Distance
155.1
km · 96.4 mi
Bearing
116.0°
true · rev 296.0°
Terrain
BLOCKED
123.5 dB diffraction
Propagation
63/100
MARGINAL
Margin
-76.6
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 volume ≈ 236 m AGL at the midpoint (708 m above the chord, 354 m above the 4/3 horizon), so its Fresnel zone (F₁ ≈ 22.0 m) clears with margin. The geometric line of sight is obstructed — buried 403 m below terrain at its worst point.
Great circle
33.741, -98.112 → 33.12, -96.615 · 116.0°
Loss budget · 24 GHz
FSPL (free-space)
163.9
dB
Gaseous (O₂ + H₂O)
7.3
dB
Diffraction
123.5
dB
Rain attenuation
0.0
dB
Total path loss
294.6
dB
Gas rate 0.0469 dB/km · H₂O 0.0020 dB/km/g · O₂ 0.0200 dB/km
Path abs. humidity avg 13.5 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
-294.6
dB
RX antenna gain
30.0
dBi
RX power
-216.6
dBm
Sensitivity (CW, 500 Hz)
-141.0
dBm
Margin
-76.6
dB
Path weather · HRRR average of 9 samples
Temperature
72.7 °F
22.6 °C
Dewpoint
61.1 °F
16.1 °C
T/Td gap
11.6 °F
6.4 °C
Abs. humidity
13.5
g/m³
Pressure
970.0
mb
PWAT
26.0
mm
BL depth
302.9
m AGL
Refrac. gradient
-102.5
N/km · super-refractive
Propagation factors · 24 GHz
63/100
Rain
100
14%
Humidity
3
13%
PWAT
60
11%
Season
47
11%
T-Td Depression
60
10%
Refractivity
72
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
33.7, -98.1
20.9 °C
14.2 °C
975.3 mb
-83.9
306.4
27.3 mm
—
13%
33.7, -97.9
22.5 °C
17.0 °C
971.8 mb
-91.0
318.8
29.7 mm
—
25%
33.6, -97.7
21.6 °C
17.4 °C
970.0 mb
-102.5
312.3
29.2 mm
—
38%
33.5, -97.6
21.9 °C
17.1 °C
975.1 mb
-87.1
309.1
28.2 mm
—
Midpoint
33.4, -97.4
21.8 °C
17.7 °C
976.0 mb
-97.7
279.9
27.2 mm
—
63%
33.4, -97.2
23.3 °C
16.3 °C
985.6 mb
-85.8
353.9
25.3 mm
—
75%
33.3, -97.0
23.2 °C
14.8 °C
987.3 mb
-64.6
296.8
23.3 mm
—
88%
33.2, -96.8
24.1 °C
14.8 °C
985.1 mb
-64.2
282.1
21.9 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
Peak 64
at 19:00 UTC
· low 51
at 01:00 UTC
| Hour UTC | Score | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 08:00 | 59 | MARGINAL |
| 09:00 | 60 | MARGINAL |
| 10:00 | 61 | MARGINAL |
| 11:00 | 61 | MARGINAL |
| 12:00 | 60 | MARGINAL |
| 13:00 | 60 | MARGINAL |
| 14:00 | 58 | MARGINAL |
| 15:00 | 62 | MARGINAL |
| 16:00 | 61 | MARGINAL |
| 17:00 | 60 | MARGINAL |
| 18:00 | 61 | MARGINAL |
| 19:00 | 64 | MARGINAL |
| 20:00 | 61 | MARGINAL |
| 21:00 | 59 | MARGINAL |
| 22:00 | 55 | MARGINAL |
| 23:00 | 55 | MARGINAL |
| 00:00 | 52 | MARGINAL |
| 01:00 · now | 51 | MARGINAL |