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

34.0, -96.1 · EM14wa · 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
110.2
km · 68.5 mi
Bearing
203.4°
true · rev 23.4°
Terrain
BLOCKED
99.8 dB diffraction
Propagation
68/100
GOOD
Margin
-35.8
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 volume119 m AGL at the midpoint (357 m above the chord, 179 m above the 4/3 horizon), so its Fresnel zone (F₁ ≈ 28.7 m) clears with margin. The geometric line of sight is obstructed — buried 214 m below terrain at its worst point.

Great circle
34.03, -96.146 → 33.12, -96.615 · 203.4°
Loss budget · 10 GHz
FSPL (free-space) 153.3 dB
Gaseous (O₂ + H₂O) 0.8 dB
Diffraction 99.8 dB
Rain attenuation 0.0 dB
Total path loss 253.8 dB
Gas rate 0.0070 dB/km · H₂O 0.0000 dB/km/g · O₂ 0.0070 dB/km
Path abs. humidity avg 7.7 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 -253.8 dB
RX antenna gain 30.0 dBi
RX power -175.8 dBm
Sensitivity (CW, 500 Hz) -141.0 dBm
Margin -35.8 dB
Path weather · HRRR average of 9 samples
Temperature
81.4 °F
27.4 °C
Dewpoint
46.3 °F
7.9 °C
T/Td gap
35.1 °F
19.5 °C
Abs. humidity
7.7
g/m³
Pressure
987.3
mb
PWAT
16.6
mm
BL depth
2320.6
m AGL
Refrac. gradient
0
N/km
Propagation factors · 10 GHz 68/100
Rain
100 14%
Humidity
82 13%
PWAT
75 11%
Season
68 11%
T-Td Depression
55 10%
Refractivity
50 10%
Pressure
82 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 34.0, -96.1 27.0 °C 11.3 °C 994.9 mb 2300.2 18.3 mm
13% 33.9, -96.2 26.7 °C 10.5 °C 996.3 mb 2291.1 18.3 mm
25% 33.8, -96.3 27.9 °C 9.3 °C 998.0 mb 2326.7 17.7 mm
38% 33.7, -96.3 27.1 °C 10.1 °C 995.3 mb 2304.6 17.7 mm
Midpoint 33.6, -96.4 27.4 °C 7.8 °C 993.1 mb 2308.3 16.7 mm
63% 33.5, -96.4 27.2 °C 5.5 °C 987.3 mb 2248.2 14.7 mm
75% 33.3, -96.5 27.5 °C 5.7 °C 993.7 mb 2316.3 14.8 mm
88% 33.2, -96.6 27.6 °C 4.8 °C 995.4 mb 2290.7 13.7 mm
Destination 33.1, -96.6 28.4 °C 6.3 °C 993.9 mb 2499.5 17.5 mm
Midpoint vertical profile
17-hour forecast · this path · 10 GHz → steady
Propagation score for this path over the next 17 hours. 0 25 50 75 100
Peak 81 at 11:00 UTC · low 67 at 01:00 UTC
Hour-by-hour propagation score for this path — the series plotted above.
Hour UTC Score Rating
20:00 73 GOOD
21:00 73 GOOD
22:00 73 GOOD
23:00 74 GOOD
00:00 69 GOOD
01:00 67 GOOD
02:00 68 GOOD
03:00 70 GOOD
04:00 71 GOOD
05:00 77 GOOD
06:00 77 GOOD
07:00 78 GOOD
08:00 78 GOOD
09:00 78 GOOD
10:00 79 GOOD
11:00 81 EXCELLENT
12:00 · now 80 EXCELLENT