CX18OMI236-1Cxy

NWAV™ Cylinder Antenna

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18-port cylinder antenna 698-5925 MHz:

4 ports 698-960, 8 ports 1695-2690 MHz, 4 ports 3400-4200 MHz, and 2 ports 5150-5925 MHz

  • Small Cell multi-port cylinder antenna, suitable for multi-carrier applications
  • 4x4 MIMO-capable 698-4200 MHz
  • Symmetrical pattern performance across all 1695-2690 MHz ports
  • Excellent cross-polar discrimination for MIMO performance

Electrical specification (min/max)
Ports 1, 2, 3, 4 Ports 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Frequency bands, MHz 698-798 824-894 880-960 1695-1880 1850-1990 1920-2180 2300-2400 2496-2690
Polarization ± 45° ± 45°
Gain, dBi (max) 3.0 3.2 3.4 7.1 7.3 7.8 7.7 8.6
Gain, dBi (average) 2.5 2.7 2.9 6.5 6.7 7.1 7.4 8.1
Horizontal beamwidth (HBW), degrees1 360° 360°
Vertical beamwidth (VBW), degrees1 83° 77° 65° 30° 28° 26° 24° 22°
Cross-polar discrimination over 360°1 16.4 15.5 14.6 16.5 18.3 18.6 17.7 18.4
Electrical downtilt (EDT), degrees 2° or 4° or 6° per 4 ports (5-8, 9-12)
Cross-polar isolation, dB1 30 27
Max VSWR / return loss, dB 1.5:1 / -14.0 1.5:1 / -14.0
Max PIM, 3rd order 2x20W carrier, dBc -153 -153
Maximum input power port, watts 150 125
Electrical specification (min/max)
Ports 13, 14, 15, 16 Ports 17, 18
Frequency bands, MHz 3400-3700 3700-4200 5150-5925
Polarization ± 45° ± 45°
Gain, dBi (max) 5.4 5.5 5.1
Gain, dBi (average) 4.9 4.7 4.6
Horizontal beamwidth (HBW), degrees1 360° 360°
Vertical beamwidth (VBW), degrees1 31° 35° 21°
Cross-polar discrimination over 360°1 15.6 13.0 12.5
Electrical downtilt (EDT), degrees
Cross-polar isolation, dB1 28 24
Max VSWR / return loss, dB 1.5:1 / -14.0 1.5:1 / -14.0 1.5:1 / -14.0
Max PIM, 2x20W carrier, dBc N/A
Maximum input power port, watts 100 50
Maximum composite power, watts (all ports) 1000
1 Typical value over frequency and tilt. Note: To comply with FCC Title 47 Part 15 U-NII 1, the vertical beam upper side lobe at 5150-5250 MHz < -12 dB at > 30° above horizon
Mechanical specifications
Dimensions height/diameter, inches (mm)

24.0/ 14.6 (609.6/ 370.8)

Antenna volume (cubic feet) 2.32
No. of RF input ports, connector type, and location 18 x 4.3-10 female, bottom
RF connector torque 96 lbf·in (10.85 N·m or 8 lbf·ft)
Net antenna weight, lb (kg) 30 (13.6)
Rated wind survival speed, mph (km/h) 150 (241)
Frontal wind loading @ 160 km/h, lbf (N) 30 (133)
Equivalent flat plate @ 100 mph and Cd=2, sq ft 1.17/0.69
Front view End view
  The 0 degree reference arrow corresponds to the 0 degree position in the antenna pattern file. Each antenna pattern file uses a top down orientation view (the patterns are viewed from the top of the antenna looking down).
End view details: 6 stud bolts for direct mount to the Universal Sleeve (SC-BKT-SLA)
Ordering information
Antenna model Description
CX18OMI236-1Cxy
(xy represents the fixed down tilt value per 4 ports for 1695-2700 MHz
2ft 18 Port OMNI antenna 4LB 8MB 4CBRS 2LAA
xy= 2, 4, or 6 deg FET per 4 ports 1695-2690 MHz value
x= FET value for ports 5, 6, 9, 10 (Y1 & Y3)
y= FET value for ports 7, 8, 11, 12 (Y2 & Y4)
Notes on mounting brackets Example bracket configuration
  • The antenna comes with the bottom mount studs (marked as 1 ) factory-installed.
  • JMA cylinder brackets are compatible with bottom mount via universal cantenna mount sleeve (marked as 2 ) (SC-BKT-SLA), sold separately with JMA cylinder mounting systems.
  • To mitigate potential risk of PIM issues, the recommended torque values need to be applied.
Small Cell solutions and mounting systems (sold separately)
Side Arm Mounting System SC-BKT-SA-(color) Wide Diameter Pole SC-BKT-WTPE-(color)
Steel Pole Mounting System SC-BKT-SLA (color)    
Array topology

9 sets of radiating arrays

R1: 698-960 MHz
R2: 698-960 MHz

Y1: 1695-2690 MHz

Y2: 1695-2690 MHz
Y3: 1695-2700 MHz
Y4: 1695-2700 MHz

P1: 3400-4200 MHz

P2: 3400-4200 MHz

O1: 5150-5925 MHz

Band RF port
698-960 1-2
698-960 3-4
1695-2690 5-6
1695-2690 7-8
1695-2700 9-10
1695-2700 11-12
3400-4200 13-14
3400-4200 15-16
5150-5925 17-18

V2.0

01/15/24