MICROWAVE LINK PLANNING

Basic Information:
Planned Frequency, f

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0 MHz
0 Hz
meters,
ft
in
cm
mm (or m)
eV

Speed of Light, c
Plank's Constant, h

Highest Tower Latitude, Lath

Highest Tower Longitude, Lonh
Lowest Tower Latitude, LatL
Lowest Tower Longitude, LonL
Hop/Tower Distance, d

0
0.000
0.000
0.000

miles (statute)
meters
feet
km

1/2 distance

Highest Elevation, H1

0
0.000
0
0.000

feet
meters
feet
meters

With Antenna 1, he

0
0.000
0
0.000

feet
meter
feet
meter

Antenna Height Difference, h

Lowest Elevation, H2

1st Antenna Height (AGL), T1

2nd Antenna Height (AGL), T2

Radio Capacity
ANTENNA
Specifications
Operating Frequency Band
EQUIPMENT
Radio Specifications
QPSK
16QAM
32QAM
64QAM
128QAM

With Antenna 2, hL

155 Mbps
Dish Diameter
ft
2.6

Front to Back ratio

dB
52
10.700
to

Speed (Mbps)

Channel (MHz)
0
154
155
0
160

Gain, Low
dBm
36.9
11.700
Rx Threshold (dBm)*

0
40
40
0
30

0
0
-73
0
-68

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Other Equipment Specifications
[Equipment Name]

0
Channel (MHz)

Loss (dBm)
0

TRANSMISSION CABLE
Cable Type
Cable Size
Cable Length

Tx
Copper

Rx
Copper

Cable Loss per 100 ft, dB

Total Loss per Cable
Branching Loss
Connector Loss
Total Cable Loss
Total Losses

0.50
60.00
18.288
0.6465
0.388

0.50
60.00
18.288
0.6465
0.388

0.388
0.776

0.388

in
ft
m
dB
dB

dB

ELLIPTICAL WAVEGUIDE
Tx

Rx

Waveguide Type
Waveguide Size
Waveguide Length
WG Loss per 100 ft, dB
Total Loss per WG
Branching Loss
Connector Loss
Total WG Loss
Total Losses
LINK ESTIMATIONS
ITU-R P.525
Free Space Loss, FSL
(Highest Value will be used)
Lbf

Received Signal Level, PR

Transmitted Signal Level, PTx
Transmitting Antenna Gain, GTx
EIRP
Return Loss, GRxloss
Recieving Antenna Gain, GRx
Adj. Recieving Antenna Gain, Grxadj
Nominal Rx Signal Level, RSL (EOL)
Rx Sensitivity, Ps
System Gain, SG

0.50
60.00
18.288
2.71
1.626

0.50
60.00
18.288
2.71
1.626

1.626
3.252

1.626

in
ft
m
dB
dB

dB

Total

Receiver
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dB
dB

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dB
dB

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32QAM
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16QAM
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0.0
36.9
34.9
3.1
17.7

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23.0
36.9
57.9
614.6
17.7
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0.0
0.0

26.0
36.9
60.9
1226.3
17.7
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0.0
23.0

73.0
-47.0

PATH AVAILABILITY
Availability %
Terrain Factor, a
Climatic Factor, b
FADE MARGIN
Initial Selected Modulation
Minimum Fade Margin, Amin
Fade Margin, A
Test Pr>Ps

99.99%
99999.95%
1
0.125

32QAM
99.99%
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ATTENUATION
Vegetation Loss, L
Max Protruding Vegetation Height

99.999%

99.9999%
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0.125

99.999%
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1
0.125

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0 dB
0 feet
0 meters

Recommendation P.341-5

RAIN ATTENUATION, Rec. ITU-RPN.837-1 or 838-3

Rain Zone:
D
Rain Rate
1% Rain Rate, R0.1

19 mm/hr

Specific Attenuation, R0.01=kh,v * R0.01h,v

Constants for Specific Frequency
kh
0.01772
kv
0.01731
h
1.214
v
1.1617
Effective Path Length, Leff
0 km
Horizontal Attenuation (dB/km)
Vertical Attenuation (dB/km)
Total Horizontal Attenuation (dB)
Total Vertical Attenuation (dB)
Probability of Outtage, PO=Kd3.2(1+|P|)-0.97100.032f-0.00085hL-A/10
% of Time Fade Depth is Exceeded
Fade Occurrence Factor
Worst Month Probability (One Way), OWM
Attenuation Factor A
Above 30 deg North or South
Attenuation Factor B
Below 30 deg North or South
Total Attenuation, h above 30
Total Attenuation, v above 30
Total Attenuation, h below 30
Total Attenuation, v below 30
MULTIPATH FADING
Fade Margin A factor 1, AF1
0.0000
Fade Margin A factor 1, AF2
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99.90%
8

99.99%
19

Leffective

0.221
0.194
0.000
0.000

0.632
0.529
0.000
0.000
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-0.2990
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Magnitude of Path Inclination, |P|

Geo Climactic Factor, k

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Antenna 1, he

Temperature, T

15.55
15355.66668
80833.7477
0.001765864
8
20
408.494
1%

Atmospheric Pressure, P
Water Vapor Pressure, e
Constant, C
Ducting, pl
N1 & N 2
relative humidity %, H
N2 - N1
D2 - D1
dN1

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Finalized kd

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0

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Fade Depth, A, (dBm)

Minimum Fade Margin to Suppress Multipath Fading

Fresnel Zone Max Radius, FZRmax

Zone Depth
Peak Critical Obstruction Height, Ep

C, B1 + f
Slope
OH
Tower Height, TH

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feet
feet
0.000 feet
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1.333333333
0

Tower Height for Fresnel Zone Clearance, H1

Tower Height for Earth Bulge Clearance, H2
Total Combined Additional Height, H3
First Fresnel Zone, F1
60% First Fresnel Zone
Earth Bulge, B1
Height
Midpoint Clearance
K
Midpoint Earth Curvature, B
Nth Fresnel Zone Depth
Distance to First Zone, d1

celsius
k
hpa
hpa

1st

2nd

3rd

0.099
0.159

2.400
3.862

3.150
5.069

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815.645
0.816
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813.816
0.814
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Fresnel Zone, Fz, 60%

height los to path blockage, h

diffraction loss, Asubd
From Barnett/Vigantsmodel
MFM = -10LOG[(1-PR)/(2.5x10-6abfD3
a
b

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0.25

1
0.25

1
0.25

299792458 m/s
6.62607E-34 m 2 kg/s

0
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0.000

miles (statute)
meters
feet
km

normalized length, X
max deflection, asub-10 db (deg)
antenna, d
2.6

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

feet
meter
feet
meter

normalized antenna height, y1

normalized antenna height, y2
near field distance, RFF= 2D2/
Down Tilt Angle, e
Up Tilt Angle, L
(Right Angle Opposite)

ht Difference, h

Gain, Mid
dBm
37.4
GHz

0.000 feet

Gain, High
dBm
38.3

Tx Power (dBm) *BER=10-6 dBm)

155
0 QPSK
23 16QAM
26 32QAM
0 64QAM
25 128QAM

Return Loss
dB
17.7

VSWR
1 to ____
30

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QPSK

dB
dB

eq. = 34.22 + 20logf + 20logd, d in km, f in MHz

eq. = 36.6 + 20logf + 20logd, d in miles, f in MHz
eq. = 20 * log * ((4*pi()*d)/)
eq. = 96.60 + 20logf + 20logd, d in miles, f in GHz
eq. = 92.44 + 20logf + 20logd, d in km, f in GHz

dB
dB
64QAM
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36.9
34.9
3.1
17.7
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0.0

128QAM
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36.9
59.9
974.1
17.7
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68.0
-43.0

256QAM
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dBm
dBm
dBi
dBm
watts
dBi
dBi
dBi
dBi
0.0 dBm
0.0

0.0
36.9
34.9
3.1
17.7
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eq. = PT + GT + GR - FSL
*or Output Power
Effective isotropic radiated power eq = GTx + (Radio Power, PTx)-

*Assumed 60% Efficiency

eq. = GRX - GRXloss
EOL, End of Line, eq. = Adjusted Rx Level GRxadj - All cable losses
Linear path loss, PL

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eq. = (1-(2.5*a*b*(f in MHz)*((d in km)^3)*(10-(d in km)/10)*(10

1
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dB
dB

*Largest Value of Margins Calculated

eq. = Ps - PR (or SOM/System Operating Margin)

eq. = 0.2 * f0.3 * R0.6 ; f in MHz, R = max vegetation height in mete

*Chart Lookup Only

99.999%
42

99.9999%
77

99.99999%
124 <--Enter Zero for Frequencies below 10 GHz
eq. = kh,v * R0.01h,v
*Chart Lookup Only
eq. for sin^2(x) = SIN(x)^2; with x in radians
eq. for sin^2(x) = SIN(A1*PI()/180)^2; with x in degrees

1.656
1.331
0.000
0.000

3.457
2.691
0.000
0.000

6.164
4.680
0.000
0.000

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-0.1600
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-0.0210
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eq. = d/(1 + d/d0); d0 = 35e-0.015R0.01

dB/km
dB/km
dB
dB
eq. = Kd3.2 * (1+|P|)-0.97 * 100.032f - 0.00085hL - A/10

eq. = 0.032f - 0.00085hL

eq. = Kd3.2 * (1+|P|)-0.97

eq. = (he - hL) / d

eq. = 10-4.2 - 0.0029dN1
eq. = 10-4.6 - 0.0027dN1
eq. = 10-3.9 - 0.0028dN1 * ((10 + sa)-0.46)
eq. = 5 * 10-7 * 10-0.1 * C * (pL-0.5)
Antenna 2, hL
15.55
15355.66668
79147.814
0.001765864

celsius
k
hpa
hpa
*Chart Lookup

399.974
1%

eq. = d = (N2-N1)/(D2-D1)

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eq. = AF1 - (10*LOG((1-%)/AF2)); % = Uptime Reliability % Require

eq. = 8.657*SQRT(d/f); d in km, f in GHz

eq. = sqrt((d1*d2)/(f*(d1+d2)))

Halfway
0.000
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km

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meters
feet

eq. = N * 17.3 * ((d1*d2)/(f * d)^(-1/2))

feet
meter
km

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-2.5
4.023368
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0.991
1.594863075
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0.25

-1.2192
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degrees

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radians
radians

q = GTx + (Radio Power, PTx)- Transmission Cable Losses

0.7758 db

Level GRxadj - All cable losses

0 db

km)^3)*(10-(d in km)/10)*(10^-6)))*(1000.9995)-1

max vegetation height in meters

2; with x in degrees

Uptime Reliability % Required

Rain Zone Amount of Precipitation, mm/h

A
8
B
12
C
15
D
19
E
22
F
28
G
30
H
32
J
35
K
42
L
60
M
63
N
95
O
115
P
145
Max Transmitted Power
Frequency, Max
GHzTransmitted Power, dBm
4.5
33
7
27
8
27
10.5
27
11
27
13
20
15
20
18
19
23
19
23
19
32
16
38
14

SESR Bit Error Rate

Path Type Bit Rate
STM-1
155

BERses
Block per Second
Bits/Block
2.3 x 10-5a
8000
19940
1.3 x 10-5a + 2.2
192000
801