-0.34