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Link Summary · 24 GHz
Distance
108 mi (173 km)
Bearing
120.4°
Terrain
BLOCKED
Propagation
62/100
MARGINAL
HRRR Data
9 / 9 points
Loss Budget · 24 GHz
FSPL (free-space)
164.8
dB
Gaseous (O₂+H₂O)
8.0
dB
Diffraction loss
127.7
dB
TOTAL PATH LOSS
300.6
dB
Gas rate: 0.0463 dB/km
H₂O: 0.0020 dB/km/g ·
O₂: 0.0200 dB/km
Abs humidity avg: 13.2 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)
-300.6
dB
RX Ant Gain
30.0
dBi
RX Power
-222.6
dBm
Sensitivity (CW)
-141.0
dBm
MARGIN
-82.6
dB
Path Weather Avg
Temperature
72.6°F
22.5°C
Dewpoint
60.5°F
15.8°C
T/Td Gap
12.1°F
Abs Humidity
13.2 g/m³
Pressure
967.1 mb
PWAT
26.2 mm
BL Depth
303.1 m
Refrac Gradient
-93.8 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
4
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 | 33.9, -98.2 | 21.7°C | 12.4°C | 975.2 mb | 296.3 m | 25.7 mm | 320.5 | -76.0 |
| 13% | 33.8, -98.0 | 22.2°C | 14.8°C | 978.1 mb | 307.1 m | 28.2 mm | 332.6 | -88.5 |
| 25% | 33.7, -97.8 | 22.9°C | 16.6°C | 976.8 mb | 319.1 m | 29.3 mm | 344.9 | -93.8 |
| 38% | 33.6, -97.6 | 21.0°C | 17.3°C | 967.1 mb | 291.8 m | 28.7 mm | 350.0 | -92.7 |
| Midpoint | 33.5, -97.4 | 22.1°C | 17.6°C | 976.4 mb | 329.3 m | 28.5 mm | 351.2 | -84.8 |
| 63% | 33.4, -97.2 | 22.1°C | 17.1°C | 982.5 mb | 320.8 m | 26.4 mm | 345.0 | -90.2 |
| 75% | 33.3, -97.0 | 22.5°C | 15.6°C | 985.0 mb | 272.8 m | 23.9 mm | 334.4 | -83.2 |
| 88% | 33.2, -96.8 | 24.1°C | 14.8°C | 988.5 mb | 323.9 m | 23.2 mm | 332.2 | -59.0 |
| 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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