Free Clashing Channel Scan Add-In

The Clashing Channel Scan Add-In provides the ability to quickly show Co and Adjacent Interference in cellular phone communication networks. This tool is specifically designed to work with sector layers created with the Sectorization Add-In.

To install:*

  1. Download the file clashing-channel-scan-addin.exe.
  2. Open the file or choose the Run command from the Start menu, and browse to the clashing-channel-scan-addin.exe file in the folder where you downloaded the file.
  3. Click OK and follow the step-by-step instructions to install the add-in.

*The Clashing Channel Scan Add-In works only with Maptitude 2017 or higher.

Clashing Channel Addin for Maptitude

To Use the Clashing Channel Scan Add-in:

  1. Open a map that contains a sectors layer created with the Sectorization Add-In. Make this layer the working layer.
  2. Choose Tools>GIS Developer's Kit>Add-Ins and click Clashing Channel Scan to open the Clashing Channel Scan dialog box.
  3. Choose the field that contains the antenna channel value in the drop-down list.
  4. Enter a channel number in the Channel to scan edit box.
  5. Click Scan. Maptitude will show all sectors that are in the channel you chose (N) in red, all sectors that are in the above channel (N+1) in blue, and all sectors that are in the below channel (N-1) in green.
  6. Click Close to close the Clashing Channel Scan dialog box. You will be prompted to choose whether or not to keep the colors that you just applied.