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Link Summary · 24 GHz
Distance
92 mi (149 km)
Bearing
160.6°
Terrain
BLOCKED
Propagation
61/100
MARGINAL
HRRR Data
9 / 9 points
Loss Budget · 24 GHz
FSPL (free-space)
163.5
dB
Gaseous (O₂+H₂O)
7.1
dB
Diffraction loss
112.7
dB
TOTAL PATH LOSS
283.2
dB
Gas rate: 0.0476 dB/km
H₂O: 0.0020 dB/km/g ·
O₂: 0.0200 dB/km
Abs humidity avg: 13.8 g/m³
Power Budget
TX Power
20.0
dBm
(100.0 mW)
TX Ant Gain
30.0
dBi
Feed Loss (×2)
-2.0
dB
EIRP
48.0
dBm
Path Loss (w/FF)
-283.2
dB
RX Ant Gain
30.0
dBi
RX Power
-205.2
dBm
Sensitivity (CW)
-141.0
dBm
MARGIN
-65.2
dB
Path Weather Avg
Temperature
73.9°F
23.3°C
Dewpoint
61.9°F
16.6°C
T/Td Gap
12.0°F
Abs Humidity
13.8 g/m³
Pressure
966.0 mb
PWAT
26.3 mm
BL Depth
325.2 m
Refrac Gradient
-91.6 N/km
Propagation Factors · 24 GHz
Rain
100
Pressure
88
Refractivity
62
T-Td Depression
60
PWAT
60
Time of Day
55
Sky Cover
50
Wind
50
Season
47
Humidity
2
Atmospheric Profile
HRRR (3 km) Valid 2026-05-15 08:00 UTC 9 path samples| Point | Lat, Lon | Temp | Dewpt | Press | HPBL | PWAT | Ns | dN/dh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source | 34.4, -97.1 | 22.2°C | 17.0°C | 966.0 mb | 326.3 m | 28.8 mm | 350.0 | -88.7 |
| 13% | 34.2, -97.1 | 23.0°C | 17.1°C | 979.8 mb | 338.9 m | 30.2 mm | 345.3 | -69.5 |
| 25% | 34.1, -97.0 | 23.9°C | 17.3°C | 978.4 mb | 363.8 m | 29.7 mm | 349.4 | -67.2 |
| 38% | 33.9, -96.9 | 22.7°C | 17.9°C | 984.5 mb | 337.1 m | 29.3 mm | 348.8 | -76.9 |
| Midpoint | 33.8, -96.9 | 23.2°C | 17.1°C | 983.2 mb | 352.3 m | 26.9 mm | 344.8 | -89.2 |
| 63% | 33.6, -96.8 | 23.5°C | 16.0°C | 981.8 mb | 355.1 m | 25.3 mm | 339.2 | -88.1 |
| 75% | 33.4, -96.7 | 23.3°C | 15.5°C | 983.0 mb | 317.3 m | 22.9 mm | 334.9 | -87.6 |
| 88% | 33.3, -96.7 | 23.7°C | 15.6°C | 987.5 mb | 269.3 m | 22.0 mm | 335.8 | -91.6 |
| Destination | 33.1, -96.6 | 24.1°C | 16.0°C | 987.4 mb | 266.6 m | 22.0 mm | 339.6 | -91.5 |
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