[WISPA] Newbie needs info on antenna down tilt angles
Hey folks! Newbie to the industry here... I'm needing to find info on calculating antenna down tilt angles. -- *Steve Lynch* Network Administrator MidSouth Satellite Athena Broadband (931) 224-4202 mobile (931) 680-0068 office 731 Union Street Shelbyville, TN 37160 steve.ly...@midsouthsatellite.com www.midsouthsatellite.com www.athenabroadband.com WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Newbie needs info on antenna down tilt angles
Easy answer: set it to 0 or very close to. Better answer: you want the 3db uptilt on your azimuth to hit the horizon and then adjust down so that the focal point gives you maximum coverage. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 1:14 PM, Steve Lynch < steve.ly...@midsouthsatellite.com> wrote: > Hey folks! Newbie to the industry here... I'm needing to find info on > calculating antenna down tilt angles. > > -- > *Steve Lynch* > Network Administrator > MidSouth Satellite > Athena Broadband > > (931) 224-4202 mobile > (931) 680-0068 office > 731 Union Street > Shelbyville, TN 37160 > steve.ly...@midsouthsatellite.com > > www.midsouthsatellite.com > www.athenabroadband.com > > > > > > > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Newbie needs info on antenna down tilt angles
Vecima used to have a very nice downtilt calculator. Not sure for what antennas. Sent from my iPhone4 On Jan 17, 2011, at 12:15 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: > Easy answer: set it to 0 or very close to. > > Better answer: you want the 3db uptilt on your azimuth to hit the horizon and > then adjust down so that the focal point gives you maximum coverage. > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 1:14 PM, Steve Lynch > wrote: > Hey folks! Newbie to the industry here... I'm needing to find info on > calculating antenna down tilt angles. > > -- > Steve Lynch > Network Administrator > MidSouth Satellite > Athena Broadband > > (931) 224-4202 mobile > (931) 680-0068 office > 731 Union Street > Shelbyville, TN 37160 > steve.ly...@midsouthsatellite.com > > > www.midsouthsatellite.com > > www.athenabroadband.com > > > > > > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
