Deploying antennas to adequately withstand harsh weather patterns and high winds created by natural disasters like wildfires is only one of the many formidable challenges microwave design engineers face. In this blog, Kevan Williams explains how CommScope’s LX6 series of Low Wind Load Antenna minimizes tower loading to stand up to those elements.

High winds and inclement weather pose a challenge for communications infrastructure in general, and microwave antennas in particular. Operators often experience trouble with paths due to misaligned antennas and damaged towers in the wake of heavy storms.