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Isolation and Separation

You may have already read this term previously in this tutorial. Isolation refers to the proper distance or separation needed to keep the Donor antenna signal pattern and the Coverage antenna signal pattern away from each other. They must be isolated from each other by separation or other means.

Isolation becomes particularly problematic when omni-directional antennas are used for both the Donor and the Coverage antennas. Since these antennas transmit in a circle (or more accurately a sphere) it is very easy for these spheres to overlap and thus negate the repeater system. Note: All of our repeater systems have isolation control which shuts down the repeater if the donor and coverage antenna patterns overlap. Though you would not achieve any benefit from a repeater system that is in a shut-down mode.

Typically when omni-directional antennas are used for both the Donor and Coverage antennas, a minimum distance (or separation) is specified in order to keep the two antenna signal patterns from overlapping.

dual band repeater system with omni-directional antennas

Isolation is not usually a problem when a directional antenna is used for the Donor and/or the Coverage antenna. Of course, pointing either antenna at the other would cause a problem and should not be done. In addition, since directional antennas have a narrow pattern, compared to an omni-directional antenna, it is unlikely they will overlap when the directional Donor antenna is high up on the building and the Coverage antenna is low inside the building (in most cases).

Isolation for repeater systems

Lastly, isolation can be achieved by the same things that cause reception problems in the first place. Those things being concrete, steel, brick, aluminum, etc. Placing these materials between the antennas prevents their signal patterns from overlapping. For example, your building has a metal roof and you install the Donor antenna above the roof and the Coverage antenna below the roof. The antennas are effectively isolated.

metal roof providing isolation for a repeater system
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