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

33.1, -99.2 · EM03jb · 8.0 ft AGL

33.1, -96.6 · EM13qc · 60.0 ft AGL
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HRRR 08:00z · 9/9 path points
Distance
238.6
km · 148.3 mi
Bearing
88.1°
true · rev 268.1°
Terrain
BLOCKED
137.2 dB diffraction
Propagation
63/100
MARGINAL
Margin
-97.4
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 volume558 m AGL at the midpoint (1675 m above the chord, 838 m above the 4/3 horizon), so its Fresnel zone (F₁ ≈ 27.3 m) clears with margin. The geometric line of sight is obstructed — buried 840 m below terrain at its worst point.

Great circle
33.075, -99.176 → 33.12, -96.615 · 88.1°
Loss budget · 24 GHz
FSPL (free-space) 167.6 dB
Gaseous (O₂ + H₂O) 10.6 dB
Diffraction 137.2 dB
Rain attenuation 0.0 dB
Total path loss 315.4 dB
Gas rate 0.0445 dB/km · H₂O 0.0020 dB/km/g · O₂ 0.0200 dB/km
Path abs. humidity avg 12.2 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 -315.4 dB
RX antenna gain 30.0 dBi
RX power -237.4 dBm
Sensitivity (CW, 500 Hz) -141.0 dBm
Margin -97.4 dB
Path weather · HRRR average of 9 samples
Temperature
74.6 °F
23.7 °C
Dewpoint
58.5 °F
14.7 °C
T/Td gap
16.1 °F
8.9 °C
Abs. humidity
12.2
g/m³
Pressure
962.5
mb
PWAT
26.8
mm
BL depth
294.4
m AGL
Refrac. gradient
-91.5
N/km
Propagation factors · 24 GHz 63/100
Rain
100 14%
Humidity
7 13%
PWAT
60 11%
Season
47 11%
T-Td Depression
80 10%
Refractivity
62 10%
Pressure
88 10%
Sky Cover
50 8%
Wind
50 8%
Time of Day
55 4%
Atmospheric profile HRRR 3 km Valid 2026-05-15 08:00 UTC · 9 samples
Point Lat, lon Temp Dewpt Press dN/dh BL m PWAT Duct
Source 33.1, -99.2 25.4 °C 13.8 °C 962.5 mb -82.5 295.3 28.9 mm
13% 33.1, -98.9 25.4 °C 13.3 °C 966.3 mb -56.4 316.3 30.2 mm
25% 33.1, -98.5 24.0 °C 12.5 °C 966.4 mb -70.1 316.8 27.2 mm
38% 33.1, -98.2 22.7 °C 13.3 °C 964.6 mb -67.7 320.4 27.9 mm
Midpoint 33.1, -97.9 23.7 °C 15.0 °C 977.3 mb -82.9 259.3 28.9 mm
63% 33.1, -97.6 22.8 °C 16.8 °C 982.3 mb -79.5 336.4 28.8 mm
75% 33.1, -97.3 21.3 °C 16.7 °C 983.4 mb -85.7 259.1 24.9 mm
88% 33.1, -96.9 23.5 °C 15.0 °C 988.3 mb -69.0 279.1 22.7 mm
Destination 33.1, -96.6 24.1 °C 16.0 °C 987.4 mb -91.5 266.6 22.0 mm
Midpoint vertical profile
18-hour forecast · this path · 24 GHz → steady
Propagation score for this path over the next 18 hours. 0 25 50 75 100
Peak 63 at 10:00 UTC · low 53 at 23:00 UTC
Hour-by-hour propagation score for this path — the series plotted above.
Hour UTC Score Rating
08:00 62 MARGINAL
09:00 61 MARGINAL
10:00 63 MARGINAL
11:00 63 MARGINAL
12:00 63 MARGINAL
13:00 58 MARGINAL
14:00 58 MARGINAL
15:00 63 MARGINAL
16:00 58 MARGINAL
17:00 62 MARGINAL
18:00 60 MARGINAL
19:00 59 MARGINAL
20:00 58 MARGINAL
21:00 55 MARGINAL
22:00 55 MARGINAL
23:00 53 MARGINAL
00:00 55 MARGINAL
01:00 · now 57 MARGINAL