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Link Summary · 10 GHz
Distance
96 mi (155 km)
Bearing
150.5°
Terrain
BLOCKED
Propagation
67/100
GOOD
HRRR Data
9 / 9 points
Loss Budget · 10 GHz
FSPL (free-space) 156.2 dB
Gaseous (O₂+H₂O) 1.1 dB
Diffraction loss 108.8 dB
TOTAL PATH LOSS 266.1 dB
Gas rate: 0.0070 dB/km
H₂O: 0.0000 dB/km/g · O₂: 0.0070 dB/km
Abs humidity avg: 6.8 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) -266.1 dB
RX Ant Gain 30.0 dBi
RX Power -188.1 dBm
Sensitivity (CW) -141.0 dBm
MARGIN -48.1 dB
Path Weather Avg
Temperature
81.5°F
27.5°C
Dewpoint
43.2°F
6.2°C
T/Td Gap
38.3°F
Abs Humidity
6.8 g/m³
Pressure
980.0 mb
PWAT
14.1 mm
BL Depth
2309.7 m
Refrac Gradient
0 N/km
Propagation Factors · 10 GHz
Rain 100
Pressure 82
PWAT 75
Humidity 70
Season 68
T-Td Depression 55
Refractivity 50
Sky Cover 50
Wind 50
Time of Day 18

Atmospheric Profile

HRRR (3 km) Valid 2026-05-03 20:00 UTC 9 path samples
Point Lat, Lon Temp Dewpt Press HPBL PWAT Ns dN/dh
Source 34.3, -97.4 27.8°C 7.0°C 980.0 mb 2451.4 m 15.8 mm
13% 34.2, -97.3 26.9°C 6.9°C 983.1 mb 2302.3 m 13.2 mm
25% 34.0, -97.2 26.7°C 8.4°C 982.9 mb 2300.6 m 15.1 mm
38% 33.9, -97.1 27.8°C 7.6°C 987.0 mb 2340.2 m 15.4 mm
Midpoint 33.7, -97.0 26.9°C 6.0°C 986.5 mb 2177.0 m 13.2 mm
63% 33.6, -96.9 27.4°C 6.2°C 988.7 mb 2225.4 m 13.4 mm
75% 33.4, -96.8 27.6°C 5.2°C 993.6 mb 2274.0 m 12.7 mm
88% 33.3, -96.7 28.1°C 4.7°C 992.1 mb 2338.5 m 14.1 mm
Destination 33.1, -96.6 28.2°C 3.9°C 994.1 mb 2377.9 m 13.9 mm
Midpoint vertical profile
17-Hour Propagation Forecast · 10 GHz
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0 25 50 75 100 81 20:00 23:00 01:00 04:00 07:00 09:00 12:00
Best: 81 at 10:00 UTC Worst: 69 at 01:00 UTC