Technical Bulletin #113

December 1998
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Calculating HPBW Touchdown Point

70 degrees

200 feet

Ground

286 feet

Formula* Example

( )
Distance = (70°÷ 2)+0 = 35
HPBW
tan +DTA
2 tan(35) = .7002
H = Height of antenna from the ground (ft) 200 ÷ .7002 = 286 feet
HPBW = Vertical half-power beamwidth (deg)
DTA = Downtilt angle expressed as a positive
value (deg)
* This formula is for level terrain calculations only.

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