User manual

SM User Manual January 2004
Software Release 4.1
Canopy
™ System
Calculator
Automatically calculate
Minimum Antenna Elevation
from known
Distance from Transmitter to Receiver
Distance from transmitter to receiver (kilometers)
Distance from transmitter to receiver (miles)
Minimum antenna elevation (meters)
Minimum antenna elevation (feet)
Determinants
Results
Enter Values
Read Values
Figure 18: Canopy System Calculator page for antenna elevation
5.3.3 Antenna Downward Tilt
The appropriate angle of antenna downward tilt is derived from both the distance between
transmitter and receiver and the difference in their elevations. The Canopy System Calculator page
DowntiltCalcPage.xls automatically calculates this angle. Figure 19 displays an image of this file.
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