Antenna/Tower Interface

Dimensional information and illustrations for installation planning are presented on the following pages. Side Strut Positioning For maximum wind load capacity, side struts should be installed straight back to the tower. When this is not possible, the following guidelines apply: When only one side strut is supplied, its angle should not exceed 25 in the horizontal plane and 5 in the vertical plane. See illustration for adjustable strut. For antennas with two side struts, the adjustable strut can be lowered or raised 5 from horizontal. The fixed side strut can be lowered or raised 25. In the horizontal plane, both struts can be positioned at an angle up to 25. See illustration at right. Further, the strut closest to the mounting pipe may be positioned at an angle up to 35, provided the sum of the angles for both struts does not exceed 50. Feed Orientation All Andrew solid parabolic antennas are fed from the center of the reflector and include polarization adjustment. The polarizations are clearly marked with arrows on the feed mounting hub. For single polarized antennas, the arrow is positioned up or down for vertical polarization and right or left for horizontal polarization. See illustrations. Dual polarized, waveguide fed antennas have both input flanges in the same plane to ease the attachment of waveguide. One input signal is rotated 90 inside the feed horn to provide cross polarization. UHX high performance antennas have asymmetrical patterns with lower sidelobe levels on one side. For these antennas, RPEs are prepared for the full 360. The frequency coordinator can use the better half of the radiation pattern on either the right or the left side of the antenna to reduce potential interference. HSX and UHX feed hubs use red to identify the better side. This side can be placed either right or left or boresight. Therefore, it is necessary for the frequency coordinator to specify red right or red left feed position. The installer must be advised of the proper feed orientation on all ultra high performance antennas and the proper polarization for single-polarized antennas.
Rear View Rear View Side View Attachment Point on Antenna Both Struts Shown Parallel to Antenna Boresight Axis

Mount or Ring (Inboard)

Side Strut Positioning

Reflector Edge (Outboard)

25

25

25

25

Adjustable Strut 25 Horizontal Plane 5 Vertical Plane

Fixed Strut 25 Horizontal Plane 25 Vertical Plane

Vertically Polarized Antenna

Rear View

Side View

Horizontally Polarized Antenna

Side View

Applies to: PXL-17 and -19 series, PX6 (except -107 -22 and -127), PXL6 (except -107, -122 and -127) PXL10-37, PXL8-37

Dual Polarized Antennas. Applies to Specified Types

Rear View Side View

UHX Waveguide Red Right

UHX Waveguide Red Left

High Performance and Standard

UHX Coaxial Red Right

UHX Coaxial Red Left

Dual Polarized Antennas. Except Those Specified Above.

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