Argus Base Station Antenna Model Number Nomenclature Chart

Number of
Beams

( * )

Antenna
Type

CVV

Horizontal
Beamwidth

Frequency
Band(s)

X
Polarization

NUMBER OF BEAMS

= Standard Single Band Antenna
2
= 2 horizontal beams (Dual Beam)
5
= 5 horizontal beams
2X9 = Two rows of 9 horizontal beams

FREQUENCY BAND (S) (MHz)

B
= 1920-2690
C
= 790/824-960
D
= 790-862
E
= 694/698-862
G
= 880-960
H
= 1525-1710
L
= 2300-2700
N
= 1710-2170
R
= 694/698-960
S
= 3300-3800
U
= 698-894
V
= 1695/1710-2690
Y
= 1695-2360

08.10

R3

No. of
Elements

TD

NUMBER OF ELEMENTS
8
= 8 (shown above for Low Band(s))
10
= 10 (shown above for High Band(s))

(Number of elements indicates the
level of antenna gain.)
DOWNTILT OPTIONS
F
= Fixed Electrical Tilt
M
= Manual Electrical Tilt
R
= Remote Electrical Tilt
(A number behind the R indicates
the number of AISG IN/OUT pairs.)
B
= RET Integrated Bias-Tee
RXM = Internal RET(s), no manual tilts

POLARIZATION
X
= 45 Dual Slant
A
= Vertical

Special Features
(as required)

HORIZONTAL BEAMWIDTH ()
2
= 33 (approximately)
3
= 65 (approximately)
4
= 90 (approximately)

ANTENNA TYPE
P
= Panel
N
= Omni

Product Family
Version

Number of
Ports

Downtilt
Options

4P

Variant

SPECIAL FEATURES
T
= Top-mounted High Band connectors
D
= Diplexed on the Low Band, common tilt
F
= Diplexed on the Low Band, independent tilt
B
= Internal Bias-Tee
4L
= Low band tilt starts at 4
SLS = Enhanced USLS

(only used if special features are incorporated)
NUMBER OF RF PORTS
Denotes the total number of ports on the antenna.
As an example the antenna above with an internal
diplexer will be a CVVPX308.10R3-4P which only
has 4 RF ports
VARIANT
V
= Standard Production Model
x
= Customer-specific Model for customer x

(if not used, assume standard production version)

PRODUCT FAMILY VERSION

Numeric indicates version of product family release
(If not used, assume 1st generation)

Antenna model names can have no more than

18 characters
Please refer to product data sheets for more information

Note: The charts shown in this guide represent the majority of CommScope's base station antenna model number sequences. Some exceptions may exist.
Please refer to www.commscope.com for the most current information.

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Antenna
Type

Horizontal
Beamwidth

CVV

65

Frequency
Band(s)

Tilt / RET
Options

Antenna
Length

Wildcard(s)

ANTENNA TYPE

= Standard Antenna
2
= 2 horizontal beams (Twin Beam)
3
= 3 horizontal beams
5
= 5 horizontal beams
3X
= Tri-sector Concealment Solution
SB
= Internal RETs (SB..1D..)

FREQUENCY BAND (S) (MHz)

A
= 824-894
C/D = 790-960
E
= 694-862
G
= 880-960
H
= 1710-2170/2180/2360
J
= 698-787/798
K
= 1710-1880
L
= 806-960
M
= 1710-2690
N
= 698-896
P
= 1850-1990
R
= 698-960
S
= 3300-3800
T
= 2300/2490-2690
V
= 1695/1710-2690

3X2B1

Version/Options
ANTENNA LENGTH (M / FT)
A
= ~ 1.2-1.5 / 4.4
B
= ~ 1.8-2.0 / 6.2
C
= ~ 2.4-2.6 / 8.2
D
= ~ 2.6-2.8 / 8.5
T
= ~ 0.3-0.5 / 1.3
S
= ~ 0.6-0.9 / 2.5
M
= ~ 1.0-1.1 / 3.4

WILDCARD(S)

= Standard Antenna
P
= Peanut Shaped Pattern
Q
= Quasi Omni

VERSION/Options

= First released version
V1
= First variation after release
V2
= Second variation
D
= Internal Diplexer, common tilt
F
= Internal Filter(s), independent tilt
FL
= Internal Filter(s), low band
FH
= Internal Filter(s), high band
G
= Internal GPS
P
= Planar Array
C1
= 4.1-9.5 DIN connectors
C3
= 4.3-10 connectors
SX = Slimline with external RET
W
= Wrap around

TILT/RET OPTIONS
M
= Manual Electrical Tilt
Fx
= Fixed Electrical Tilt
(x = tilt level) (e.g. F2 = Fixed 2 electrical tilt)
B1
= Bias Tee on band 1 port 1
(q = quantity where shown below)
qX2
qXR
MR
SR

= Factory attached AISG 2.0 actuator(s)

= Internal AISG 2.0 actuator(s)
= Multi-RET mode
= Single-RET mode

Antenna model names can have no more than

18 characters
Please refer to product data sheets for more information

HORIZONTAL BEAMWIDTH ()
Typical = 33, 38, 45, 65, 85, 90
360 = Omni

Note: The charts shown in this guide represent the majority of CommScope's base station antenna model number sequences. Some exceptions may exist.
Please refer to www.commscope.com for the most current information.

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DB/TB Model Number Sequence
Technology
Group

Frequency
Band(s)

Low Band
Azimuth BW

Wildcard

Tilt
Option

DB X LH (A) - 90 90 (E) A - VT M
Polarization

Arrays/
Other

High Band
Azimuth BW

Antenna
Length

Mounting
Hardware

ARRAYS/OTHER
A
= Stacked
B
= Side-By-Side
C
= With Built-In Crossband Coupler/Diplexer

TECHNOLOGY GROUP
MB = Multi-Band
DB = Dual Band
TB
= Tri Band
(One Dual Band and One Single Band)

WILDCARD
E
= Equal Gain

POLARIZATION
V
= Vertical Pol
X
= DualPol

ANTENNA LENGTH (Approx)

A
= 4759 in (1.21.5 m)
B
= 7179 in (1.82.0 m)
C
= 94102 in (2.42.6 m)
D
= 88.6 in
(2.25 m)
T
= 1220 in (0.30.5 m)
S
= 2435 in (0.60.9 m)

FREQUENCY BAND
(Shown in Frequency Order with Band in MHz)
R
= 698960 MHz
N
= 700 MHz (698896)
D
= 790960 MHz
C
= 800 MHz (824896)
L
= 800/900 MHz (824960)
G
= GSM900 (870960)
K
= GSM1800 (17101880)
P
= 1900 MHz (18501990)
H
= Wideband UMTS (17102180)
2
= WiMAX (23002700, 24952690)

TILT OPTION
T#
= Degree of Fixed Tilt
VT
= Manual Variable Electrical Tilt,
RET Compatible
R2
= ATM200-002 (AISG 1.1)
Teletilt RET Factory Installed
A*
= ATM200-A20 (AISG 2.0)
Teletilt RET Factory Installed;
* signifies number of actuators
MOUNTING HARDWARE
M
= Standard Downtilt Mount and Pipe Mount

MB Model Number Sequence

Azimuth
BW

Multiband

MB LHH

65

Frequencies

Tilt
Option

Antenna
Length

VT

M
Mounting
Hardware

Note: The charts shown in this guide represent the majority of CommScope's base station antenna model number sequences. Some exceptions may exist.
Please refer to www.commscope.com for the most current information.

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Model Number Sequence
Frequency
Group

Pattern Shape,
Elevation

Gain
in dBd

Polarization

Tilt
Option

H B XX
-
65 16 D S
(TB1)
-
VT M
Frequency
Band(s)

Azimuth
BW

Pattern Shape,
Azimuth

Wildcard

Mounting
Hardware

FREQUENCY GROUP
(Shown in Frequency Order)
L
= 698960
H
= 17102690
W
= 23002700

POLARIZATION
V
= Vertical Pol
X
= DualPol
XX
= Dual DualPol (Quad)
XXX = Triple DualPol

FREQUENCY BAND
(Shown in Frequency Order with Band in MHz)
R
= 698960 MHz
N
= 700 MHz (698896)
D
= 790960 MHz
B
= 806960 or 17102180
C
= 800 MHz (806896)
G
= GSM900 (870960)
W
= 17102690 MHz
K
= GSM1800 (17101880)
P
= 1900 MHz (18501990)
W
= 17102690 MHz
U
= UMTS (19202180)
2
= WiMAX (23002700, 24952690)

PATTERN SHAPEAZIMUTH
D
= Standard Dipole
L
= Directed Dipole

TILT OPTION
T#
= Degree of Fixed Tilt
VT
= Manual Variable Electrical Tilt,
RET Compatible
R2
= ATM200-002 (AISG 1.1)
Teletilt RET Factory Installed
A*
= ATM200-A20 (AISG 2.0)
Teletilt RET Factory Installed;
* signifies number of actuators

PATTERN SHAPEELEVATION
S
= Upper Sidelobe
Suppression (USLS)

MOUNTING HARDWARE
M
= Standard Downtilt Mount and Pipe Mount

Frequency
Band

HT

Antenna
Length

65

Azimuth
BW

WILDCARD
TB
= Twin Beam
#
= Version Number (# is 1 in given example)

Tilt
Option

Wildcard

FREQUENCY BAND (MHz)

(Shown in Frequency Order)
H
= 17102180
T
= 24902690
HORIZONTAL BEAMWIDTH
65
= 65

LENGTH
A
= 51.2 in (1.3 m)
WILDCARD
F
= Internal Filter

TILT OPTION
M
= Manual Variable Electrical Tilt, RET Compatible
#X2 = Factory Installed External AISG 2.0 RETs
(# represents the number quantity)

Note: The charts shown in this guide represent the majority of CommScope's base station antenna model number sequences. Some exceptions may exist.
Please refer to www.commscope.com for the most current information.

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Style 1 Model Number Sequence for Single Band

SB

Gain
in dBd

Degrees of
Freedom

SmartBeam

HH

2D

65

16

DS(1)
Pattern
Shape

Horizontal
BW

Frequency
Band

Wildcard
FREQUENCY BAND (MHz)
(Shown in Frequency Order)
H
= 17102180
DEGREES OF FREEDOM
1D
= EDT (Electrical Downtilt)
2D
= EDT + Panning (Boresite Adjustment)
PATTERN SHAPEAZIMUTH
D
= Standard Dipole
PATTERN SHAPEELEVATION
S
= Upper Sidelobe Suppression (USLS)

Style 2 Model Number Sequence for Multi-Band

SB

NHH

High Band
HBW

Degrees of
Freedom

SmartBeam

1D

65

65

Low Band
HBW

Frequency
Bands

A
Antenna
Length

Style 3 Model Number Sequence

SmartBeam

WILDCARD
TB
= Twin Beam
#
= Version Number (# is 1 in given example)
SR
= Single RET mode

FREQUENCY BAND (MHz)

(Shown in Frequency Order)
N
= 698896
H
= 17102180
ANTENNA LENGTH
A
= 51.2 in (1.3 m)
B
= 78.7 in (2 m)
C
= 102.4 in (2.6 m)
Note: For SBNHH the Low and High Band BW are
represented with just one number.

Degrees of
Freedom

SB H - 3D A
Frequency
Band

Antenna
Length

FREQUENCY BAND (MHz)

(Shown in Frequency Order)
H
= 17102180
DEGREES OF FREEDOM
3D
= EDT + Panning + Fanning (Horizontal
Beamwidth Adjustment)
ANTENNA LENGTH
A
= 63 in (1.6 m)

Note: The charts shown in this guide represent the majority of CommScope's base station antenna model number sequences. Some exceptions may exist.
Please refer to www.commscope.com for the most current information.

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