# Table is overlapping text

I'm using the IEEE format latex files from here:

http://mocha-java.uccs.edu/ieee/

I have the following code:

\begin{center}

\begin{tabular}{|l|l|}

\hline

\multicolumn{2}{|c|}{UHF/VHF Antenna Specifications} \\

\hline

{\bf Model} & 2MCP22 \\
Frequency Range & 144-148 MHz \\
Gain @ 145.9 MHz & 12.25 dBdc \\
Front to back & 25 dB Typical \\
Beamwidth & 38° \\
Feed impedance & 50 Ohms Unbalanced \\
VSWR & 1.4: Max \\
Input Connector & ‘N’ Female \\
Power Handling & 1.5 KW \\
Stacking Distance & 9.5-10 ft \\
Boom length & 18’ 7” \\
Boom Diameter & 1-1/2”, Tapering to 1” \\
Elements/Type & 22 / 3/16” Aluminum Rod \\
Turning radius & 10 ft \\
Wind area & $2.5 ft^2$ \\
Weight / Ship Wt. & 12.5 lbs / 14 lbs UPS  \\
\hline
{\bf Model} & 436CP42 U/G \\
Frequency Range & 430-438 MHz \\
Gain & 16.8 dBdc \\
Beamwidth & 21° circular \\
Polarity & Circular, RHC or LHC \\
Front to Back & 25 dB Typical \\
Ellipticity & 1.5 dB Typical \\
VSWR & 1.5:1 and better \\
Feed impedance & 50W, Unbalanced \\
Connector & ‘N’ Female \\
Power handling & 1 kW \\
Stacking Distance & E=68” H=68” \\
Wind Area & $2 ft^2$ \\
Mast Size & 1-1/2 to 2 Inches \\
Weight / Ship Wt. & 7.8 lbs / 10 lbs UPS \\
\hline
{\bf Model} & 2.4-15R \\
Frequency Range & 2.4-2.5 GHz \\
Gain & 15 dBi \\
Front to Back & 16 dB \\
VSWR & 1.5:1 Max \\
Polarity & Vertical / Horizontal \\
Feed Impedance & 50 Ohms \\
Feed Connector & ‘N’ Female \\
Power Handling & 500 W \\
Boom Length & 25” \\
Mast Size & 1-1/4 to 2 Inches \\
Wind Area & 1 $ft^2$ \\
Wind Rating & 100 mph \\
Weight & 1 lb \\

\hline

\end{tabular} \\

\end{center}


For some reason the table is overlapping the text directly after it, I've posted a picture here: https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0BxtHMBPFxja0OTU4MTViNzItMjQ4ZS00MTgwLWE5OTktMWY3NGJkZjU1ZDQy&hl=en&authkey=CN_7j70D

I've tried wrapping it in a

\begin{table}

...table here...

\end{table}


but I get errors doing that

This is going to drive me crazy, trying \\ or \newpage or something to get it on it's own isn't helping.

EDIT: Clarified overlapping problem.

EDIT2: Here is a minimal example

\documentclass[final]{ieee}

\begin{document}

\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{|l|l|}
\hline
{\bf Model} & 2.4-15R \\
Frequency Range & 2.4-2.5 GHz \\
Gain & 15 dBi \\
Front to Back & 16 dB \\
VSWR & 1.5:1 Max \\
Polarity & Vertical / Horizontal \\
Feed Impedance & 50 Ohms \\
Feed Connector & ‘N’ Female \\
Power Handling & 500 W \\
\hline
\end{tabular} \\

\end{center}
\PARstart The GENSO network will consist of a MCC, GSS and AUS. Each satellite communicates with an individual MCC which acts as a server. All data and voice transmissions for the given satellite are downloaded by different GSS's throughout the world and routed to the correct MCC where it is retained for later dissemination. [...]

\end{document}


The other ieee class is from the site I linked initially at the top.

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I'm surprised this code compiles, how come it doesn't complain about the @? –  Seamus Dec 11 '10 at 14:16
does the longtable package help? tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=longtable –  Seamus Dec 11 '10 at 16:39
@Seamus. Why should it complain because of a @? That's a normal character which you can use like "a" or "!". (You can't use it in a command, but that's another question). –  Ulrike Fischer Dec 11 '10 at 16:39
Nothing in the tabular explains the overlapping. So the problem lies elsewhere. Make a complete example that demonstrates the problem. –  Ulrike Fischer Dec 11 '10 at 16:42
What about all that \makeatletter shenanigans I see occasionally? –  Seamus Dec 11 '10 at 16:43

This seems to be a bug in the ieee class. Adding an empty box after the center environment solves the problem.

\documentclass[final]{ieee}

\begin{document}

\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{|l|l|}
\hline
{\bf Model} & 2.4-15R \\
Frequency Range & 2.4-2.5 GHz \\
Gain & 15 dBi \\
Front to Back & 16 dB \\
VSWR & 1.5:1 Max \\
Polarity & Vertical / Horizontal \\
Feed Impedance & 50 Ohms \\
Feed Connector & ‘N’ Female \\
Power Handling & 500 W \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{center}\mbox{} %note the \mbox here

\PARstart The GENSO network will consist of a MCC, GSS and AUS. Each satellite communicates with an individual MCC which acts as a server. All data and voice transmissions for the given satellite are downloaded by different GSS's throughout the world and routed to the correct MCC where it is retained for later dissemination. [...]

\end{document}

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Another solution is to use the [b] optional argument for {tabular}: \begin{tabular}[b]{|l|l|}. –  Philippe Goutet Dec 11 '10 at 18:52
If this is really a bug I suggest that the OP submits a bug report...though I couldn't find where one would submit it to.... –  Yossi Farjoun Dec 11 '10 at 21:23
Aside from submitting my entire paper, which I suppose I could, I'm not sure how to describe the exact "problem" and it's solution, it looks like the mbox works, but does anyone have a suggestion as to why? –  onaclov2000 Dec 11 '10 at 21:44
\PARstart sets \lineskiplimit to -1000pt. This means that objects (like your tabular and the large T at the start of the paragraph) with a large height or a large depth will no longer push lines apart. There are better ways to code such large chars at the start of a paragraph (see e.g. lettrine). The \mbox works as it is a small empty line. –  Ulrike Fischer Dec 12 '10 at 14:41