Effect of feeder cable´s phase tolerance on the first sidelobe level of base station antenna

The sidelobe level of a base station antenna is one of the important parameters to describe the performance of an antenna array. Given a required value of the sidelobe level, we can obtain a set of initial phases, and then further get a set of cable lengths. However, a tolerance (or error range) associated with manufacturing techniques will introduce an error in each cable length, thereby influencing the sidelobe level. This paper uses the knowledge of probability and mathematical statistics to make a statistical analysis for the reliability of the first sidelobe of the antenna array based on Monte Carlo simulations. We also obtain a distribution curve of reliabilities of the first sidelobe versus phase tolerances, which can bring great convenience for practical applications.