EXPERIMENTAL - WORK IN PROGRESS - MAY GIVE WEIRD RESULTS
| Line-of-Sight Path Analysis |
| A service of GBPPR Radiation Laboratory |
EXPERIMENTAL - WORK IN PROGRESS - MAY GIVE WEIRD RESULTS
- Enter up to four different transmitter locations.
- Uses Shuttle Radar Topography Mission elevation data for terrain generation.
- Plotting done using SPLAT! by John A. Magliacane (KD2BD)
- K-Factor of 1.0 is the true Earth radius and Infinity is a flat Earth. Radio waves tend to "travel farther" than optical waves due to atmospheric refraction. A K-Factor less than 1.0 means the RF path bends upwards into the atmosphere, while a K-Factor greater than 1.0 mean it bends downward. A K-Factor of 4/3 (1.333) is often used as a compromise.
- Press Submit to see an example. Only press Submit once! It will take awhile for the plotting to complete.
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