Defining the First Antenna Site and Antennas

Define the first cellular base station located on the highest hill. The antennas are placed 30 m above ground.

  1. Specify the transmitter type and settings using one of the following workflows:
    • On the Project menu, click Sites > Site: New.
    • On the Project toolbar, click the Set Site icon.
    The Transmitter Type dialog is displayed.


    Figure 1. The Transmitter Type dialog.
  2. Under Settings, click 3 Sector Site.
  3. Click OK to close the Transmitter Type dialog.
    In the 2D view, the mouse cursor is displayed as a circle to indicate that the Set site tool is enabled.
  4. Place the cellular base station with a left-mouse click on the highest hill in the model, at or near (X, Y) = (513628, 5400187), as indicated in Figure 2.


    Figure 2. Location of the first cellular base station. The base station is located on the highest hill.
    Note: The exact coordinates are not important for this example, but the above location is used in the steps that follow.
    The Site dialog is displayed.


    Figure 3. The Site dialog.
  5. In the Site ID field, change the label to Highest_45.
  6. Under Location, in the z/Height field, enter a value of 0 m.
  7. Click on Site 1 Antenna 1 to select and click Edit.
    The Cell dialog is displayed for antenna 1.
  8. Under Transmitter Settings, in the Frequency (used for propagation) field, enter a value of 1800 MHz.
  9. Under Location of Antenna, in the z / Height field, enter a value of 30 m.
  10. Under Antenna Pattern, click Directional / Sector antenna.
  11. Under Orientation, in the Azimuth field, enter a value of 45°.
  12. Under Orientation, in the Downtilt field, enter a value of 0°.
  13. Under Antenna Pattern, click Select to browse to the file Sector.apb1.
    Note: Sector.apb is an antenna pattern created in AMan.
  14. Click OK to close the Cell dialog.


    Figure 4. The Cell dialog for antenna 1.
  15. Repeat Step 7 to Step 14 to define antenna 2.
    1. For the antenna orientation, change Azimuth to 165°.
  16. Repeat Step 7 to Step 14 to define antenna 3.
    1. For the antenna orientation, change Azimuth to 285°.
  17. Click OK to close the Site dialog.
  18. Disable the Set site tool by clicking again on the Set Site icon.
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