Rooftop Clearence

A n ten n a H eig h t (m )
QUICK PREDICT®
Cell Boundry Prediction Tool
Quick Predict --Theoretical 3 db prediction of Cell Boundry
X_earth Y_Mast Y_mobile Y-main beam Y_3dbBeam
Antenna Height: (H_antenna) 50 60 0 50
0 0
Mobile Height: 1.7 50552.1 1.7
(H_mobile)
552.1 0
40
Vertical Beamwidth (degrees): (ALPHA) 7 0.0 50
552.1 1.7 0
30
Electrical Downtilt (EDT) 5 0 50
20
323.2 1.7
Mechanical Downtilt: (MDT) 0 0 50
1844.5
10 1.7
(BETA) 5 35.54349831
BETA=MDT+EDT
0
Radius of the "near" 3dB theoretical boundry: (m) 323.2 0 200 400 600 800 1000
Cell Radius (m)
1200 1400 1600 1800 2000

Theoretical Radius of the Max Lobe: (m) 552.1

Antenna Mobile 3 dB Beamwidth Max Lobe
Radius of the "far-" 3dB theoretical boundry: (m) 1844.5

Upper theoretical 3 dB boundry is below the horizon

*A more detailed drawing and the formulas used can be found on the Drawing & Formulas tab of this worksheet.

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 Rooftop Clearence

oundry

1600 1800 2000

Max Lobe

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 Rooftop Clearence

QUICK PREDICT® 25
Rooftop Clearence Prediction Tool
20 X_rooftop _roofedge Y_Mast Y_Beam Y_Margin
Parapet Height (optional): (ph) 20 0 0
15
5 0
Distance from Building Edge: (L) 5 5 20
0 0
Vertical Beamwidth (degrees): (alpha) 7 10 0 20.83671
5 20.35527 20
Electrical + Mechanical Downtilt: (dt) 2 0 20.83671 20.83671
2 5 5 20.96764 21.31816
Vertical Protection Margin: (beta) 4
0
(theta) 0.165806 0 theta=(alpha/2
1 + dt2+beta) 3 4 5 6
Roof and Parapet Ant. Height
Minimum Height to Center of Antenna: 20.83671 H = tan (theta) * LBeamwidth
3 dB + ph Guardband

*A more detailed drawing and the formulas used can be found on the Drawing & Formulas tab of this worksheet.

A vertical protection margin of ~8 deg is recommeded for most cases.

In dense urban areas, a lower margin is acceptable

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 Drawing & Formulas

Antenna
Antenna beam width (a)

a/2
α H
H tan ( + β )=
X 2 L
b : tilts (elec. and mecan.) + protection
w /H =X −h L

X = tan (α 2 + β )∗L +h Parapet (h)

Building roof top ( X −h )

L=
tan (α2 +β )
Formulas used for calculating the roof top clearance.
 IM Interference

Enter Downlink Range:

QUICK PREDICT® 947.6 MHz to
Intermodulation Interference Prediction Tool
Uplink Range:
Intermodulation interference may occur when a site is co-located near another transmitting device. 902.6 MHz to
This tool predicts possible 3rd order intermod products and warns if they are in a PCS band.
Actually predicting IM interference is much more complicated and requires Enter Possible Interfering Frequency
careful analysis and often measurements. 925 MHz to
Frequency Blocks in the GSM 900 Band
Block Bandwidth Uplink Range Downlink Range ARFCN Possible DOWNLINK
A 12.5 MHz 890-902.5 MHz 935-947.5 MHz 1-62 960.2 MHz to
B 12.5 MHz 902.5-915 MHz 947.5-960 MHz 63-124 890 MHz to

Frequency Blocks in the PCS 1900 Band Possible UPLINK

Block Bandwidth Uplink Range Downlink Range ARFCN 870.2 MHz to
A 15 MHz 1850-1865 MHz 1930-1945 MHz 512-585 935 MHz to
B 15 MHz 1870-1885 MHz 1950-1965 MHz 612-685
C 15 MHz 1895-1910 MHz 1975-1990 MHz 737-810
D 5 MHz 1865-1870 MHz 1945-1950 MHz 587-610
E 5 MHz 1885-1890 MHz 1965-1970 MHz 687-710
F 5 MHz 1890-1895 MHz 1970-1975 MHz 712-735

Error Messages Regarding Possible IM Products

DL OK UL OK
DL OK Possible IM products in UPLINK band
DL OK Possible IM products in UPLINK band
Possible IM products in DOWNLINK band UL OK

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 IM Interference

er Downlink Range:
960

915

er Possible Interfering Frequency Range:

935

sible DOWNLINK associated 3rd order IM products :

995
922.4

sible UPLINK associated 3rd order IM products :

905
967.4

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ANTENNA VERTICAL APERTURE (DEGREES): 8 HEIGHT: GROUND (m) 0
TOWER (m) 17

INPUTS: TILT OUTPUTS: DI ; D2 ; 3db COV

TABLE 1 OBS: negative values means above the horizon!

D1 (m) D2 (m) 3db COV (m)

TILT 0 243.11 -243.11 -486.22
1 194.31 -324.38 -518.69
2 161.74 -486.82 -648.56
3 138.45 -973.93 -1112.38
4 120.96 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
5 107.33 973.93 866.60
6 96.41 486.82 390.40
7 87.46 324.38 236.92
8 79.98 243.11 163.13
9 73.64 194.31 120.68
10 68.18 161.74 93.56
11 63.44 138.45 75.01
12 59.29 120.96 61.68
13 55.60 107.33 51.73
14 52.32 96.41 44.09
15 49.37 87.46 38.09
16 46.71 79.98 33.27
17 44.29 73.64 29.35
18 42.08 68.18 26.11
19 40.05 63.44 23.40
20 38.18 59.29 21.10

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