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Point-to-point prediction over HRRR profiles, SRTM terrain and ITU-R P.676 / P.530.

32.1, -97.0 · EM12ld · 8.0 ft AGL

33.2, -96.5 · EM13se · 30.0 ft AGL
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HRRR 21:00z · 9/9 path points
Distance
129.1
km · 80.2 mi
Bearing
24.5°
true · rev 204.5°
Terrain
BLOCKED
97.2 dB diffraction
Propagation
73/100
GOOD
Margin
-34.8
dB over CW threshold
Terrain profile · SRTM 30 m + canopy + MS footprints
Line of sight 1st Fresnel Duct layer Horizon ray Common volume

Over the horizon: the two horizon-skimming rays intersect at the common volume164 m AGL at the midpoint (491 m above the chord, 245 m above the 4/3 horizon), so its Fresnel zone (F₁ ≈ 31.1 m) clears with margin. The geometric line of sight is obstructed — buried 212 m below terrain at its worst point.

Great circle
32.133, -97.026 → 33.189, -96.452 · 24.5°
Loss budget · 10 GHz
FSPL (free-space) 154.7 dB
Gaseous (O₂ + H₂O) 0.9 dB
Diffraction 97.2 dB
Rain attenuation 0.0 dB
Total path loss 252.8 dB
Gas rate 0.0070 dB/km · H₂O 0.0000 dB/km/g · O₂ 0.0070 dB/km
Path abs. humidity avg 16.0 g/m³
Power budget
TX power 20.0 dBm (100.0 mW)
TX antenna gain 30.0 dBi
Feed loss (×2) -2.0 dB
EIRP 48.0 dBm
Path loss -252.8 dB
RX antenna gain 30.0 dBi
RX power -174.8 dBm
Sensitivity (CW, 500 Hz) -141.0 dBm
Margin -34.8 dB
Path weather · HRRR average of 9 samples
Temperature
72.8 °F
22.7 °C
Dewpoint
66.0 °F
18.9 °C
T/Td gap
6.8 °F
3.8 °C
Abs. humidity
16.0
g/m³
Pressure
989.2
mb
PWAT
39.7
mm
BL depth
514.8
m AGL
Refrac. gradient
-82.2
N/km
Propagation factors · 10 GHz 73/100
Rain
100 14%
Humidity
95 13%
PWAT
70 11%
Season
68 11%
T-Td Depression
75 10%
Refractivity
68 10%
Pressure
82 10%
Sky Cover
50 8%
Wind
50 8%
Time of Day
18 4%
Atmospheric profile HRRR 3 km Valid 2026-05-10 21:00 UTC · 9 samples
Point Lat, lon Temp Dewpt Press dN/dh BL m PWAT Duct
Source 32.1, -97.0 26.2 °C 20.9 °C 989.2 mb -52.1 684.7 39.1 mm
13% 32.3, -97.0 25.6 °C 20.5 °C 992.2 mb -55.7 531.7 40.5 mm
25% 32.4, -96.9 25.4 °C 19.7 °C 993.9 mb -58.1 496.9 39.8 mm
38% 32.5, -96.8 24.5 °C 18.7 °C 997.4 mb -53.8 505.8 39.5 mm
Midpoint 32.7, -96.7 22.5 °C 18.9 °C 996.2 mb -59.1 526.2 38.2 mm
63% 32.8, -96.7 21.2 °C 17.9 °C 999.8 mb -67.4 451.2 40.0 mm
75% 32.9, -96.6 19.5 °C 17.7 °C 998.5 mb -82.2 402.7 38.6 mm
88% 33.1, -96.5 18.9 °C 17.7 °C 999.8 mb -67.9 433.5 40.5 mm
Destination 33.2, -96.5 20.1 °C 17.9 °C 997.2 mb -58.9 600.2 41.5 mm
Midpoint vertical profile
17-hour forecast · this path · 10 GHz → steady
Propagation score for this path over the next 17 hours. 0 25 50 75 100
Peak 75 at 21:00 UTC · low 61 at 02:00 UTC
Hour-by-hour propagation score for this path — the series plotted above.
Hour UTC Score Rating
21:00 75 GOOD
22:00 71 GOOD
23:00 69 GOOD
00:00 69 GOOD
01:00 66 GOOD
02:00 61 MARGINAL
03:00 71 GOOD
04:00 70 GOOD
05:00 70 GOOD
06:00 67 GOOD
07:00 67 GOOD
08:00 66 GOOD
09:00 66 GOOD
10:00 70 GOOD
11:00 71 GOOD
12:00 73 GOOD
13:00 · now 70 GOOD