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Link Summary · 10 GHz
Distance
98 mi (158 km)
Bearing
107.5°
Terrain
BLOCKED
Propagation
78/100
GOOD
HRRR Data
9 / 9 points
Loss Budget · 10 GHz
FSPL (free-space)
156.4
dB
Gaseous (O₂+H₂O)
1.1
dB
Diffraction loss
109.0
dB
TOTAL PATH LOSS
266.5
dB
Gas rate: 0.0070 dB/km
H₂O: 0.0000 dB/km/g ·
O₂: 0.0070 dB/km
Abs humidity avg: 13.1 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)
-266.5
dB
RX Ant Gain
30.0
dBi
RX Power
-188.5
dBm
Sensitivity (CW)
-141.0
dBm
MARGIN
-48.5
dB
Path Weather Avg
Temperature
73.1°F
22.8°C
Dewpoint
60.4°F
15.8°C
T/Td Gap
12.7°F
Abs Humidity
13.1 g/m³
Pressure
969.5 mb
PWAT
25.9 mm
BL Depth
298.1 m
Refrac Gradient
-97.8 N/km
Propagation Factors · 10 GHz
Rain
100
Humidity
90
PWAT
90
Pressure
88
T-Td Depression
85
Refractivity
68
Season
68
Time of Day
55
Sky Cover
50
Wind
50
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 | 33.6, -98.2 | 23.0°C | 12.1°C | 969.5 mb | 315.4 m | 25.3 mm | 323.2 | -53.9 |
| 13% | 33.5, -98.0 | 23.2°C | 15.6°C | 971.7 mb | 329.9 m | 28.7 mm | 340.0 | -80.0 |
| 25% | 33.4, -97.8 | 22.7°C | 17.0°C | 972.9 mb | 329.3 m | 30.7 mm | 347.8 | -97.8 |
| 38% | 33.4, -97.6 | 21.9°C | 16.8°C | 971.2 mb | 271.9 m | 27.8 mm | 345.7 | -77.7 |
| Midpoint | 33.3, -97.4 | 21.8°C | 17.7°C | 976.0 mb | 279.9 m | 27.2 mm | 350.2 | -97.7 |
| 63% | 33.3, -97.2 | 22.0°C | 17.0°C | 984.4 mb | 313.6 m | 25.7 mm | 342.4 | -96.1 |
| 75% | 33.2, -97.0 | 23.2°C | 14.8°C | 987.3 mb | 296.8 m | 23.3 mm | 332.3 | -64.6 |
| 88% | 33.2, -96.8 | 23.5°C | 15.0°C | 988.3 mb | 279.1 m | 22.7 mm | 332.9 | -69.0 |
| 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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at 19:00 UTC
Worst:
69
at 00:00 UTC