Rooftop Clearence

QUICK PREDICT
Rooftop Clearence Prediction Tool

6
5

Parapet Height (optional): (ph)

Distance from Building Edge: (L)
Vertical Beamwidth (degrees): (alpha)
Electrical + Mechanical Downtilt: (dt)

16

Vertical Protection Margin: (beta)

6
2
4

(theta)

0.235619

X_rooftop Y_roofedge Y_Mast

Y_Beam Y_Margin
0
0
16
0
16
1
0
0
0
4.84126
16
2.163778
1
0
4.84126 4.84126
16
4.142685 5.260235

2
1
0
0

theta=(alpha/2
+ dt
2
4
6 +beta)
8
Roof and Parapet

Minimum Height to Center of Antenna:

4.84126

H = tan (theta)
L + idth
ph
3 dB *Beamw

10

12

Ant. Height
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

Quick Predict --Theoretical 3 db prediction of Cell Boundry

Cell Boundry Prediction Tool

Antenna Height:
Mobile Height:
Vertical Beamwidth (degrees):

(H_antenna)
(H_mobile)

31
1.5

(ALPHA)

Electrical Downtilt

(EDT)

Mechanical Downtilt:

(MDT)

(BETA)

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

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

306.4
844.8
-1126.6

Antenna He ight (m )

60

X_earth
50
0
0
40 844.8
844.8
0.0
30
844.8
0
20
306.4
0
10
844.769

Y_Mast
31
0

Y_mobile Y-main beam Y_3dbBeam

1.5
0
31
1.5

BETA=MDT+EDT
0

100

200

Antenna

300
Mobile

400

500

Cell Radius (m )
3 dB Beamw idth

Upper theoretical 3dB boundry is above horizon

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

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0
31
1.5
31
53.12106713
53.12106713
600

700
Max Lobe

800

900

Rooftop Clearence

Boundry

700

800

900

Lobe

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IM Interference

Enter Downlink Range:

QUICK PREDICT

947.6 MHz to

960

Uplink Range:
902.6 MHz to

915

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 R

925 MHz to
935

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

960.2 MHz to
995
890 MHz to 922.4

Possible UPLINK associated 3rd orde

870.2 MHz to
905
935 MHz to 967.4

Error Messages Reguarding 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

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

10

HEIGHT:

OUTPUTS:

TABLE 1

GROUND (m)
TOWER (m)

40
0

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)
457.20
380.57
325.77
284.61
252.55
226.85
205.78
188.19
173.26
160.43
149.28
139.50
130.83
123.11
116.17
109.90
104.20
99.00
94.23
89.84
85.78

D2 (m) 3db COV (m)

-457.20
-914.40
-572.03
-952.60
-763.25
-1089.02
-1145.45
-1430.06
-2291.60
-2544.15
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!
2291.60
2085.82
1145.45
957.26
763.25
589.99
572.03
411.60
457.20
307.92
380.57
241.08
325.77
194.94
284.61
161.51
252.55
136.38
226.85
116.95
205.78
101.58
188.19
89.18
173.26
79.02
160.43
70.59
149.28
63.50

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