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

33.0, -95.9 · EM22bx · 8.0 ft AGL

33.1, -96.6 · EM13qc · 30.0 ft AGL
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HRRR 20:00z · 9/9 path points
Distance
67.7
km · 42.1 mi
Bearing
284.6°
true · rev 104.6°
Terrain
BLOCKED
93.4 dB diffraction
Propagation
71/100
GOOD
Margin
-42.0
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 volume45 m AGL at the midpoint (135 m above the chord, 68 m above the 4/3 horizon), so its Fresnel zone (F₁ ≈ 10.4 m) clears with margin. The geometric line of sight is obstructed — buried 66 m below terrain at its worst point.

Great circle
32.968, -95.912 → 33.12, -96.615 · 284.6°
Loss budget · 47 GHz
FSPL (free-space) 162.5 dB
Gaseous (O₂ + H₂O) 4.2 dB
Diffraction 93.4 dB
Rain attenuation 0.0 dB
Total path loss 260.0 dB
Gas rate 0.0616 dB/km · H₂O 0.0030 dB/km/g · O₂ 0.0400 dB/km
Path abs. humidity avg 7.2 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 -260.0 dB
RX antenna gain 30.0 dBi
RX power -182.0 dBm
Sensitivity (CW, 500 Hz) -141.0 dBm
Margin -42.0 dB
Path weather · HRRR average of 9 samples
Temperature
80.9 °F
27.2 °C
Dewpoint
44.5 °F
6.9 °C
T/Td gap
36.4 °F
20.2 °C
Abs. humidity
7.2
g/m³
Pressure
994.1
mb
PWAT
14.9
mm
BL depth
2299.0
m AGL
Refrac. gradient
0
N/km
Propagation factors · 47 GHz 71/100
Rain
100 14%
Humidity
87 13%
PWAT
80 11%
Season
55 11%
T-Td Depression
96 10%
Refractivity
50 10%
Pressure
70 10%
Sky Cover
50 8%
Wind
50 8%
Time of Day
18 4%
Atmospheric profile HRRR 3 km Valid 2026-05-03 20:00 UTC · 9 samples
Point Lat, lon Temp Dewpt Press dN/dh BL m PWAT Duct
Source 33.0, -95.9 27.1 °C 5.5 °C 999.0 mb 2281.0 13.4 mm
13% 33.0, -96.0 28.5 °C 5.6 °C 999.9 mb 2417.2 16.1 mm
25% 33.0, -96.1 27.2 °C 6.9 °C 999.7 mb 2301.7 14.8 mm
38% 33.0, -96.2 27.2 °C 6.9 °C 999.7 mb 2301.7 14.8 mm
Midpoint 33.0, -96.3 27.1 °C 6.9 °C 998.4 mb 2204.3 13.8 mm
63% 33.1, -96.4 25.7 °C 9.1 °C 996.9 mb 2206.6 14.9 mm
75% 33.1, -96.4 26.8 °C 8.8 °C 997.3 mb 2300.2 16.3 mm
88% 33.1, -96.5 26.8 °C 8.8 °C 997.3 mb 2300.2 16.3 mm
Destination 33.1, -96.6 28.2 °C 3.9 °C 994.1 mb 2377.9 13.9 mm
Midpoint vertical profile
17-hour forecast · this path · 47 GHz → steady
Propagation score for this path over the next 17 hours. 0 25 50 75 100
Peak 79 at 03:00 UTC · low 66 at 12:00 UTC
Hour-by-hour propagation score for this path — the series plotted above.
Hour UTC Score Rating
20:00 78 GOOD
21:00 78 GOOD
22:00 78 GOOD
23:00 78 GOOD
00:00 77 GOOD
01:00 76 GOOD
02:00 78 GOOD
03:00 79 GOOD
04:00 78 GOOD
05:00 76 GOOD
06:00 77 GOOD
07:00 78 GOOD
08:00 77 GOOD
09:00 76 GOOD
10:00 76 GOOD
11:00 73 GOOD
12:00 · now 66 GOOD