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

32.5, -97.0 · EM12ml · 8.0 ft AGL

33.2, -96.5 · EM13se · 30.0 ft AGL
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HRRR 21:00z · 9/9 path points
Distance
94.8
km · 58.9 mi
Bearing
32.1°
true · rev 212.1°
Terrain
BLOCKED
83.0 dB diffraction
Propagation
73/100
GOOD
Margin
-17.7
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 volume88 m AGL at the midpoint (265 m above the chord, 132 m above the 4/3 horizon), so its Fresnel zone (F₁ ≈ 26.7 m) clears with margin. The geometric line of sight is obstructed — buried 106 m below terrain at its worst point.

Great circle
32.468, -96.993 → 33.189, -96.452 · 32.1°
Loss budget · 10 GHz
FSPL (free-space) 152.0 dB
Gaseous (O₂ + H₂O) 0.7 dB
Diffraction 83.0 dB
Rain attenuation 0.0 dB
Total path loss 235.7 dB
Gas rate 0.0070 dB/km · H₂O 0.0000 dB/km/g · O₂ 0.0070 dB/km
Path abs. humidity avg 15.4 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 -235.7 dB
RX antenna gain 30.0 dBi
RX power -157.7 dBm
Sensitivity (CW, 500 Hz) -141.0 dBm
Margin -17.7 dB
Path weather · HRRR average of 9 samples
Temperature
70.1 °F
21.2 °C
Dewpoint
64.8 °F
18.2 °C
T/Td gap
5.4 °F
3.0 °C
Abs. humidity
15.4
g/m³
Pressure
989.3
mb
PWAT
39.4
mm
BL depth
467.9
m AGL
Refrac. gradient
-82.2
N/km
Propagation factors · 10 GHz 73/100
Rain
100 14%
Humidity
95 13%
PWAT
70 11%
Season
68 11%
T-Td Depression
75 10%
Refractivity
68 10%
Pressure
82 10%
Sky Cover
50 8%
Wind
50 8%
Time of Day
18 4%
Atmospheric profile HRRR 3 km Valid 2026-05-10 21:00 UTC · 9 samples
Point Lat, lon Temp Dewpt Press dN/dh BL m PWAT Duct
Source 32.5, -97.0 24.6 °C 18.7 °C 989.3 mb -57.5 485.8 38.6 mm
13% 32.6, -96.9 23.4 °C 19.2 °C 990.9 mb -66.5 468.6 38.2 mm
25% 32.6, -96.9 21.8 °C 18.8 °C 993.3 mb -55.1 502.6 41.5 mm
38% 32.7, -96.8 21.9 °C 18.1 °C 1001.4 mb -76.4 448.2 39.5 mm
Midpoint 32.8, -96.7 20.7 °C 17.6 °C 998.3 mb -73.4 433.5 37.3 mm
63% 32.9, -96.7 19.5 °C 17.7 °C 998.5 mb -82.2 402.7 38.6 mm
75% 33.0, -96.6 19.7 °C 18.0 °C 998.0 mb -71.9 438.2 38.7 mm
88% 33.1, -96.5 18.9 °C 17.8 °C 998.4 mb -65.0 431.7 40.8 mm
Destination 33.2, -96.5 20.1 °C 17.9 °C 997.2 mb -58.9 600.2 41.5 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 73 at 13:00 UTC · low 64 at 02:00 UTC
Hour-by-hour propagation score for this path — the series plotted above.
Hour UTC Score Rating
21:00 69 GOOD
22:00 67 GOOD
23:00 69 GOOD
00:00 71 GOOD
01:00 71 GOOD
02:00 64 MARGINAL
03:00 68 GOOD
04:00 72 GOOD
05:00 70 GOOD
06:00 68 GOOD
07:00 68 GOOD
08:00 68 GOOD
09:00 68 GOOD
10:00 71 GOOD
11:00 72 GOOD
12:00 72 GOOD
13:00 · now 73 GOOD