Rooftop Clearence

QUICK PREDICT
Rooftop Clearence Prediction Tool
Parapet Height (optional): (ph)
Distance from Building Edge: (L)
Vertical Beamwidth (degrees): (alpha)
Electrical + Mechanical Downtilt: (dt)

3.5
3

2.5

15.5

Vertical Protection Margin: (beta)

12
2
4

(theta)

0.414516

X_rooftop Y_roofedge Y_Mast

Y_Beam Y_Margin
0
0
5
0
5
1
0
0
0
3.200053
5
1.404869
1
0
3.200053 3.200053
5
2.828488 3.178236

1.5
1
0.5
0
0

theta=(alpha/2
+ dt2 +beta)
1
Roof and Parapet

Minimum Height to Center of Antenna:

3.200053

3
Ant. Height

4
3 dB Beamwidth

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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QUICK PREDICT
Cell Boundry Prediction Tool

Antenna Height:
Mobile Height:

(H_antenna)

45

(H_mobile)

(ALPHA)

Electrical Downtilt

(EDT)

Mechanical Downtilt:

(MDT)

(BETA)

Vertical Beamwidth (degrees):

Radius of the "near" 3dB theoretical boundry: (m)

Theoretical Radius of the Max Lobe: (m)
Radius of the "far-" 3dB theoretical boundry: (m)

386.2
629.2
1680.3

A n te n n a He ig h t (m )

Rooftop Clearence

X_earth
50
0
0
45
40 629.2
629.2
35
0.0
30 629.2
25
0
20 386.2
15
0
10
1680.29

Quick Predict --Theoretical 3 db prediction of Cell Boundry

Y_Mast
45
0

Y_mobile Y-main beam Y_3dbBeam

1
0
45
1.0

0
BETA=MDT+EDT
0

200

400

600

800

0
45
1
45
1
28.5230505

1000

1200

1400

Ce ll Radius (m )
Antenna

Mobile

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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3 dB Beamwidth

Max Lobe

1600

1800

Rooftop Clearence

Boundry

1400

1600

1800

Max Lobe

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IM Interference

Enter Downlink Range:

QUICK PREDICT

1970 MHz to

1975

Uplink Range:
1890 MHz to

1895

Intermodulation Interference Prediction Tool

Intermodulation interference may occur when a site is co-located near another transmitting device.
This tool predicts possible 3rd order intermod products and warns if they are in a PCS band.

Enter Possible Interfering Frequency

1905 MHz to
1960

Actually predicting IM interference is much more complicated and requires

careful analysis and often measurements.

Block
A
B

Frequency Blocks in the GSM 900 Band

Bandwidth Uplink Range
Downlink Range ARFCN
12.5 MHz 890-902.5 MHz
935-947.5 MHz 1-62
12.5 MHz 902.5-915 MHz
947.5-960 MHz 63-124

Block
A
B
C
D
E
F

Frequency Blocks in the PCS 1900 Band

Bandwidth Uplink Range
Downlink Range
15 MHz 1850-1865 MHz
1930-1945 MHz
15 MHz 1870-1885 MHz
1950-1965 MHz
15 MHz 1895-1910 MHz
1975-1990 MHz
5 MHz
1865-1870 MHz
1945-1950 MHz
5 MHz
1885-1890 MHz
1965-1970 MHz
5 MHz
1890-1895 MHz
1970-1975 MHz

ARFCN
512-585
612-685
737-810
587-610
687-710
712-735

Possible DOWNLINK associated 3rd o

1980 MHz to
2045
1835 MHz to
1950

Possible UPLINK associated 3rd orde

1820 MHz to
1885
1915 MHz to
2030

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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IM Interference

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 (

tan (

+ )=

2
w/ H= Xh

H
L

tilts (elec. and mecan.) + protection

L

X = tan
Building roof top

L=

( 2 + )L +h

( Xh)
tan

( 2 + )

Formulas used for calculating the roof top clearance.

Parapet (h)

ANTENNA VERTICAL APERTURE (DEGREES):

INPUTS: TILT

HEIGHT:

OUTPUTS:

TABLE 1

GROUND (m)
TOWER (m)

0
17

DI ; D2 ; 3db COV

OBS: negative values means above the horizon!

TILT

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

D1 (m)
243.11
194.31
161.74
138.45
120.96
107.33
96.41
87.46
79.98
73.64
68.18
63.44
59.29
55.60
52.32
49.37
46.71
44.29
42.08
40.05
38.18

D2 (m)
-243.11
-324.38
-486.82
-973.93
#DIV/0!
973.93
486.82
324.38
243.11
194.31
161.74
138.45
120.96
107.33
96.41
87.46
79.98
73.64
68.18
63.44
59.29

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3db COV (m)

-486.22
-518.69
-648.56
-1112.38
#DIV/0!
866.60
390.40
236.92
163.13
120.68
93.56
75.01
61.68
51.73
44.09
38.09
33.27
29.35
26.11
23.40
21.10

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