Most CATV engineers are well aware of the difficulties in producing functional, interference repellent, and cost-effective antenna-tower/antenna-array designs, and in completing the project on time. The Computer Assisted Design (CAD) program, developed by Biro Engineering, optimizes array configurations, their dimensions, and proper location on the tower.
The paper will discuss the major benefits of the program, such as improved co-channel, adjacent channel and second harmonic FM interference rejection, as well as the advantages of a computer drafted and printed tower/array design, as applied to a 400' guyed CATV antenna tower project.