Chevy
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6 hours ago, Tom said:
Hi Chevy, the downtilt with both Symmetrical and Asymmetrical horns is a parameter in link design. In our link calc you can see what the coverage looks like with both when you change the tilt. So the optimal process to figure out downtilt is to use the calc and see if you cover the area/customers you want with sufficient MCS rate.
The beam width is antenna parameter giving you an idea on what an antenna might be better suited for (narrow beam = PTP, wide beam = PTMP), but ultimately antenna is a tool in your hands so you use it as you need.
Generally the downtilt of horns should be as high as possible - it helps avoiding collecting the noise from distant sources (unless the source is right under the tower of course :)) provided you still have the coverage/throughput you need.
*Never mind the badges, we just updated the forum
Update looks nice, and thanks for the tip.
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*Side note*: I just knocked out like, 3 badges apparently with that post.
NICE.
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With symmetrical horns it feels pretty cut and dry in regards to what azimuth to point them to as well as downtilt.
With asymmetrical horns however it feels, at least to me, a little more involved. For these, since the elevation beamwidth (I'll use the 90 degree horn as an example that has a 25 degree vertical beamwidth at the -6db mark), is the optimal process still the same? By that I mean, you take your 25 degree v-beam, divide it in half and then not exceed that margin on downtilt (in this example it would be 12.5 degrees)?
Or, are most people finding that keeping it at 0 the most successful option when modifying up/down tilt?
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Apparently shirts for this place are still a very popular thing. I'm a fan of that Soon™ shirt, haha.
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I really enjoy being able to see more accurate representations of the asymmetrical horn propagation areas, however it would also be fantastic if we had the option to download the coverage as a .kmz file to import into earth as an alternative to the .pdf download. That is, unless this already exists and I'm just looking in the wrong locations.
Asymmetrical Horn Alignment
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I appreciate the offer, however your link Calculator is pretty self explanatory with the downtilt. I still look forward to the calc being able to export .kml or .kmz files in a future update.