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In the vertical plane these antennas radiate uniformly across all azimuth angles and have a main
beam with upper and lower side lobes.
Directional antenna
These antennas are mostly used in mobile cellular systems to get higher gain compared to
omnidirectional antenna and to minimise interference effects in the network.
In the vertical plane these antennas radiate uniformly across all azimuth angles and have a main
beam with upper and lower side lobes.
In these type of antennas, the radiation is directed at a specific angle instead of uniformly across
all azimuth angles in case of omni antennas.
Antenna Characteristic:
radiation pattern
-It is the ratio of the maximum directivity of an antenna to its directivity in a specified rearward
direction.
-Generally antenna with a high front-to-back ratio should be used.
Antenna Lobes
Main lobe is the radiation lobe containing the direction of maximum radiation.
Side lobes
Half-power beamwidth
The half power beamwidth (HPBW) is the angle between the points on the main lobe that are
3dB lower in gain compared to the maximum.
Narrow angles mean good focusing of radiated power.
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Polarisation
Polarisation is the propagation of the electric field vector .
Antennas used in cellular communications are usually vertically polarised or cross polarised.
Frequency bandwidth
It is the range of frequencies within which the performance of the antenna, with respect to some
characteristics, conforms to a specified standard.
VSWR of an antenna is the main bandwidth limiting factor.
Antenna impedance
Maximum power coupling into the antennas can be achieved when the antenna impedance
matches the cables impedance.
Typical value is 50 ohms.
Mechanical size
Mechanical size is related to achievable antenna gain.
Large antennas provide higher gains but also need care in deployement and apply high torque to
the antenna mast.
To solve over lapping in antennas coverage area we use antenna downtilt and antenna
mechanical tilt:
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This is one of the potential drawback as compared to the electrical downtilt because coverage
behind the antenna can be negatively affected as the back lobe rises above the horizon.
Electric down tilt
-Electrical downtilt uses a phase taper in the antenna array to angle the pattern downwards.
-This allows the the antenna to be mounted vertically.
-Electrical downtilt is the only practical way to achieve pattern downtilting with omnidirectional
antennas.
-Electrical downtilt affects both front and back lobes.
-If the front lobe is downtilted the back lobe is also downtilted by equal amount.
-Electrical downtilting also reduces the gain equally at all angles on the horizon. The that adjusted
downtilt angle is constant over the whole azimuth range.
Smart Bias Tee SBT:
The Smart Bias Tee is used to inject DC voltage and to modulate and demodulate remote control
signals, via the RF coaxial cable, to antenna line devices such as TMA and RCU. It is designed to
comply with AISG 2.0 standard and can be used as a lightning protection device for the BTS/Node
B.
TYPES OF ANTENNA