Rooftop Clearence

QUICK PREDICT 3.5

Rooftop Clearence Prediction Tool
3
X_rooftop _roofedge Y_Mast Y_Beam Y_Margin
2.5
Parapet Height (optional): (ph) 1 0 0
5 0
2
Distance from Building Edge: (L) 5 5 1
0 0
1.5
Vertical Beamwidth (degrees): (alpha) 15.5 0 3.200053
5 1.404869 1
1
Electrical + Mechanical Downtilt: (dt) 12 0 3.200053 3.200053
2 5 2.828488 3.178236
0.5
Vertical Protection Margin: (beta) 4
0
(theta) 0.414516 0 theta=(alpha/2
1 + dt2 +beta) 3 4 5 6
Roof and Parapet Ant. Height 3 dB Beamwidth

Minimum Height to Center of Antenna: 3.200053 H = tan (theta) * L + 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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 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) 42 45 0 42
40
0 0
Mobile Height: (H_mobile) 1.5 190.5
35 190.5 1.5
0
30
Vertical Beamwidth (degrees): (ALPHA) 7.3 0.0 42
25 190.5 1.5 0
Electrical Downtilt (EDT) 10 20 0 42
144.6 1.5
15
Mechanical Downtilt: (MDT) 2 10 0 42
275.931 1.5
5
(BETA) 12 14.03374628
BETA=MDT+EDT
0
Radius of the "near" 3dB theoretical boundry: (m) 144.6 0 50 100 150 200 250 300
Cell Radius (m)
Theoretical Radius of the Max Lobe: (m) 190.5
Radius of the "far-" 3dB theoretical boundry: (m) 275.9 Antenna Mobile 3 dB Beamwidth Max Lobe

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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oundry

250 300

Max Lobe

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 IM Interference

Enter Downlink Range:

QUICK PREDICT 1970 MHz to 1975
Intermodulation Interference Prediction Tool
Uplink Range:
Intermodulation interference may occur when a site is co-located near another transmitting device. 1890 MHz to 1895
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. 1905 MHz to 1960
Frequency Blocks in the GSM 900 Band
Block Bandwidth Uplink Range Downlink Range ARFCN Possible DOWNLINK associated 3rd o
A 12.5 MHz 890-902.5 MHz 935-947.5 MHz 1-62 1980 MHz to 2045
B 12.5 MHz 902.5-915 MHz 947.5-960 MHz 63-124 1835 MHz to 1950

Frequency Blocks in the PCS 1900 Band Possible UPLINK associated 3rd orde
Block Bandwidth Uplink Range Downlink Range ARFCN 1820 MHz to 1885
A 15 MHz 1850-1865 MHz 1930-1945 MHz 512-585 1915 MHz to 2030
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 Reguarding Possible IM Products

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

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ble Interfering Frequency Range:

WNLINK associated 3rd order IM products :

LINK associated 3rd order IM products :

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 Drawing & Formulas

Antenna
Antenna beam width (a)

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

X =tan ( 2 + )L +h Parapet (h)

Building roof top ( Xh)

L=
tan ( 2 + )
Formulas used for calculating the roof top clearance.
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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