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29 August 2001 Area planning algorithm for VHF/UHF radio path planning
Michael R. Frater, Michael J. Ryan, Mark R. Pickering
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Abstract
The traditional manual method of path profile analysis is very time consuming and takes approximately 20 - 30 minutes for each path. With the advent of digital terrain data and high-speed computing, this process can be readily automated and the time for each path reduced to a fraction of a second. The calculation of point-to-point losses, however, still presents the user with limited information, and does not readily advise the planner of the coverage of a given transmitter. In this paper, we present a new approach based on area planning.
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Michael R. Frater, Michael J. Ryan, and Mark R. Pickering "Area planning algorithm for VHF/UHF radio path planning", Proc. SPIE 4396, Battlespace Digitization and Network-Centric Warfare, (29 August 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.438312
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KEYWORDS
Transmitters

Relays

Receivers

Visualization

RF communications

Antennas

Defense and security

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