RF RANGE ESTIMATOR

Only enter values in the Green fields. Blue fields are calculations and White fields are

LoS

CCIR

Hata

NUMBER
1
2

DESCRIPTION
Received Signal Strength
Max path loss for known Rx sensitivity

FORMULAS
R = Pt + Gtot - L
L = Pt + Gtot - R

3
4

Free Space Model

re-arranged free space model

Lfs = 32.45 + 20Log10(dkm) + 20Log10(F_mhz)

dkm = 10^[ (Lfs - 32.45 - 20Log10(F_mhz))/20 ]

CCIR Path loss model

6
7
8

a(hm)
B
CCIR solved for Distance

Lccir = 69.55 +26.16Log10(F_mhz)-13.82Log10(hb)

+ [44.9 - 6.55Log10(hb)]Log10(dkm) - B
a(hm) = [1.1Log10(F_mhz)-0.7]hm - [1.56Log10(F_m
30 - 25Log10(BCA%)
dccir = 10^{[Pt+Gtot-R-69.55-26.16Log10(F_mhz) +
13.82Log10(hb)+a(hm)+B]/[44.9-6.55Log10(hb)]}

Hata Model Path Loss

10

a(hm) Open, Suburban, Small City

a(hm) Large City
K, Open
K, Suburban
K, Small city, Large city
Hata model solved for distance

11

12

13
WIM-LoS 14
15
16
17
18

WIM-NLoS

19
20
21

22

Lhata = 69.55 +26.16Log10(F_mhz)-13.82Log10(hb)

+ [44.9 - 6.55Log10(hb)]Log10(dkm) - K
a(hm) = [1.1Log10(F_mhz)-0.7]hm - [1.56Log10(F_m
a(hm) = 3.2*(Log10(11.75*hm))^2 - 4.97
K = 4.78*(Log10(F_mhz))^2 - 18.33Log10(F_mhz) +
K = 2*(Log10(F_mhz/28))^2 + 5.4
K=0
dhata = 10^{[Pt+Gtot-R-69.55-26.16Log10(F_mhz) +
13.82Log10(hb)+a(hm)+K]/[44.9-6.55Log10(hb)]}

Walfisch-Ikegami LoS Path loss model

WIM-LoS solved for distance

Lwim-los = 42.64 + 26Log10(dkm)+20Log10(F_mhz)

dwim-los = 10^((Pt+Gtot-R-42.64-20Log10(F_mhz))

Lwim-nlos (Lrts + Lmsd >= 0

Lwim-nlos (Lrts + Lmsd < 0
Lts, Free Space loss
Lrts,
Lori, 0 DEG < theta < 35 DEG
Lori, 35 DEG < theta < 55 DEG
Lori, 55 DEG < theta < 90 DEG
Lmsd
Lbsh, Delta_hb > 0
Lbsh, Delta_hb < 0
Ka, Delta_hb > 0
Ka, Delta_hb < 0 and dkm > 0.5
Ka, Delta_hb < 0 and dkm < 0.5
Kd, Delta_hb > 0
Kd, Delta_hb < 0

Lwim-nlos = Lfs + Lrts + Lmsd

Lwim-nlos = Lfs
Lfs = 32.45 + 20*log10(dkm) +20Log10(F_mhz)
Lrts = -16.9 - 10Log10(w) + 10Log10(F_mhz) + 20Lo
Lori = -10 +0.354*theta
Lori = 2.5 + 0.075*(theta-35)
Lori = 4 - 0.114*(theta-55)
Lmsd = Lbsh + Ka + Kd*Log10(dkm) + Kf*Log10(F_m
Lbsh = -18Log10(1+Delta_hb)
Lbsh = 0
Ka = 54
Ka = 54 + 0.8*abs(Delta_hb)
Ka = 54 + 0.8*abs(Delta_hb)*(dkm/0.5)
Kd = 18
Kd = 18 +15*(abs(delta_hb)/hb)

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INDIVIDUAL LOSS MODEL CALCULATORS FOR DISTANCE

24

Kf, Small City

Kf, Large City
WIM-NLoS Solved for Distance

0.7*(F_mhz/925 -1)
1.5*(F_mhz/925 -1)
dwim-nlos = 10^((Pt+Gtot-R-32.45-(30+Kf)*Log10(F

Loss Calculator

Pt [dBm]
33

Gtot [dB]
0

R [dBm]
-126

Free Space Range Calculator (Based on Loss

Calculator)

Lfs
159.00

F_mhz
151

dkm [km]
14077.420

CCIR Range Calculator

F_mhz
151

Pt [dBm]
33

Gtot [dB]
0

Hata Range Calculator

F_mhz
151

Pt [dBm]
33

Gtot [dB]
0

WIM-LoS Range Calculator

F_mhz
151

Pt [dBm]
33

Gtot [dB]
0

WIM-NLoS Range Calculator

F_mhz
151

b [m]
300

w [m]
300

Ka
54

Kd
Kf
4503
Small City -0.58572973
Large City -1.255135135

nd White fields are information

) + 20Log10(F_mhz)
Log10(F_mhz))/20 ]

F_mhz)-13.82Log10(hb) - a(hm)
g10(dkm) - B
0.7]hm - [1.56Log10(F_mhz)-0.8]

55-26.16Log10(F_mhz) +
[44.9-6.55Log10(hb)]}

(F_mhz)-13.82Log10(hb) - a(hm)
g10(dkm) - K
0.7]hm - [1.56Log10(F_mhz)-0.8]
hm))^2 - 4.97
2 - 18.33Log10(F_mhz) + 40.94

55-26.16Log10(F_mhz) +
[44.9-6.55Log10(hb)]}

0(dkm)+20Log10(F_mhz)
-42.64-20Log10(F_mhz))/26)

m) +20Log10(F_mhz)
10Log10(F_mhz) + 20Log10(Delta_hm) + Lori

10(dkm) + Kf*Log10(F_mhz) - 9Log10(b)

b)*(dkm/0.5)

Variables
Pt
Ag
Cl
Gtot
L
Lfs
Lccir
Lhata
Lwim

DESCRIPTIONS
Pt = Tx power [dBm]
Ag = Total Antenna gain [dB]
Cl = total Connection loss
Gtot = (Ag-Cl) Total gain [dB]
L = Transmission path loss [dB]
Lfs = tx path loss(free space model) [dB]
Lccir = tx path loss(CCIR model) [dB]
Lhata = tx path loss(Hata model) [dB]

R
dkm
d
dccir
dhata

R = receiver sensitivity [dB]

dkm = distance between transmitter and receiver [km]
d = distance [m]
dccir = distance between XCVR's CCIR model [km]

F_mhz
hb
hm
hB
Delta_hb
Delta_hm
b
w
theta
BCA%

F_mhz = transmit frequency [MHz]

hb = base antenna height over street level [m]
hm = mobile antenna height [m]
hB = nominal height of building roofs [m]
Delta_hb = hb - hB
Delta_hm = hB - hm
b = building seperation [m] (20-50 default)
w = Width of street [m] (b/2 default)
theta = angle of incident wave rel street (90 default)
BCA% = % of area covered by buildings [%]

R-32.45-(30+Kf)*Log10(F_mhz) + 16.9+10Log10(w) - 20Log10(delta_hm) -Lori - Lbsh -Ka + 9Log10(b))/(20+Kd)

L [dB]
159.00

R [dBm]
-126

hb [m]
2.5

hm [m]
0.5

R [dBm]
-126

hb [m]
3

hm [m]
1

BCA% [%]
20

dkm [km]
6.254

a(hm)

dkm [km]

23.695
6.471
0.000
0.000

-0.90233
-0.90233
-0.90233
-1.30606

30.211
11.692
8.184
8.004

Lori
-8.23

Lrts
21.40

hb [m]
1

Delta_hb
-299

Pt [dBm]
33

Gtot [dB]
0

R [dBm]
-126

-2.526

Open
Suburban
Small City
Large City
R [dBm]
-126

a(hm)
-1.751

dwim-los [km]
629.866

hB [m]
300

hm [m]
1

Delta_hm
299

Lbsh
0
-------->
-------->

Lmsd

Lfs
#NUM!
-------->
-------->

61.43079
61.42434

theta
5

d_WIM-NLoS [km]
1.016
1.017