FADE MARGIN

IN METRIC:

FM = -70 + 30LOG10D(km) + 10LOG10(6ABF(GHz))-10LOG10(1-R)

IN ENGLISH:

FM = -123.8 +30LOG10(D(mi)) +10LOG10(6ABF(MHz))-10LOG10(1-R)

WHERE:

A = CONSTANT VALUE FOR THE TERRAIN

B = CONSTANT VALUE FOR THE TEMPERATURE OF THE GIVEN

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F = FREQUENCY IN GHZ OR MHZ

VALUE FOR A DESCRIPTION

4.0 FOR A VERY SMOOTH TERRAIN,
FLAT DESSERT
1.0 FOR AVERAGE TERRAIN OF SOME
ROUGHNESS
0.25 FOR MOUNTAINS, VERY ROUGH
OR VERY DRY TERRAIN

VALUE FOR B DESCRIPTION

0.50 FOR HUMID
0.25 FOR NORMAL TEMPERATE
0.125 FOR MOUNTAINS OR VERY DRY
BUT NON-REFLECTIVE AREAS
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COMPUTATION: FADE MARGIN

FM = -70 + 30LOG10D(km) + 10LOG10(6ABF(GHz))-10LOG10(1-R)

WHERE:

FM= FADE MARGIN

D(KM)=DISTANCE OF THE LINK IN KM

F= FREQUENCY IN GHZ

R= RELIABILITY = 99.9999999% = 0.999999999

SOLUTION:

FM = -70 + 30LOG10D(km) + 10LOG10(6ABF(GHz))-10LOG10(1-R)

D(km) = 12.230 km

A = AVERAGE TERRAIN = 1

B = NORMAL TEMPERATE = 0.25

FM = -70 + 30LOG10D(km) + 10LOG10(6ABF(GHz))-10LOG10(1-R)

FM = -70 + 30LOG10(12.230) + 10LOG10(6)(1)(0.25)(18.55)+

10LOG10(1-0.999999999)

FM = 67.068 dB
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COMPUTATION: FADE MARGIN

FM = -123.8 +30LOG10D(mi) +10LOG10(6ABF(GHz))-10LOG10(1-R)

WHERE:

FM= FADE MARGIN

D=DISTANCE OF THE LINK IN MILES

F= FREQUENCY IN GHz

R= RELIABILITY = 99.9999999% = 0.999999999

SOLUTION:

FM = -123.8 +30LOG10(D(mi)) +10LOG10(6ABF(GHz))-10LOG10(1-R)

D(mi) = 7 mi

A = AVERAGE TERRAIN = 1

B = NORMAL TEMPERATE = 0.25

FM = -123.8 +30LOG10(7) +10LOG10(6(1)(.25)(18.55)-10LOG10(1-

.999999999)

FM = 65.997 dB
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COMPUTATION: FADE MARGIN

FM = -70 + 30LOG10D(km) + 10LOG10(6ABF(GHz))-10LOG10(1-R)

WHERE:

FM= FADE MARGIN

D(KM)=DISTANCE OF THE LINK IN KM

F= FREQUENCY IN GHZ

R= RELIABILITY = 99.9999999% = 0.999999999

SOLUTION:

FM = -70 + 30LOG10D(km) + 10LOG10(6ABF(GHz))-10LOG10(1-R)

D(km) = 12.311 km

A = AVERAGE TERRAIN = 1

B = NORMAL TEMPERATE = 0.25

FM = -70 + 30LOG10D(km) + 10LOG10(6ABF(GHz))-10LOG10(1-R)

FM = -70 + 30LOG10(12.311) + 10LOG10(6)(1)(0.25)(18.55)+

10LOG10(1-0.999999999)

FM = 67.153 dB
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COMPUTATION: FADE MARGIN

FM = -63.8 +30LOG10D(mi) +10LOG10(6ABF(GHz))-10LOG10(1-R)

WHERE:

FM= FADE MARGIN

D=DISTANCE OF THE LINK IN MILES

F= FREQUENCY IN MHz

R= RELIABILITY = 99.9999999% = 0.999999999

SOLUTION:

FM = -123.8 +30LOG10(D(mi)) +10LOG10(6ABF(GHz))-10LOG10(1-R)

D(mi) = 14.20 mi

A = AVERAGE TERRAIN = 1

B = NORMAL TEMPERATE = 0.25

FM = -123.8 +30LOG10(14.20) +10LOG10(6(1)(.25)(15.05)-

10LOG10(1-.999999999)

FM = 74.305 dB
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COMPUTATION: FADE MARGIN

FM = -70 + 30LOG10D(km) + 10LOG10(6ABF(GHz))-10LOG10(1-R)

WHERE:

FM= FADE MARGIN

D(KM)=DISTANCE OF THE LINK IN KM

F= FREQUENCY IN GHz

R= RELIABILITY = 99.9999999% = 0.999999999

SOLUTION:

FM = -70 + 30LOG10D(km) + 10LOG10(6ABF(GHz))-10LOG10(1-R)

D(km) = 15.932 km

A = AVERAGE TERRAIN = 1

B = NORMAL TEMPERATE = 0.25

FM = -70 + 30LOG10D(km) + 10LOG10(6ABF(GHz))-10LOG10(1-R)

FM = -70 + 30LOG10(15.932) + 10LOG10(6)(1)(0.25)(15.05)+

10LOG10(1-0.999999999)

FM = 69.604 dB
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COMPUTATION: FADE MARGIN

FM = -63.8 +30LOG10D(mi) +10LOG10(6ABF(GHz))-10LOG10(1-R)

WHERE:

FM= FADE MARGIN

D=DISTANCE OF THE LINK IN MILES

F= FREQUENCY IN MHZ

R= RELIABILITY = 99.9999999% = 0.999999999

SOLUTION:

FM = -123.8 +30LOG10(D(mi)) +10LOG10(6ABF(GHz))-10LOG10(1-R)

D(mi) = 8.5 mi

A = AVERAGE TERRAIN = 1

B = NORMAL TEMPERATE = 0.25

FM = -123.8 +30LOG10(8.5) +10LOG10(6(1)(.25)(15.05)-10LOG10(1-

.999999999)

FM = 87.619 dB