An antenna arrangement and a method for obtaining such an antenna arrangement are disclosed. The antenna arrangement utilizes the beam ports of a beam forming network, e.g. a Butler matrix, in connection with a multi-element radiator antenna for obtaining receive/transmit channels having more antenna beams within a desired coverage. At least one extra signal combiner is utilized for combining at least one beam port of a number of ordinary beam ports with a nonadjacent beam port to form one receive/transmit channel in a number of desired receive/transmit channels. The particular receive/transmit channel uses the at least one extra signal combiner for combining at least one of a number of ordinary beam ports with a nonadjacent beam port normally being terminated, for adapting power and sensitivity distributions for a desired cell coverage or for desired coverage of overlapping cells.
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