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the page Welcome... has been added
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To my website dedicated to Radio Mobile.
Radio Mobile is software by Roger Coudé VE2DBE. The program simulates RF propagation and is for free to the amateur radio community.
I hope that this... |
the page Quick reference has been added
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This quick reference gives a easy starting point to find answers to questions about Radio Mobile.
You can start at the 'Main window' or the 'Toolbar configuration window' More information about the T... |
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| the page Selections using the mouse has been added |
the page Raster maps has been added
...For the most used types of
raster maps a example is displayed. By clicking on the image you go to
the information on how to use the source in Radio
Mobile.
Map PointGoogle MapsGoogle MapsMap QuestO... |
the page About the website has been added
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The disadvantage of Radio Mobile is that it is poory documented. That is a pity because the software works fine. The documentation you can find is scattered around over the internet. Some users ha... |
the page Website structure has been added
...This website is structured in 4 blocks:Quick referenceBackground on the programDescription of the the program Radio MobileHow to perform tasks and analysis examples.The individual blocks are described... |
the page Objectives of this website has been added
...Initially I created this website for my own purpose. My objectives are:
Reproduce the website of Roger Coudé an fill in the gaps in this documentation.
Add valuable information from other sources on ... |
the page Creative Commons License has been added
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Radio Mobile tutorial by Remko Welling (PE1MEW) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Netherlands License.
The content on this website can be used with notice of source un... |
the page Disclaimer has been added
...The information contained in this website is for general information
purposes only. The information is provided by PE1MEW and whilst I endeavour to keep the information up-to-date and correct, I make ... |
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the page Thanks has been added
...A token of my gratitude to some people who have been of help to this website:Roger Coudé VE2DBE for his fine software and quick response on all my questions: http://www.cplus.org/rmw/english1.htmlIan ... |
the page About Radio Mobile has been added
...Radio Mobile software is a copyright of Roger Coudé VE2DBE. Radio Mobile is dedicated to amateur radio and humanitarian use. Although commercial use is not prohibited, the author cannot be held respon... |
the page Datasheet has been added
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Radio propagation model
Title
ITS Irregular Terrain Model (Longley-Rice)
Code
Original FORTRAN code translated to C++ ... |
the page Installation has been added
...This installation instruction applies to release 8.9.0 and later. Radio Mobile does not come with a self extracting installer. The software is simple and can be installed with a minimum of PC or windo... |
the page Preparations has been added
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Step 1
Reserve space on your disk for Radio Mobile.
A regular used installation where geodata is downloaded and cached on disk can use more than 305 Mbyte
Step 2
For old versions of Windows or Linu... |
the page Download has been added
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Step 4
Download the following files from the Radio Mobile site and copy them in to '\Radio_Mobile\download':
rmwcore.zip (this file is required for all languages)
rmwupdate.zip (this file is requir... |
the page Configure the installation has been added
... Step 5Now we will install all files in the required folders:Unzip the file 'rmwcore.zip' in the folder 'C:\radio_mobile' (this includes the folder structure in the zip-file) Unzip the file 'rmwupdate... |
the page Running Radio Mobile has been added
...Step 8After the installation you have to put a short cut on your desktop of Radio Mobile.Step 9Now double-click on the short-cut and enjoy Radio Mobile!
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the page Configure Radio Mobile has been added
...In this chapter the primary settings are descibed.Step 10UpdatesRadio Mobile can check Automatically for updates. If and where the check for updates can be configured in 'Tools > Internet: Web upda... |
the page Calculations has been added
...The hart of every RF simulation tool is the prediction model.
There are many models that predict RF propagation but the most known is
the 'Hata-Okumura' model. This model is 'the mother of all models'... |
the page Propagation calculation has been added
...Radio Mobile is a tool to help in the elaboration of radio communication networks. Therefore Radio Mobile evaluates if a radio link is possible between two given sites, and provides the performance of... |
the page Radio propagation has been added
...Radio propagation is the study of how radio waves travel from a transmitter site to a receiver site through the atmosphere. Radio signals are affected by terrain elevation between the sites, and obstr... |
the page Radio coverage probability has been added
...All radio coverage is based on probability theory. Radio coverage at a specific location from a distant transmitter can be specified for a 50%, 90% or higher probability of successful communication. R... |
the page Fresnel zones has been added
...Fresnel zones are used by propagation theory to calculate reflections and diffraction loss between a transmitter and receiver. Fresnel zones are numbered and are called ‘F1’, ‘F2’, ‘F3’ etc.There are ... |
the page ITM model propagation settings has been added
...Most of the parameters that can be configured are part of the ITM model that is implemented in Radio Mobile.To be able to do proper predictions on the RF propagation a number of
parameters have to be ... |
the page Radio link performance has been added
...The radio link performance as described by Roger for Radio Mobile is part of the link budget. The radio link performance describes the performance of the Up- or Downlink.A practical implementation of ... |
the page Use of Land Cover has been added
...The Land Cover has become part of the propagation model in Radio Mobile.If you have a proper path to the Land cover file on your computer, and activate the Land Cover in Elevation Data options, the pr... |
the page ITM model [external-page] has been added
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This page is retrieved from http://flattop.its.bldrdoc.gov/itm.html
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the page Literature and White papers has been added
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This website holds a number of documents that add to the brief description on this website:
ITM Propagation model
Field strength in Irregular Terrain - PTP Model.pdf
For more information, have ... |
the page Geodata has been added
... Radio Mobile can use a variety of geodata sources. These sources are devided in height data (DEM), clutter data, and data for oriëntering purposes.The data sources here listed can all be used in Radi... |
the page Background on DEM has been added
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It is important to have some background about DEM.
Generally we know from the GIS world 3-types of elevation data:
Ground height
Clutter height
Composite heightSRTM data is of the last type. This ... |
the page Another picture has been added
...Another picture can be any image that has been loaded in to Radio Mobile and registered/geocoded.How to geocode a image can be found at 'how to > Work with Geodata > Geocode raster images'.
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the page ADRG CADRG has been added
...Arc Digital Raster Graphics (ADRG)ADRG Data
Illustration The ADRG comprises data originally produced by the
National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) in the United States. These
data are derived from... |
the page BIL has been added
...BIL is a format for of Remote Sensing Image DataMulti-band image data are represented by a combination of spatial position (pixel number and line number) and band.The data format for multi-band images... |
the page SRTM has been added
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SRTM data is by far the most popular data set that Radio Mobile can use.
The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) obtained elevation data on a near-global scale to generate the most complete hig... |
the page DTED has been added
...From Wikipedia, the free encyclopaediaDTED (or Digital Terrain Elevation Data) was originally developed in the 1970s to support aircraft radar simulation and prediction.DTED supports many applications... |
the page Expedia has been added
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Expedia.ca is a website that
provides planning services for travellers. It provides acces to
flights, hotels, insurance, route planning, driving directions, and
maps for Europe, North America, and th... |
the page GTOPO30 has been added
...GTOPO30 is a global digital elevation model (DEM) with a horizontal grid spacing of 30 arc seconds (approximately 1 kilometre). GTOPO30 was derived from several raster and vector sources of topographi... |
the page GLOBE has been added
...Global Land One-kilometre Base Elevation (GLOBE)Homepage: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/topo/report/GLOBE is an internationally designed, developed, and independently peer-reviewed global digital eleva... |
the page Google Maps has been added
...Google offers Maps to the internet. The useage of Google Maps is under the Google Maps API Terms of Service.
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the page Internet Tiger has been added
...Internet Tiger is only available for North America. Therefore it is not available to the author of these pages. You are advised to join the Radio Mobile user group at Yahoo for more information.
Click... |
the page Internet Toporama has been added
...Internet Toporama is not available to the author of these
pages. You are advised to join the Radio Mobile user group at Yahoo for
more information.
Click to join
Radio_Mobile_Deluxe
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the page Land cover has been added
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Land Cover is in radio planning better known as 'Clutter'. Radio Mobile has implemented the use of Land Cover from 8.9.3. For this implementation Land Cover in the Plate Carre format is found at Univ... |
the page Landsat has been added
...The Landsat Program is a series of Earth-observing satellite missions jointly managed by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey. Since 1972, Landsat satellites have collected information about Earth from... |
the page Mappoint has been added
...Mappoint is the Mapping software from Microsoft. The Mappoint data is also used by Expedia.
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the page MapQuest has been added
...MapQuest offers internet, wireless and business mapping applications that help people find places and get there.
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the page Openstreetmap has been added
...OpenStreetMap is a free editable map of the world. It is made by people like you. OpenStreetMap allows you to view, edit and use geographical data in a collaborative way from anywhere on Earth.
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the page Terraserver has been added
...TerraServer has assembled the largest variety of aerial photos, satellite images and USGS topo maps on the Internet.You can search and view all of our online imagery and then purchase a digital image ... |
the page The program has been added
...These chapters cover the menu-structure of Radio Mobile. It is structured in the same way Radio Mobile is organised. As a basis for the chapters the menu's and functionalities in the menu's in Radio M... |
the page Definitions has been added
...This is a list of parameters, variables, and values that are used in Radio Mobile. Each definition is explained in detail for further understanding.
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the page Antenna pattern has been added
...If a non-directional antenna is used for center
unit, the antenna will be pointed toward the original right unit
position. This orientation can be modified with the antenna azimuth
text box.
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the page Antenna Factor has been added
...The antenna factor (K) is the figure
that expresses the efficiency of the antenna. The
antenna factor is calculated out of the antenna gain in dBi and the
frequency in MHz.This formula is published in... |
the page Applicability has been added
...Visual coverage can be used for line of sight,
radar or interception range. It is based on pure geometrical clearance,
taking into account the sensor height above ground, the target height
above groun... |
the page Azimuth Range has been added
...The vertical opening angle of the investigated "beam". (See image below for explanation)
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the page Bin has been added
...The unit for which Radio Mobile determines the effect of radio propagation.In analysis of radio coverage, Radio mobile will evaluate all bin's in the current map window. The size of the bin influence... |
the page Calibration has been added
...A picture must be calibrated in order to use it for positioning by entering the four corners latitude and longitude.
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the page Combined Cartesian has been added
...The surface is covered according to small squares of variable pixel size. Many sites can be used to produce a combined coverage with the best signal available at each position on the map.
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the page Cursor has been added
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The cursor has a horizontal position with an elevation record (in meter above sea level) corresponding to intersection of the two dotted lines that appear after a click on the map. The Elevation grid... |
the page Deployment area has been added
...The deployment area is a rectangular zone with horizontal coordinates for the centre position and a size in kilometres that should be large enough to contain all units.
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the page DEM has been added
...A digital elevation model (DEM) is a digital representation of ground surface topography or terrain. It is also widely known as a digital terrain model (DTM). A DEM can be represented as a raster (a g... |
the page dB has been added
...The decibel is a logarithmic value commonly used for radio propagation calculations. Radio propagation works using logarithmic numbers.Why? Radio propagation involves complicated multiplication at var... |
the page dBd has been added
...dBd is decibel above the gain of a dipole
antenna as a reference.A dipole antenna is know to
have a gain of 2.15 dBi. But
as the isotrope antenna is a mathematical antenna technicians generally
use th... |
the page dBi has been added
...dBi is decibel above the gain of a isotrope
antenna as a reference.The isotrope
antenna is a mathematical antenna with a radiation pattern of a perfect
sphere. From this background it is calculated th... |
the page dBiC has been added
...dBiC is decibel above the gain of a isotrope
antenna as a reference where the isotrope antenna has the same circular
polarisation as the antenna of which the gain is
expressed.The isotrope
antenna is ... |
the page dBm has been added
...dBm is decibel above a 1-milliwatt (mW) reference.A 1-Watt transmitter has an output of +30 dBm.A 10-Watt transmitter has an output of +40 dBm.A 25-Watt transmitter has an output of +44 dBm.As can be ... |
the page dBuV has been added
...dBuV is commonly used to specify receiver
sensitivity.0.5 µV is equivalent to – 113
dBm1.0 µV is equivalent to – 107
dBm10 µV is equivalent to – 87
dBmTo convert from dBm simply subtract 107 from
the ... |
the page dB(uV/m) has been added
...dB(uV/m) is decibel above a microvolt per
meter referenceRadiated Measurement
Units:FS
= Field
strenghtRSSI
= Voltage at the antenna connectordB(uV/m) = decibel ratio
referenced to a micr... |
the page dBq has been added
...There are generally 3 references: dBi (Isotropic), dBq (quarter waveradiator reference), and dBd (half wave or Dipole) reference.An antenna generates a pattern of energy: an isotrope generates a perfe... |
the page dBW has been added
...dBW is decibels above a 1-Watt reference.A 1-Watt transmitter has an output of 0 dBW.A 10-Watt transmitter has an output of +10 dBW.A 25-Watt transmitter has an output of +14 dBW.Portions of this text... |
the page Disk space has been added
...The flight animation uses a huge amount of disk memory. It is wise to import all the bitmaps into video animation software capable of compression, such as GIF Constructor shareware.
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the page Downlink has been added
...Radio link from the base station to the mobile or hand-held. See 'How to > Linkbudgets'
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the page Draw mode has been added
...Each mode can be used to enhance terrain characteristics. The most common draw mode is Gray scaled slope, because networks features are better seen.
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the page Earth radius has been added
...Visual coverage uses the average earth radius to simulate earth curvature. This explains the difference observed with the radio coverage, where the radio beam tends to bend toward ground.
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the page Elevation has been added
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Units automatically get an elevation (in meters above sea level) from the map when you position them. You can also enter the exact elevation manually if you know it.
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the page Export file format has been added
...The program can export profile data into a file in text format. This file can be viewed with Windows Notepad or imported into a spreadsheet program.
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the page Flight path has been added
...The flight follows a direct line from Tx antenna to Rx antenna.
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the page Fresnel zone. has been added
...Currently
the information of this page is incomplete. The page might be under
construction or is being revised. For more information we suggest the Radio Mobile group at
Yahoo.Click to join Radio_Mobi... |
the page GPS serial output has been added
...Most GPS are capable of sending information through a simple serial link. Only the TXD and GROUND pins need to be connected to the PC, on any of the serial port. The GPS must be set at 4800 or 9600 bp... |
the page GPS sentence recognized has been added
...The program looks for a sentence beginning with $GPRMC from the GPS. This sentence is common to most GPS.
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the page HAAT has been added
...Antenna height above average terrain, along with the FM and TV propagation curves
is commonly used in the prediction of coverage by television stations and by FM radio
stations as well as some wireles... |
the page Icon has been added
...A Icon is a small image that is used in Radio Mobile to identify a unit on a map.Icons are stored in the 'icon' directory and by default are 16 x 16 pixels.Icons can be selected in the 'Unit propertie... |
the page Interference has been added
...The surface is covered according to small squares of variable pixel size. The coverage of a single transmitter side can be shown in two colors: the first color shows the normal coverage according to a... |
the page Interpolation has been added
...Maps are of variable dimension. Interpolation is needed to adjust the database records to those of the program.
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the page Label objects has been added
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The font settings for cities in picture properties apply to object labelsThe label position ranges from 0 to 3 (for each of the four corners) and 4 (for centre)
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the page The_program:Definitions:Land_cover has been added
...set that describes the cover of the the earth soil. In Radio planning terms it is called 'Clutter'. In this how to we will use the word 'Clutter' in stead of land cover. Land cover is described in 'te... |
the page Line objects has been added
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All lines in a same file are of the same width and colorThe first letters of the file name are used by the program:"L" means a line file, "F" means a filled area or polygon file"L2" will be drawn on ... |
the page Linkbudget has been added
...A calculation that holds all variables that are defined in a system. See 'How to > Linkbudgets'
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the page ITS model has been added
...The
US Institute for Telecommunications Science (ITS) has published a well-known model for radio propagation commonly referred to as the Longley-Rice model.The original code in FORTRAN has been transl... |
the page Maps has been added
...Maps are based on a matrix of up to 2000x2000 elevation records (meters above sea level), which can be saved in a file with a .MAP extension. Map data can be viewed with the Elevation grid.
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the page MSI has been added
...MSI is the extension mostly used in combination with antenna radiation patterns in planet antenna format.Planet is a RF propagation simulation tool initially developed by MSI. Planet was a 2G radio pl... |
the page Net has been added
... A Net is specified by RF parameters, topology, and the units that are member of the Net.
In
a Net RF parameters are configured to model propagation and the used
frequency for the Net. These settings ... |
the page Network has been added
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A network is a container that holds Nets and units. A units can be associated with one or more Nets.
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the page Net membership has been added
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Each unit entered in a net has a role and a radio system.
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the page Net topology has been added
...The program does more than evaluate the quality of communication between units. If you have selected a network topology where rebroadcast is allowed, the program will initiate as much
iteration as nec... |
the page Performance to meet has been added
...The program uses Rx Threshold in S-unit, in micro Volt, dBm or in micro Volt/m. The performance thresholds in S-unit are relative to receiver sensitivity while the others are taken at the
receiver inp... |
the page Picture size has been added
...Picture size is equal to the elevation matrix pixel size defined in Map properties. It has a direct impact on program performance. The amount of calculation increases by the square of picture side, as... |
the page Polygon objects has been added
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All lines in a same file are of the same width and colorThe first letters of the file name are used by the program:"L" means a line file, "F" means a filled area or polygon file"L2" will be drawn on ... |
the page Radial Range has been added
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The distance from the object between which is being analysed. (See image below for explanation)
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the page Radio coverage has been added
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Suppose a unit is stationary while the other is moved everywhere around. The system parameters are the same as those seen in Radio link, except for the position of the mobile unit.
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the page Radio coverage of what? has been added
...Suppose a unit is stationary while the other is moved everywhere around. The system parameters are the same as those seen in Radio link, except for the position of the mobile unit.
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the page Rendering has been added
...Fill area and/or signal contours can be selected. Coverage color is mixed to the map picture with a logical and. (Better resolution means more computer time).
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the page Rmpath program has been added
...Rmpath is a simple free ware that can be used to look at the profile data exported by the program. If this program is in the application directory, it will open automatically after saving the file.
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the page Radio systems has been added
...There are some technical parameters in addition to those of the ITS model that must be selected to compute the received signal knowing the path loss. The program supports 25 different configurations t... |
the page Raster data has been added
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Raster data comes from many sources and is the form we generally know from our own digital photography. With Raster data we have a rectangle shape in which each individual point (pixel) is described.... |
the page Single Polar has been added
...The surface is covered according to polar coordinates around the centre unit. Range and azimuth span, and azimuth increment can be adjusted.
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the page System has been added
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A system is a set of RF parameters that describe a radio station. This
includes parameters for TX and RX. Location and ground height is not
part of a system. This is configured at the Unit.
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the page Terrain Elevation Data has been added
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Digital Terrain Elevation Data (MIL-D-89020 AMENDMENT 1).Maps are based on digital terrain elevation data. The program can actually access a resolution of 1, 3, or 30 seconds of an arc, which corresp... |
the page Unit has been added
...A unit is is a geographical identity that does not hold any RF
parameters. With a unit Location and ground height is registered. A
Unit has a name and a icon.
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the page Uplink has been added
...Radio link from the mobile end to the base station. See 'How to > Linkbudgets'
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the page UDP protocol has been added
...The program uses Multicast UDP protocol to report position to other PCs running the program. This protocol is common to most LAN and can be used on the Internet, as soon as the IP address (or
domain n... |
the page uV has been added
...1/1000000-th of a Volt
Calculate
from and to other units ?Use the 'On-line RF
calculator'.
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the page V/m has been added
...The voltage "measured" over one meter
space.Field
strengths in microvolts per meter (uV/m) can be calculated by taking
the inverse log of the field strength measured in dB(uV/m). As an
example:Field
s... |
the page Valid source has been added
...The program can load BMP, GIF or JPEG bitmaps of satellite photo, scanned maps, etc.
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the page Vector data has been added
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Vector data differs from raster data that; it does not matter how deep you zoom in to it. The image stays as sharp as in the lower zoom level. This is due to the structure of vector data.Vector data ... |
the page Video settings has been added
...The best compromise is definitively 16-bit color
setting (65536 colors). Some function gives poor results at 8 bits color setting (256 colors).
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the page General functions has been added
...These functions are general available in the program and can be called from any menu
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the page The_program:General_functions:Antenna_pattern has been added
...a applied to the unit in 'Network properties > Systems' can be override.The ability to override the antenna pattern is available in 'Radio Coverage > Single polar' and 'route radio coverage'. Ho... |
the page View antenna pattern has been added
...From version 9.2.3 also the vertical plane of the radiation pattern is included in Radio Mobile. This has resulted in some changes in calculations and menu options. For information about the antenna p... |
the page View antenna pattern (prior to 9.2.3) has been added
...The antenna pattern viewer displays a antenna pattern when available in the antenna folder.File file
Select the file name of the antenna and so the antenna type.
Antenna files are stored in the antenn... |
the page Color has been added
...Here you can select the color you want to apply
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the page Font has been added
...Here you can select the font and it's style you want to apply
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the page Rainbow Colors has been added
...Here you can select the color you want to apply to the individual level. Using this menu you can apply a custom pallet of colors. The rainbow color menu comes for signal levels but also for percentage... |
the page Coverage plot types has been added
...In the Single polar coverage Radio Mobile displays examples of how the result of the analysis will look like.here we show the various possible examples of this menu.No plot selected
No selection.
Cont... |
the page Picture options has been added
...When a GIF or PNG picture type is chosen the options to these pictures is opened.White is transparent.This enables transparency in PNG and GIF files. It only applies to the colour white.Transparency i... |
the page Warnings has been added
...In some occations Radio Mobile will show a warning.Model warningsRadio Mobile will display the flag (if it is non zero) next to the Pathloss value and in the details in the 'Radio Link Profile' and 'R... |
the page The_program:Main_window has been added
...main window as you will find
in Radio Mobile.Click anywhere in the image to go to the
explanation of the object you selected.
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the page The_program:Main_window:Toolbar has been added
...indow on a icon or text and you will be directed to the explanation of the function. If you want to learn more about a specific function on this page links are available to more detailed information. ... |
the page Status Bar has been added
...The status bar can display different information. The information displayed depends on how Radio Mobile is configured. The visibility of the status bar is configured in 'View > Status Bar'While naviga... |
the page The_program:Main_window:Keyboard_shortcuts has been added
... available in Radio Mobile.
Keyboard key
Do:
Comment
F1
Help
F2
Radio Link
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the page The_program:Main_window:Mouse_shortcuts has been added
...ure
Do:
Comment
SHIFT-Button on icon
Select a unit for Combined Radio Coverage
SHIFT-Butt... |
the page Combined Mouse-Keyboard has been added
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Do:
Comment
SHIFT-Button and left-click in mapwindow
The map will be moved by the mouse. Also the mouse symbol wil cha... |
the page The_program:Main_window:Selections_using_the_mouse has been added
...election in a picture just select it using 'drag and drop' left-clicking' in the window.
When in the blue dashed square is 'clicked using the right mouse button' it is asked if you are shure that ... |
the page File menu has been added
...The file menu contains the following function groups:Network related groupMap related groupPicture related groupPrint related groupProgram related
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the page New networks has been added
...This initiates a new network, erases all data from memory, removes pictures and set most parameters to default values.Depending on your requirements you can make a choice on how to configure your new ... |
the page Open networks (Ctrl-O) has been added
...Opens a dialogue box in order to load a previously saved project file. This project file contains units, nets, and system data. It also contains the map and pictures file name and path. The map file a... |
the page Save networks (Ctrl-S) has been added
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Opens a dialogue box in order to save all project files on disk.
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the page Save networks as... has been added
...Opens a dialogue box in order to save the networks data to a project file on disk.Network files can be saved in the binary .NET format or the comma separated files .CSVThe default format is .NETSaving... |
the page Network properties (Ctrl-N) has been added
...Opens a window containing all the necessary controls to perform network edition.
Default parameters
Sets the propagation model parameters of a network to their defaults.Cancel
Restores all net proper... |
the page Network prop.. Parameters has been added
...Net name
The net name can be up to 30 characters long.
Minimum and maximum frequency
For a frequency hopping net, these entries correspond to the lower and upper limits of the hopping set. The progra... |
the page Network prop.. Topology has been added
...VisibleUse this check box to show or hide a net on the map picture.Voice netUse this option for a net where need lines from command posts to subordinate units are required, but not between subordinate... |
the page Network prop.. Membership has been added
...List of all units
Use the checkbox at the left of the List of all units to add or remove units to the net. Select a role and a system for each unit with the lists on the right. To verify the role and ... |
the page Network prop.. Systems has been added
...Systems are a quick list of pre-set station parameters available per network. They can be applied to any unit in the network.A word of warning: systems that have been set up to represent an VHF mobile... |
the page Network prop.. Style has been added
...This Applies to all nets
Propagation mode
Toggle between Normal or Interference propagation mode. For interference studies, the model is optimistic. More information on the propagation model in 'Calcu... |
the page Unit properties (Ctrl-U) has been added
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Opens a form in order to edit units data.
In green the location is displayed in the native coordinate system of Radio Mobile.
In blue the user selectable coorinate system is displayed. Th... |
the page Open map has been added
...Opens a dialogue box in order to load a previously saved map file. The map file contains elevation data, and is normally associated with a bitmap picture file.
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the page Save map as has been added
...Opens a dialogue box in order to save map data into a file. The file, is named with the map name followed by a .MAP extension, and contains elevation data. Contrary to older version, the map picture w... |
the page Map properties has been added
...Opens a form in order to define the map coverage boundaries and select the elevation database (see 'How to acquire elevation data').Adjust units elevation-Merge picturesThis option forces to open the ... |
the page Previous map has been added
...Opens the Map properties form with the centre and size settings adjusted to the previous map created.
... |
the page Next map has been added
...Opens the Map properties form with the centre and size settings adjusted to the next map created.
... |
the page New picture has been added
...Opens the Picture properties form in order to create a new map picture.Draw modeEnables to choose how to draw the new map window.Grey scaled slopecolored slope (absolute)colored slope (relative)X-rayX... |
the page Open picture has been added
...Opens a dialogue box in order to load a picture file from disk (BMP, GIF, TIF, PNG or JPEG). Picture files are associated with a properties file named with the picture followed by a .DAT extension. Th... |
the page Save picture as... has been added
...Opens a dialogue box in order to save a bitmap picture file in BMP, TIF, PNG, GIF, JPG or JPEG format.Default formatWhen the type of the image in which the picture is stored differs from the default i... |
the page Picture properties (Ctrl-I) has been added
...The form that opens depends on the information in the active map window. Terrain heightWhen the active map window holds terrain height information the window will display terrain heigth settings. See ... |
the page Picture prop.. Terrain height has been added
...Opens the appropriate form (Map, User or 3D type) that can be used to create or modify a map picture (see How to create a map picture, How to import and scale user pictures, and 3D, panoramic, and ste... |
the page Picture prop.. Custom image has been added
...This menu enables to configure the geocoding information for a raster image. Radio Mobile supports BMP, JPEG, GIF, TIFF, and PNG.The process of geocoding a picture is described in 'How to > Work wi... |
the page Print (Ctrl-P) has been added
...
Prints the active picture on a printer device. The picture is scaled and oriented to fit paper size.2 lines of comment can be added to the bottom-left part of the print. Default the names of the imag... |
the page Last networks has been added
...Radio Mobile allows a instant recall of the last 8 networks that have been stored by Radio Mobile.
... |
the page Exit has been added
...This command aborts program execution upon confirmation.
... |
| the page Edit menu has been added |
the page Copy (Ctrl-C) has been added
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Copies the active picture to the Clipboard.
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the page Paste has been added
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Inserts the contents of the Clipboard in the active picture.
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the page Paste as a new picture (Ctrl-V) has been added
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Creates a new picture window where is inserted the contents of the Clipboard.
... |
the page Merge pictures... has been added
...Enable the selection of a source to be merged with the active picture, by copying, adding, multiplying, or logical and operation. The source can be:another picture a picture from the internet: LANDSAT... |
the page Merge pict... Another picture has been added
...Here you can select the image you wish to overlay over the current map window.Using the pull-down menu the prior loaded raster images can be selected.If the pull-down menu is empty you need to load th... |
the page Merge pict... Landsat has been added
...There are no settings for landsat available.For more information about Landsat look at 'Geodata > Landsat'You can Copy, Add, Multiply, or bitwise overlay the selected source. See 'Merge pictures...'Ex... |
the page Merge pict... OpenStreetMap has been added
...Here you can set the level of detail that is displayed in the overlayed image..For more information about Open Street Map look at 'Geodata > Open Street Map'You can Copy, Add, Multiply, or bitwise ... |
the page Merge pict... Terraserver has been added
... This data is only availabale for the USA.Here you can select the type of image:Aerial colour fotoAerial photo Black and WhiteTopographic mapAlso you can select the level of detail or resolution:1m2m4... |
the page Merge pict... Tiger has been added
...This data is only availabale for the USA.There are no settings for this mapsource.For more information about Tiger look at 'Geodata > Internet Tiger'You can Copy, Add, Multiply, or bitwise overlay the... |
the page Merge pict... Toporama has been added
...This data is only availabale for the USA.Here you can select the type of image:OrthoimageBNDT 50KBNDT 250KAlso you can select the level of detail or resolution:V2 - OrthoimageV2 - BNDTFor more informa... |
the page Merge pict... MapPoint has been added
...Depending on your location you select the area of intrest.For more information about Map Point look at 'Geodata > Mappoint'You can Copy, Add, Multiply, or bitwise overlay the selected source. See 'Mer... |
the page Merge pict... MapQuest has been added
...For more information about MapQuest look at 'Geodata > MapQuest'
You can Copy, Add, Multiply, or bitwise overlay the selected source. See 'Merge pictures...'
The useage of Map Quest is configured in ... |
the page Merge pict... ADRG has been added
...Here you can select the folder in wich the ARDG files are stored.More information on ADRG and CADRG can be fond in 'Geodata > ADRG CADRG'You can Copy, Add, Multiply, or bitwise overlay the selected so... |
the page Merge pict... Virtual Earth has been added
...Here you can set the level of detail that is displayed in the overlayed image. Also you can select the type of image you wisch to display:Roads,HybridAreal photo'sExamples of these maps are displayed ... |
the page Merge pict... GoogleMaps has been added
...Here you can set the level of detail that is displayed in the overlayed image..For more information about Google Maps look at 'Geodata > Google Maps'You can Copy, Add, Multiply, or bitwise overlay ... |
the page Merge pict... Land cover has been added
...Land cover is the Radio Mobile implementation of displaying Clutter data in the map window.How to obtain land cover is described in 'How to > Work with geodata > Obtain free geodata'Information ... |
the page Merge pict... YahooMaps has been added
...
Here you can select the type that is displayed in the overlayed image..Available images are:RoadsAerial photosExamples are displayed below.
For more information about YahooMaps look at 'Geodata > yah... |
the page Draw grid... has been added
...Opens a window in order to draw Lat-Lon or UTM grid over a 2D picture.3 styles are possible:
Lat-lon
QRA
UTM
Lat-lonCreates a grid that has latitude-longitude grid as a basis
Example of a lat-lon-... |
the page Draw rings... has been added
...Opens a window in order to draw range rings over a 2D picture. Rings can be drwan around the cursor position or selected units from the networkCentreCursor positionDraw a ring around the cursor positi... |
the page Draw objects has been added
...Select Lines, Filled areas, Labels, Cities or All to add graphic objects to the active picture.Import from text fileThis feature is not documented in Radio Mobile.
... |
the page Fit to window has been added
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Create a new picture resized to fit the actual window size.
... |
the page Rotate/Stretch has been added
...Opens a window with rotation angle and stretch factor inputs that will be used to create a new picture on activation of the Apply command.
... |
the page Flood has been added
...Flood all map pixels surrounding cursor position that share the same elevation.
... |
the page Stratification has been added
...Opens a window used to color a stratum of elevation.
... |
the page Elevation contour has been added
...Opens a window used to draw a custom defined elevation contour interval.colors can be set according your requirements.
... |
the page Force grey scale has been added
...Modify a picture to force a grey scale (useful for coverage background).
... |
the page Shadow has been added
...Modify a picture to draw shadows behind mountains.
... |
the page Redraw last legend has been added
...Redraw the last legend to a picture.
... |
the page Distance scale has been added
...Add a distance scale to a picture.You can choose the position of the scale:Top LeftTop RightBottom leftBottom Right
... |
the page Corner coordinates has been added
...Print the four corners lat-lon coordinates over a picture.
... |
the page Fit map to picture/selection has been added
...Opens the Map properties window in order to extract elevation data according to the picture or selection.
... |
the page Fit map to units has been added
...Opens the Map properties window in order to extract elevation data in order to fit best all units in memory.See 'How to > Work with units > Set height for multiple units'.
... |
the page Orthorectify has been added
...Draw a new picture that can then be adjusted to fit map exactly.
... |
the page Projection has been added
...Draw a new picture according to a trapezoidal projection offering less distortion.
... |
| the page View menu has been added |
the page Elevation grid has been added
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Opens a small window that shows 5x5 elevation data records centred at cursor position along with cursor coordinates.
If you click on the '>' button the elevation grid is expanded and the area over wh... |
the page World map has been added
...Opens a new picture window with worldwide coverage.
... |
the page Swap world map has been added
...No information.Currently
the information of this page is incomplete. The page might be under
construction or is being revised. For more information we suggest the
Radio Mobile group at
Yahoo.Click to ... |
the page Find Peak Elevation (Ctrl-F) has been added
...Place cursor at the position on a picture or a selection where elevation is maximum according to elevation data in memory.
... |
the page Find lowest elevation has been added
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Place cursor at the position on a picture or a selection where elevation is minimum according to elevation data in memory.
... |
the page Show networks has been added
...The lines in 'Show Networks' are colored 'Network Style'. The settings of 'Network Style' are configured in 'Networks properties - Style'. More information on Network Style can be found at 'How to - U... |
the page Hide networks has been added
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Hides network performance and unit labels on all pictures.
The result is displayed in the following image:
... |
the page Networks autoRedraw has been added
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If checked and if the computer is fast enough, the network drawing will be refreshed on exiting the Networks properties form.
... |
the page Flight has been added
...Opens the last flight animation generated with the Radio link form.
... |
the page The_program:View_menu:Toolbar has been added
...buttons under the menu bar.The toolbar is described in detail at 'Quick reference > Toolbar'
... |
the page The_program:View_menu:Status_Bar has been added
...buttons under the menu bar.The statusbar is described in detail at 'Main Window > Statusbar'
... |
the page Mouse coordinates has been added
...If checked, the latitude and longitude of the mouse position will be shown in the status bar.
... |
the page Full Screen has been added
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Maximize the active window to the maximum screen size. If the picture is larger than the screen, use keyboard arrows or mouse to move the picture.
... |
| the page Tools menu has been added |
the page Radio Link has been added
...Opens a form in order to initiate analysis of the Radio link from a point to a point.The points in this analysis are objects and retrieved from a network. Also it is possible to analyse from the trans... |
the page Radio Link - Profile has been added
...The Profile displays the radio link in 2 D. This includes the earth curvature, round height and Land Cover when enabled.The link displays the antenna height of both stations. The link from the transmi... |
the page Radio Link - Details has been added
...The details provide a summary of the radio link in text.Distance between unitsThe distance between the TX and RX unit in KmThe Link Azimuth and elevation angle
The Azimuth degrees with respect to True... |
the page Radio Link - Range has been added
...The range display shows the RSSI behaviour over the radio link from the Transmitter to the Receiver with respect to the Receiver sensitivity. Transmitter - ReceiverInformation about the Transmitter an... |
the page Radio Link - Distribution has been added
...This window shows the probability that is applicable to the analysed radio link.The scale is from weak to strong. The colour red displays the signals that are below the receiver threshold or RX sensit... |
the page Radio Link - Large window has been added
...When this function is selected the current image in the radio link plane is transferred to a image window in radio mobile.Click the link to see the 'full size image of the large window' (Opens in a ne... |
the page Radio Link - Observe has been added
...ObserveThe observe function enables to view from the transmitter antenna in to the direction of the receiver and over the radio link. Opening angles of the viewer are:5°10°20°40°80°If 'View - Observe-... |
the page Radio Link - Export to.. has been added
...The results of the radio link analysis can be exported in to 3 other programs:RmPathNotepadGoogle Earth.ResolutionHere the resolution of the radio link can be configured.Original (xxx)The "original" s... |
| the page Radio Coverage has been added |
the page Visual coverage has been added
...Opens a form in order to initiate visual coverage drawing on a map picture
Visual coverage can be used for line of sight, radar or interception range. It is based on pure geometrical clearance, taking... |
the page Visual horizon has been added
...Opens a form in order to initiate visual horizon drawing.Unit to observe fromElevation (m)Groundheight in meters at the unit of observation locationHeight (m)Local height above ground of the 'antenna'... |
the page Fox hunt has been added
...Opens a form in order for the program to draw bearings from up to 5 unit locations.FromThe unit that reports the bearing.BearingBearing in degrees.WidthWidth of the beam. This can express the accurac... |
the page The_program:Tools_menu:HAAT has been added
...or the program to calculate the Height Above Average Terrain.it produces a result as displayed below:HAAT
Height Above Average TerrainReport generated at 12:22:03 , 20-1-2008 ------------------------... |
the page Network manager has been added
...Opens a form in order to visualize the relationship between network components or change network size.After the changes have been applied the default window size settings have been set in accordance t... |
the page Object Editor has been added
...Things to know about the file format can be found at the 'File formats' on'Line objects', 'Polygon objects' and 'Label objects'.In the 'how to' creation of objects like 'Line objects', 'Polygon object... |
the page Antenne pattern viewer has been added
...Opens a window in order to plot antenna patterns.As this common function is called from more functions in Radio Mobile it is described in detail in 'General functions > View antenna pattern'
... |
the page Network report has been added
...
Opens a form in order to show or print the performance matrix of all network links.
Net box
Net.
The pull down menu displays the to be analysed network.
Radiobutton "Direct path only (dB)... |
the page Multicast monitor has been added
...Opens a form displaying the last messages received on the multicast channel defined in GPS options.
... |
the page Metric coversion (Ctrl-M) has been added
...The Metric conversion tool is a small tool to aid while converting from and to metric values.The Metic conversion tool is activated by a 'Shift+Left Click' on any metric window - like the Mobile Anten... |
the page Tools > Radio Coverage has been added
...Analysing Radio coverage is the main purpose or Radio Mobile.The 'Tools' menu hold these functions:Coverage of a single transmitter using polar coordinates 'Single Polar'Combined Cartesian where the s... |
the page The_program:Tools_%26gt%3B_Radio_Coverage:Single_Polar has been added
...erage to a defined mobile Unit is performed in a radial sweep manner. Azimuth covered ,and radial range of the plot can be specified.
More information in the 'How to' on 'Radio coverage' and 'Single p... |
the page The_program:Tools_%26gt%3B_Radio_Coverage:Combined_Cartesian has been added
... current map windows is covered according to small squares (bins) of variable pixel size. Using this method bot a single site as well as many sites can be used to produce a single or combined coverag... |
the page The_program:Tools_%26gt%3B_Radio_Coverage:Interference has been added
...uced between a wanted and a interfering station, where the minimum signal level and interference margin can be selected and plotted as required.Interference can be experienced when a unwanted signal i... |
the page Fresnel zone coverage has been added
...The first Fresnel Zone clearance required for a link is selected, and a plot of areas where the criteria is achieved are plotted.More information in the 'How to' on 'fresnel zone coverage'
Centre unit... |
the page Find best sites in network has been added
...This function enables to determine the best location for a radio
station that is able to reach all stations evaluated based on radio
propagation. More information in the 'How to' on 'Find best sites i... |
the page Find best sites using waypoints has been added
...This function enables to determine the best location for a radio station that is able to reach all stations evaluated based on radio propagation. More information in the 'How to' on 'Find best sites u... |
the page Route radio coverage has been added
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This feature enables to analyse coverage over a given route.
It can be done either using a single route or multiple routes (Split routes). Routes have to be in the Ozi Explorer .plt format or GPS tra... |
| the page Options menu has been added |
the page GPS has been added
...Opens a form in order to initiate GPS position acquisition via a serial port or over a IP network using UDP. Set the parameters to the required settings and click 'OK' to start using them.(more inform... |
the page APRS has been added
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Opens a form in order to initiate reception from the Automatic Position Reporting System.This implementation of APRS is for receive only. Radio Mobile cannot broadcast from it's self. To transmit APR... |
the page Internet has been added
... The initial configuration is describesd in 'Installation > configure the installation' where also recommended defaults are given. Proxy usage Web update Here the is initial configuration or the u... |
the page Elevation data has been added
...Opens a form in order to set preferences for elevation data useage. Here selection is made on how to use elevation data:
Elevation data extraction method that will be used in Radio Link and Network p... |
the page Elevation data > Land cover has been added
...Landcover data can be used from two sources. The first source is a local landcover file. The second is a datasource
on the internet. The source is selected by the "IMG" or "LCV" Check
boxes.
The butto... |
the page S-Unit has been added
...When analysing RF behaviour in Radio Mobile, a legend is displayed on the map where the cresult is displayed. The Signal legend is displayed below:The position of this legend can not be configured.In ... |
the page The_program:Options_menu:Toolbar has been added
...an enable or disable buttons in the tool-bar of Radio Mobile.
It is performed by checking or un-checking the check-box to enable or diable the button in the tool-bar. The function of the button is bri... |
the page Coordinates has been added
...This function changes the displayed coordinate system in both elevation grid and unit properties. In the status bar it is selected which type of coordinate is displayed in the Status Bar. Using... |
| the page Window menu has been added |
the page Cascade has been added
...Arranges visible windows into a cascade.
... |
the page Tile Horizontal has been added
...Aligns visible windows horizontally.
... |
the page Tile Vertical has been added
...Aligns visible windows vertically.
... |
the page Arrange Icons has been added
...Aligns reduced windows icons at the bottom of screen.
... |
| the page Help menu has been added |
the page Contens has been added
...Radio Mobile provides help functions. This option calls the main window of the help file.
... |
the page Search has been added
...Although the 'search function' also can be called from the Contens window in Help it can be directly called from Radio Mobile.
... |
the page Check for Web update has been added
...Use this option to check for updates on Radio Mobile.When no update is available you will be informed about it.When a update is available your are asked if you want to update your version of Radio Mob... |
the page About has been added
...Information about the version of Radio Mobile.Additional you can find information about your system. The 'System Info...'-button calls the system info program from Windows.Both main websites are menti... |
the page File formats has been added
...
Radio Mobile uses different files for different purposes.This chapter covers the file formats used by Radio Mobile.
... |
the page Antenna .ant format has been added
... This file holds the horizontal and vertical radiation pattern of a antenna depending on the version of data. There are 3 types of .ant files that can be used by Radio Mobile.Antennapattern file with ... |
the page Antenna .ant format (V3) has been added
...From version 9.6.5 Radio Mobile supports both horizontal- and vertical- plane in antenna patterns where a fulle description of 360 degrees of the vertical plane is available in the file.In this file b... |
the page Antenna .ant format (V2) has been added
...From version 9.2.3 Radio Mobile supports both horizontal- and vertical- plane in antenna patterns where only 180 degrees of the vertical plane is available
in the file.
Horizontal plane of the ant... |
the page Antenna .ant format (V1) has been added
...
Prior to version 9.2.3 Radio Mobile only supports horizontal plane antenna patterns. The following image displays the Horizontal plane of the antenna pettern with a Yagi that is vertically polarised ... |
the page APRS log file format has been added
...
Currently
the information of this page is incomplete. The page might be under
construction or is being revised. For more information we suggest the
Radio Mobile group at
Yahoo.Click to join
Radio_Mo... |
the page Cartasian raster export format has been added
...This file holds the mathematical results of a cartasian plot analysis.The
file is a list of points at which the fieldstrength is calculated and
determinated which of the participating units is the str... |
the page Cartasian settings .cov has been added
...This file holds the Cartasian coverage analysis settings and can be saved and reloaded as a template for future use.The file is in the following
format:
covlog.txt
to be definedVariables:
Varia... |
the page Cities.dat format has been added
...Radio Mobile comes with a file holding cities from all over the world. This file 'cities.dat' can be used to store units.The file is in the following format:
cities.dat
< ICON>,< LATITIT... |
the page Complete.wav has been added
...This audio file is played when a operation is completed by Radio Mobile.The file is located in the root folder of the Radio Mobile installation .
... |
the page covlog.txt has been added
...This file displays the result of the
last analysis in Radio Mobile.The file is located in the root
of Radio MobileThe file is in the following
format:
covlog.txt
Radio Mobile <date>
<Time... |
the page Fix_Elev_Thr.dat format has been added
...This value sets the treshold when groundlevel of Above Sea Level (ASL) is used for RF predictions. Fix_Elev_Thr.dat <height><comment>Variables: Variable Comment height Height in... |
the page Geosys.dat format has been added
...This file enables the use of a user defined
projection in Radio Mobile with MGRS. The user defined projection is selected in the 'coordinates' function.The file is in the following format:
geosys.... |
the page GPS.TXT format has been added
...This file holds the GPS information that is received in the 'GPS' function.The file is in the following format:
GPS.TXT
<comment_line><NMEA_data>
Variable
Comment
Comment... |
the page Horizon.txt format has been added
...This file contains the export result of the 'visual horizon' functionThe file is in the following format:
horizon.txt
Line with label names of observing unit Line with label names of the poin... |
the page Icon .ico file has been added
...Radio Mobile holds a default set of icons. The first 89 icons
are internal to the program.The internal icons have a preset arrangement so they are also used in APRS.
Internal icons in Radio Mobile.
... |
the page Internet.dat format has been added
...Radio Mobile can be configured using various sources of SRTM data. This is configured in 'Options > Internet > SRTM'. The in the pull-down menu displayed options for SRTM sources is stored in th... |
the page Labels.dat format has been added
...
Radio Mobile comes with a file holding cities from all over the world. This file 'cities.dat' can be used to store units.The file is in the following format:
Labels.dat
Radio Mobile Labels<... |
the page Landheight.dat format has been added
...
This file seems obscolete since version 8.9.3Radio Mobile stores the clutter height from land cover in the file 'landheight.dat'.For more information about land coversee 'How to > Land cover' or 'Opt... |
the page Landcover.dat format has been added
... Radio Mobile stores the clutter height from land cover in the file 'landheight.dat'.For more information about land coversee 'How to > Land cover' or 'Options > elevation data'The file is in the foll... |
the page Landcover.img has been added
...
No information yet
... |
the page Landcover.lcv has been added
...Landcover files in ".lcv" format are formates
similar on the data at the Lurodata web site. This format can be used
as a reference.It contains a matrix of 3601x3601 bytes, aligned the same way as the ... |
the page Maplink.txt has been added
...By reading and editing the file Map_Link.txt with Notepad, the
program can access various map layers for personal use only. This can
be configured in the file 'Map-Link.txt' to enable access to a map
... |
the page Mapfile .dat format has been added
...Currently the full description of the file is not available yet.The file is found in 2 formats. One is starting wit the number 1 and one is starting with the number 2.It is assumed that the first numb... |
the page Mapfile .geo format has been added
...Inside the .geo file is the filename of the map image, two reference points (x/y pixels), lat and long in decimal degrees.File location:
The location of the file is not mandatory
mapfile.geo
#<... |
the page Mapfile .inf format has been added
...Inside the .inf file are
the geographical coordinates of the upper left and lower right corners
and a title for the image map.
File location:
The location of the file is not mandatory as long as it is... |
the page Mapfile .kml format has been added
...Inside the .kml file are
the geographical coordinates stiored of the associating image.
File location:
The location of the file is not mandatory as long as it is in the
same folder with the raster ima... |
the page Mapfile .sig format has been added
...The SIG file is a binary file. It holds signal strength as calculated by a cartesian coverage and is assosiated with a picture file.
File location:
The location of the file is not mandatory as long as... |
the page Network.net has been added
...The network data stored in a binary format.This format is not described currently in this tutorial.
... |
the page Network.csv has been added
...This file is a part of the set of files that describe a network in Radio Mobile.The complete set of files is:Network.csvNetwork_NetData.csvNetwork_network.csvNetwork_System.csvNetwork_Unit.csvThe file... |
the page Network_NetData.csv has been added
...This file is a part of the set of files that describe a network in Radio Mobile.The complete set of files is:Network.csvNetwork_NetData.csvNetwork_network.csvNetwork_System.csvNetwork_Unit.csvThe file... |
the page Network_Network.csv has been added
...This file is a part of the set of files that describe a network in Radio Mobile.The complete set of files is:Network.csvNetwork_NetData.csvNetwork_network.csvNetwork_System.csvNetwork_Unit.csvThe file... |
the page Network_System.csv has been added
...This file is a part of the set of files that describe a network in Radio Mobile.
The complete set of files is:
Network.csvNetwork_NetData.csvNetwork_network.csvNetwork_System.csvNetwork_Unit.csv
The f... |
the page Network_Unit.csv has been added
...This file is a part of the set of files that describe a network in Radio Mobile.
The complete set of files is:
Network.csvNetwork_NetData.csvNetwork_network.csvNetwork_System.csvNetwork_Unit.csv
The f... |
the page Network Report.txt has been added
...
This file is exported from the Network report tool in Radio Mobile.
The sample file below can be downloaded here: Example report.txt
Report.txt
... |
the page Network Report.kml has been added
...
This file is exported from the Network report tool in Radio Mobile.
The sample file below can be downloaded here: Example report.kml
... |
the page Radiosys.dat format has been added
...
Radio Mobile holds pre settings for systems in this file. These pre settings are set and manipulated from the Systems menu in 'File > Network properties > Systems' All pre-set variables stored ... |
| the page RadiosysXX.dat format has been added |
the page Survey file format has been added
... This format is used for importing survey files in 'Tools > Radio Coverage > Combined Cartasian : Load data'File location:no location is recommendedSyntax:
Drivetest.txt
Range[tab]< Lati... |
the page unit.txt format has been added
...This format is used for importing and exporting units from the 'Unit properties' windowThe syntax of the units.txt file is:
unit.txt
Unit name[TAB]Enabled[TAB]Latitude(°)[TAB]Longitude(°)[TAB]Ele... |
the page Profile file format has been added
...This file is created by the 'Radio
Link' Export functionality and used by RMpath where it is
selected in the 'File' menu.The file is devided in to 4 parts:Information about the the "left site"Informat... |
the page Profile .kml format has been added
...This format is used to export information about the radio link to Google Earth.File location:
The location of the file is not mandatory.
profile.kml
Variables:
The KML file is described by Goog... |
the page RMW.ini has been added
...This file holds configuration settings of Radio Mobile. The useage of the RMW.ini file is enabled by the existance of the file. After creating the file RMW.ini in the same folder where Radio Mobile i... |
the page Route coverage result file format has been added
...
This file is the output of the 'Route radio coverage'. It holds the result of the analysis.Result file:
routecoverageresult.txt
Route file< path>< routefile>Centre unit< centre_u... |
the page Google .kml format has been added
...KML is a file format used to
display geographic data in an Earth browser such as Google Earth,
Google Maps, and Google Maps for mobile. KML uses a
tag-based structure with nested elements and attribut... |
the page Ozi Explorer .plt format has been added
...
This information is copied from: http://www.oziphototool.com/fileformats.html
Radio Mobile uses the PLT-format from OZI Explorer. This chapter discribes the format. Also a example in combination w... |
the page Files has been added
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This chapter describes various files. How they function in Radio Mobile and how they add to the program.
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the page antenna.png has been added
...This file holds the object image that is exported to google earth.The image is a PNG with the background set as transparent.The location is in the root where Radio Mobile is located.Default antenna.pn... |
the page covlog.sys has been added
...Each time a radio coverage is performed, there is a file created: covlog.txt. This is a temporary file. covlog.txt holds the following contents:
Radio Mobile 09-29-2008 15:30:56Polar coverage center... |
the page geosys.dat has been added
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The geosys.dat file can be used to accommodate older UTM systems based on different ellipsoid such as NAD27. You can only change the radius at the equator and at the pole in the geosys.dat file
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the page The_program:Files:Maps has been added
...adio Mobile are a combination of
files. These together make a useable data set in Radio Mobile. The files that are tied together are:mapfile.xxx (raster image file where xxx is the extention that belo... |
the page Network files has been added
...Network files can be stored in a binary (.NET) or a comma separated ASCII (.CSV) format.Network files in .NET format are in a binary format.Network.netThe ASCII export devised the network data in to 5... |
the page Windows Registry has been added
...The registry file is used when the file RMW.ini does not exist. When the RMW.ini file is created, Radio Mobile toggles rfom registry usage to using the configuration file.In the registry the Radio Mob... |
the page Folders has been added
...Radio Mobile does not require a tight folder structure. Some files have mandatory locations and others have optional locations.To organise the data and files used by Radio Mobile in a better way, a ba... |
the page Antenna has been added
...This is the folder where Radio Mobile looks for antenna files.The 'antenna folder' is located in the program root of Radio Mobile.
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the page The_program:Folders:Icon has been added
...ocated
to be used with Radio Mobile in addition to the internal icons that
come with Radio Mobile. The 'icon folder' is located in the program
root of Radio Mobile.The first 89 icons are internal to t... |
the page Program Settings has been added
...Radio Mobile stores the settings in either the windows registry or the configuration file RMW.ini. Radio Mobile (version 9.6.4) has 220 Keys that represent various configurable items.For those who are... |
the page ActBut has been added
...Default: NoneExample: 1111111111111110001100100000010101010111001111001100001000000111This sequence represents the current configuration of the buttons in the toolbar.Each position represents a active... |
the page ADRG/CADRG has been added
...AdrgDriveDefault: CExample: d:\geodata\ADRGSpecifies the path to the ADRG data.CADRGDefault: 0Example: 0Represents is compressed ADRG is used.
See 'Merge pictures > ADRG'
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the page Angle... has been added
...AngleMaxDefault: 10Example: 2
AngleMinDefault: -10Example: -2These values are used by 'Visual Horizon' and set the elevation angle scale in degrees.
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the page Ant... has been added
...AntBackColorDefault: 8433536Example: 8433536Color set in the antenna pattern viewer for the background.AntGridColorDefault: 6579300Example: 6579300Color set in the antenna pattern viewer for the gri... |
the page Aprs... has been added
...AprsFilterDefault: 1Example: 1Status of 'Filter units according to map in memory'AprsHostDefault: 127.0.0.1Example: 127.0.0.1Ip address of the host that runs AGWPE. Default is 'localhost' AprsHost1Ap... |
the page Circle... has been added
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the page Color... has been added
...ColorFiledefault: Application path\colors.datexample: D:\RadioMobile\colors.dat---ColorFile2default: Application path\colors.datexample: D:\RadioMobile\colors.dat---
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the page Comb... has been added
...CombSavDefault: 32example: 1058---CombSizeDefault: 5Example: 5---CombSizeDefault: noneExample: 5 ---
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...ContourDefault: 50Example: 5---ContourColDefault: 10532040Example: 16777215---ContourModDefault: 0example: 0---
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the page Coor has been added
...Default: QRAExample: QRAThe base coordinate system of Radio Mobile.See 'options > Coordinates'
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the page Cov... has been added
...CovAntDrawDefault: 0Example: 0Draw the antenna pattern in a coverage plot yes or no.CovAutosetDefault: 1Example: 0Automatic scaling of the range in coverage plots yes or no.CovDirDefault: 2Example: 0-... |
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the page DATA... has been added
...DATASOURCE0default: 0Example: 0DATASOURCE1DATASOURCE2DATASOURCE3DATASOURCE4
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the page Draw... has been added
...DrawFontBoldDefault: TrueTrue: True---DrawFontItalicDefault: FalseExample: False---DrawFontNameDefault: MS Sans Serifexample: MS Sans Serif---DrawFontSizeDefault: 8example: 8--... |
the page DRV... has been added
...Path to the elevation data selected in 'map properties'Radio Mobile allows the use of 5 sources simultaneously. These keys hold the location of the elevation data.DRV0Default: CExample: c:\geoda... |
the page Flood... has been added
...FloodColdefault: 16711680Example: noneColor used for 'flood'FloodHeightDefault: 1 Example: noneAbsolute height used in 'flood'
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the page Fresnel... has been added
...FresnelMaxdefault: 1.05example: 1The maximum fresnel clearance in 'Fresnel Zone Coverage' FresnelMinDefault: 0.55Example: 0The minimum fresnel clearance in 'Fresnel Zone Coverage'
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the page Google... has been added
...GoogleMapPathDefault: noneExample: C:\Geo Data\GooglePath to the Google map data
GoogleMapSaveDefault: 0Example: 1How to treat the data. Configure at 'Options > Internet'Download from the Internet if ... |
the page GPS... has been added
...GPSdrawDefault: 10Example: 10---GPSlogdefault: GPS.TXTExample: D:\RadioMobile\Data\Drivetestdata\Testronde.txt---GPSplayDefault: 2example: 2---GPSportDefault: 3500Example: 3500---... |
the page GRDindex has been added
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the page Haat... has been added
...HaatAztdefault: 45Example: none---HaatDisDefault: 3.218688 Example: none---HaatMinDefault: 3.218688 Example: none---HaatNbrDefault: 5 Example: none---
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the page Home... has been added
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the page Intf... has been added
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the page KeepChoice has been added
...Default: 0Example: 0---
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the page LandCover... has been added
...LandCoverFileDefault: noneExample: D:\RadioMobile\GeoData\LandCover\UMD1km_L.imgLocation of the Landcover file and the name of the file that holds the landcover data.LandCoverLegendDefault: 0Examp... |
the page LandHeightFile has been added
...Default: Application path\landheight.datExample: D:\RadioMobile\landheight.datLocation and the name of the settings file that holds the value that is used for the Landcover data.
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the page Landsat... has been added
...LandsatPathDefault: noneExample: C:\Geo Data\LandsatPath to the Landsat data
LandsatSaveDefault: 0Example: 1How to treat the data. Configure at 'Options > Internet'Download from the Internet if a fi... |
the page Last... has been added
...LastMerge aga interference 3978 @ fl3000 + 80 km.pngLastProject Default.net d:\radiomobile\data\aga @ 380.net
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the page Light... has been added
...LightElevation 15 LightReduction 30
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the page Link... has been added
...LinkLeft 0 4605LinkTop 0 3615
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the page Local... has been added
...LocalGPSHost 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1LocalGPSport 2222 2222
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the page Main... has been added
...MainHeight 6500 16560MainLeft 1000 1005MainTop 1000 135MainWidth 6500 22770
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the page Map... has been added
...mapNoData 0 0MapPointSrc USA USA
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the page Max... has been added
...MaxCovPer 100 MaxPflPts 157 157
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the page merge... has been added
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the page OpenStreetMap... has been added
...OpenStreetMapPathDefault: noneExample: C:\Geo Data\OpenStreetMapPath to the Open Streetmap data
OpenStreetMapSaveDefault: 0Example: 1How to treat the data. Configure at 'Options > Internet'Download fr... |
the page pflExport has been added
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the page Png... has been added
...PngTransparencyDefault: 255Example: noneSets the last colour that is used as a transparent in a PNG of GIF file when a picture is saved as a PNG of GIF file.PngWhiteTransDefault: TrueExample: no... |
the page Previous... has been added
...Previous0Previous1Previous2Previous3Previous4Previous5Previous6Previous7Default: noneExample: c:\data\test.datThese keys hold the last 8 networks that Radio Mobile has used.See 'File > Last networks'
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the page Print... has been added
...PrintL1Default: 1Example: none---PrintL2Default: 1Example: noneThese keys represent the check boxes to enable the 2 two lines form being printed.See 'Print'
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the page Profile has been added
... profile Application Path\profile.txt
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the page Proxy... has been added
...ProxyFlagDefault: 3Example: 1---ProxynameDefault: noneExample: none---
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the page RadioSysIndex has been added
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the page Route... has been added
...RouteElevation 0 0RouteFile D:\RadioMobile\object\Routes\Route.pltRouteHeight 0 0Routeoutline 1 0RouteStep 100 5000RouteWaypoints 0 0
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the page SavMobPic has been added
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the page SetMaster has been added
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the page SRTM... has been added
...SRTMinternetDefault: 1Example: 2How to treat the data. Configure at 'Options > Internet'Download from the Internet if a file is not found on local pathDownload from the Internet if a file is not found... |
the page Terraserver... has been added
...TerraserverPathDefault: noneExample: C:\Geo Data\TerraserverPath to the terraserver data
TerraserverSaveDefault: 0Example: 1How to treat the data. Configure at 'Options > Internet'Download from the In... |
the page VirtualEarth... has been added
...VirtualEarthPathDefault: noneExample: C:\Geo Data\VirtualEarthPath to the Virtual earth data
VirtualEarthSaveDefault: 0Example: 1How to treat the data. Configure at 'Options > Internet'Download fr... |
the page WWW... has been added
...These update parameters are configured at: 'Internet Options > Web Update'WWWsite1Default: 1If set to '1' Radio Mobile will verify if a new version is available at www.cplus.org/rmwWWWsite2Default:... |
the page YahooMap... has been added
...YahooMapPathDefault: noneExample: C:\Geo Data\YahooMapPath to the Yahoo map data
YahooMapSaveDefault: 0Example: 1How to treat the data. Configure at 'Options > Internet'Download from the Internet if a... |
the page Program Options has been added
...Radio Mobile has many (hidden) features. Some of them are presented here so they cen be of benefit of the user.
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the page Startup has been added
...The program accepts a command line argument, it can be a net or a picture.If it is a net, then instead of loading the last saved net, the program will open the net requested net. However, if the net d... |
the page Google Earth interaction has been added
...Radiomobile is interacts with Google Earth in many aspects. These are
spread all over the program. Some features are separately mentioned in
the following chapters. More information about interaction ... |
the page RMpath has been added
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RMpath is a external program that adds functionaity to Radio Mobile. The program is called from the Radio Link functionality and uses the profile file that is exported by the Radio Link export functi... |
the page File has been added
...Load
Load opens the dialog to open a stored profile.txt file. The profile file holds a full description of the terrain profile as displayed in the Radio LinkExitThis ends the program.
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the page Edit has been added
...CopyCopys the current profile image to the Windows clipboard.SwapThis function swaps site A (left) for site B (right)Starting profile
Profile swapped.
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the page Options has been added
...The following settings are accessed through Options.
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the page RMpath:Options:Fresnel_zones has been added
...re used by propagation theory to calculate reflections anddiffraction loss between a transmitter and receiver. Fresnel zones are numberedand are called ‘F1’, ‘F2’, ‘F3’ etc.There are an infinite numbe... |
the page Earth curvature has been added
...In LOS studies the earth curvature can be expressed or represented in 2 ways:the use of K-factor (beam)or calculations that use the surface refractivity (ground)Depending on the requirements for your ... |
the page Scale has been added
...The horizontal and vertical scale of RMpath can be manipulated. Scales can be set on 'automatic' or a preset value.VerticalExample of vertical scale automatic set.HorizontalExample of horizontal scale... |
the page Colors has been added
...In RMpath the colors can bes set for:EarthGroundSkyVertical scalecolors are selected using the color selection window. This window is equal to the color window used in Radio Mobile. See the color sele... |
the page Labels has been added
...In the top of the windowplane information can be displayed. Using options > Labels this information can be toggled on and off.SystemPropagationVertical scale
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the page Help has been added
...This shows information about the versionof RMpath.
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the page Cursor useage has been added
...RMpath allows to move over the stored path profile using the cursor keys. Also using the mouse evaluation of a specific point can be done by clicking in the window or RMpath.At the cursor the followin... |
the page RMupdate has been added
...Radio Mobile can be configured for automatic updates. This is
done in 'Tools
> Internet: Web update'When a
update is found, Radio Mobile will ask you if you want to
update.
When you decide to updat... |
the page How to has been added
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In this part you will find the how-to's for Radio Mobile. The how-to's give direction to many different tasks that can be performed using Radio Mobile. Also some parts of the software is not well exp... |
the page A first example has been added
...(From the original Radio Mobile site, january 2008)The VHF coverage of my QTH
1. Acquire elevation database from the internet
You have Radio Mobile installed...
My QTH is St-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Latitud... |
the page Best practises has been added
...Many users of Radio Mobile have experience in performing various RF tasks. The share their knowledge in the Radio Mobile group at Yahoo. The best practises have been copied to the following pages.Any ... |
the page ATSC simulations has been added
...Settings for simulating ATSC Coverage:Model settings.set the mode of variability to broadcast, 90% of the time, 50%
locations, 70% of situations. Receiver unitFor the receiver create a system with a ... |
the page Calibrate has been added
...To get a answer on the question "how accurate is my prediction" you need to calibrate your prediction model or perform at least a verification of your simulation algorthm.In Commercial cellular commun... |
the page Test site. has been added
...The test site is the location where the transmitter is located wich we will be receiving during our survey.There are a number of subjects that need attention when setting-up such a site.The siteThe fi... |
the page Survey Vehicle has been added
...The verification of a prediction model starts with collecting survey data.Before you start collecting the data you have to concider what your objective is because the objective influences the method o... |
the page Survey data has been added
...The result of the survey will be survey data. In general this data contains for each coordinate one or more fieldstrength values.To be used in Radio Mobile this data has to be split in to two separate... |
the page Optical verification has been added
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The accuracy of a model predicting RF propagation can be expressed in the following KPI (Key Performance Indicator):
Average error of predicted to the measured fieldstrength
Standard deviation
Cor... |
the page Mathematical verification has been added
...The accuracy of a model predicting RF propagation can be expressed in the following KPI (Key Performance Indicator):
Average error of predicted to the measured fieldstrength
Standard deviation
Corr... |
the page Model analysis has been added
...To analyse a RF prediction model and determine the accuracy, a itterative process called model tuning has to be deployed. In this process a number of steps have to be followed and at the end you have ... |
the page Land cover verification has been added
...This is a example of Land cover verification as I performed for my area. The results are applicable to typical Netherlands area's such as forests (veluwe), Urban areas (general cities like Apeldoorn. ... |
the page How_to:Combined_Cartesian has been added
...ed Cartesian calculates and plots the coverage of one or more fixed Units to a defined
mobile Unit, producing the radio coverage plots for an area in X-Y
rather than radial mode. This produces a const... |
the page Single Unit Coverage has been added
... (From Ian G3TVU Quick Start guide, january 2008) where only one fixed Unit is selected, and the signal levels experienced by a defined mobile unit are calculated.A click on the toolbar Icon or by ope... |
the page Multiple Unit Coverage has been added
...(From Ian G3TVU Quick Start guide, january 2008) Where the overall Best signal level at every point from a selected number of fixed units to a defined mobile unit is plotted.To demonstrate the case w... |
the page Best Unit has been added
... (From Ian G3TVU Quick Start guide, january 2008) for coverage plots, where the Unit providing the best signal level is displayed from amongst the selected source Units. As an alternative to the Sign... |
the page Load data has been added
...When you want to use survey data from a drive tests or fieldstrength measurements in RadioMobile you have to format them in a presetformat. this format is described in 'File Formats > Survey file form... |
the page Use Cartasian export has been added
...The Cartasian export enables you to extract the result of a cartasian plot from radio Mobile and use it outside Radio Mobile. The file contains a list of points that cover the area of the active map w... |
the page Use the SIG option has been added
...The 'SIG' option in the Cartesian coverage is enabled by switching it 'ON' (Checked). It will do 2 things:After a Cartesian coverage a signal matrix is stored in memory.When saving a picture of the cu... |
the page Simulcast has been added
...With version 9.7.3 of Radio Mobile the Simulcast feature was added.This feature makes it possible to analyse RF propagation in a Co-Channel or simulcasting network. It displays the power-sum of all ca... |
the page Change Earth curvature has been added
... For some studies it is required to change the earth curvature 'K'. By default Radio Mobile uses the value 1,333316759 for the coverage calculations. Radio Mobile will not allow the change of this se... |
the page Create Icons has been added
...Icons can be created using Irfanview http://www.irfanview.net/ from Irfan Skiljan, Austria.This free tool can convert a lot of picture formats (also .ico and .gif with or without transparent colour), ... |
the page Linkbudgets has been added
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Radio planning starts with a linkbudget. Every individual parameter of the system definition that is applied to the unit is derived from the linkbudget. Also the planning goals are held by the linkb... |
the page Reference values has been added
...When using the information on these page please note the Disclaimer.Be aware that this information can be inaccurate in your situation. Use this information with care.
RX SensitivitySome values for va... |
the page Obtain Geodata has been added
...Radio Mobile is using 2 types of geodata for it's calculations:DEM, or ground elevation dataClutter or Land cover data.Both data types are available in various resolutions. Due to the origine of the s... |
the page SRTM (World) has been added
...Original SRTM
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) data products
Free World 3 arc second resolution (100m)
Radio Mobile download site USA
Radio Mobile download site CanadaShuttle Radar Topography ... |
the page SRTM Above 60 degrees has been added
...Free additional data above 60 degrees North and below 59 degrees South.This
data is part of a project by Jonathan de Ferranti. His aim is to cover
the last 0.2 % of the earth soil in SRTM data and upd... |
the page BIL (World) has been added
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Free World and USA in BIL format at up to 1/9 arc second resolution (3m)
Seamless data distribution system
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the page SRTM (North America) has been added
...Free USA at 1/3 arc second resolution (10m)
Radio Mobile download site USA
Free North america at 1 arc second resolution (30m)
Radio Mobile download site USA
Radio Mobile download site Canada
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the page Land Cover (World) has been added
...Free World Land cover at 30 arc second resolution (1km)
Land cover in the Plate Carre format is found at University of Maryland.
Download and unzip the following file:UMD1km_L.zip (35 meg).This file i... |
the page Land Cover (USA) has been added
...Free USA Landcover - 48 contiguous states 1 arc second resolution (30m)
Radio Mobile download site USA
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the page Other has been added
...CGIAR download websiteHere you can find SRTM data in other formats, improved by data imported from other sources, including the page of Jonathan de Ferranti In
August 2008 a new version 4 that has bee... |
the page Tools has been added
...Convert BIL to SRTM with BILxSRTM V2Convert them into SRTM with DEMxSRTM V1.3
Use SRTMeditor to fill voids in SRTM3 with DTED1.
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the page SRTM tile download [Ext] has been added
...This page is retrieved from http://rmw.recordist.com
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the page How_to:Radio_Coverage has been added
...Ian G3TVU Quick Start guide, january 2008)
There are a number of types of direct Radio Coverage plots, plus a 'Route Radio Coverage' feature, and two ways to 'Find Best Sites' for communication. Th... |
the page How_to:Radio_Coverage:Single_Polar has been added
... Start guide, january 2008)
where the performance of a single Unit coverage to a defined mobile Unit is performed in a radial sweep manner. Azimuth covered ,and radial range of the plot can be speci... |
the page Detailed Area Coverage has been added
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(From Ian G3TVU Quick Start guide, january 2008)
It is possible to perform a Combined Cartesian plot over a zoomed area of the main map. The following picture is a Zoomed area from the Base Network... |
the page How_to:Radio_Coverage:Fresnel_zone_coverage has been added
... Start guide, january 2008)
The first Fresnel Zone clearance required for a link is selected,
and a plot of areas where the criteria is achieved are plotted. Detailed
Area Coverage Note that it i... |
the page How_to:Radio_Coverage:Interference has been added
...k Start
guide, january
2008)
An Interference
plot over an area is produced between a wanted and
interfering station, where the minimum signal level and interference
margin can be selected and plotte... |
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the page Find best site (original) has been added
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(From the original Radio Mobile site, january 2008)Given an activity where some medical assistance is required at regular intervals on a road.
Proper parameters are set in order to form a UHF radio n... |
the page In a network has been added
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(From Ian G3TVU Quick Start
guide, january
2008)
There are two methods of Finding best sites,this first in a Network,and the second method using Waypoints.
A click on an image on the page will take... |
the page Using waypoints has been added
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(From Ian G3TVU Quick Start guide, january 2008)
There are two methods of Finding best sites, the first in a Network, and this second by using Waypoints.A click on an image on the page will take you... |
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the page Route Coverage using singe file has been added
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(From Ian G3TVU Quick Start guide, january 2008)
This new feature, added in Version 7.1.1, allows a 'Route' to be drawn on a map, and the radio performance of a specified Transmitter/Receiver pair ... |
the page Route Coverage using split routes has been added
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(From Ian G3TVU Quick Start guide, january 2008, modified by PE1MEW for this site)
This facility within the Route Radio Performance feature, is able to display the radio performance over a number o... |
the page Troubleshooting has been added
...Sometimes problems appear in daily opertions when using Radio Mobile. Many of these problems can be solved easily and on the fly. Therefore a collection of problems and solutions with Radio Mobile.
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the page RM Hangs has been added
...RMD hangs while initial loading of the network, The program hangs during the startup showing 5% progress in "Extracting elevation data and computing networks".Reason: RM is trying to load a file on a ... |
the page Use Network style has been added
...Network Style is a way of displaying coverage studies and can be used on various places in Radio Mobile.The following features of Radio Mobile can display results in Network Style:Networks - (using 'S... |
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the page How_to:Use_Network_style:Radio_Link has been added
...the result can be displayed 'network Style'. While analysing a radio link between two objects the link is displayed in both the Radio Link window and in the map window. When the Network Style settings... |
the page Coverage has been added
...Both Polar and Cartasian coverage can display their analysis result in Network Style.The following image displays Network Style Coverage of a 'Single Polar coverage' analysis.Network Syle coverage is ... |
the page Radio Route coverage has been added
...In 'Radio Route coverage' the Network Style is used while displaying results. The following route displays a example of the usage of Network Styles.Map image.The route is displayed using 'network Styl... |
the page Use GPS has been added
...Radio Mobile can be used in combination with a GPS.The purpose of the GPS implementation in Radio Mobile is to support a multi unit environment where each participating station, that is being studied,... |
the page Setup GPS has been added
...A local GPS can be connected directly to a serial-port.My UnitThis is the unit from which the position information will be updated using GPS.The RF parameters must be set at 'Units properties' and at ... |
the page Setup a network has been added
...The purpose of this 'GPS distributing network' is to share and receive GPS positions of other 'live' units.To enable the multicast channel select 'Send my unit position at every Tx interval' Choose a ... |
the page Log GPS data has been added
...When 'Record my position to log file' is checked. The local GPS information is stored in the file 'GPS.TXT' in the Radio mobile root.When 'record all' is checked at the multicast parameters, also the ... |
the page Playback GPS data has been added
...To play back the pre recorded GPS data select the GPS data file. Default is GPS.TXT.The Read interval is the update rate with which the GPS log is read and the position of the selected unit is updated... |
the page Use GPS data has been added
...When GPS is enabled the position of the selected unit is updated periodically.Now the unit moves over the map.When the 'leave trace over map' option is checked the unit leaves a trace of it's route on... |
the page Use APRS has been added
...The Connectivity to APRS enables Radio Mobile to extract network data from the APRS network in a more sofisticated way. It is just a feature added to Radio Mobile.It is beyond the scope of this websit... |
the page Configure with AGWPE has been added
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This is a specific setup for Radio Mobile in combination with AGWPE:
If required, download AGWPE from the website of AGW.
Install and configure AGWPE and first test that AGWPE is working. This c... |
the page Automated adding to Unit-list has been added
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Before you begin you must select a starting 'unit' in the station list.The program will use this 'unit' and the following to show APRS. When the end of list is reached, the program will start over at... |
the page Manual adding to Unit-list has been added
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To add a received station to the unit-list as a Radio Mobile unit, click on the received station in the 'APRS stations heard' window, click on the target unit in the unit-list on the right site of th... |
the page First Use has been added
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After the positions of relaying digipeaters are also received, Radio Mobile will then display the station originating the packet, the digipeater(s) it was heard through, and signal path lines connect... |
the page APRS network analysis. has been added
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To analyse the APRS network you are receiving the packets of you have to do more than just capture stations.
Radio Mobile requires more than what is retrieved from APRS.
Radio Mobile only captures a ... |
the page Work with units has been added
...Some tips on working with units in Radio Mobile.
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the page Set height for multiple units has been added
...In this how-to a number of units from which the local ground height is not known the ground height is set.Step 1Import all units with the zero value.Step 2Open a new map window using 'edit > fit ma... |
the page Work with multiple units has been added
...Radio Mobile is not designed for multiple sectors or links co-located on one site. The program is not structured in a way where multiple units can be co-located on one site. In operation of the progra... |
the page Work with antennas has been added
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Do you need antenna files for Radio Mobile ?RFSee offers free antenna pattern files for Radio Mobile.
... |
the page Create antenna patterns has been added
...Antenna patterns are mostly issued by
the manufacturer of the antenna. Where the serious manufacturers
measure the radiation pattern their antenna, some manufacturers provide
radiation patterns calcul... |
the page Add antennas has been added
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Do you need antenna files for Radio Mobile ?RFSee offers free antenna pattern files for Radio Mobile.
Download or create the required
files.Copy the files in to the antenna folder where
Radio Mobi... |
the page Work with objects has been added
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In addition to the raster data in Radio Mobile (DEM, maps, images) Radio Mobile can display objects. Object data in Radio Mobile is known as:
Labels (Point data like cities.dat)
Line data (vectors)... |
the page Create line objects has been added
...1. Create a map picture covering the area of interest2. Select"Object Editor" in menu "Tools"3. Select "File" "New" and "Lines" in menu"4. Click on the map picture togenerate waypoints5. Select color ... |
the page Convert points to line objects has been added
...In this example a list of points in NMEA datagrams is converted in to a line object file for Radio Mobile.The method in which this is done is transparent for all kind of data.In this example some imag... |
the page Create Polygon Objects has been added
...1. Create a line forming theside of polygon as in 'How to > create Line objects'2. Save the file with a new name beginning with F1M (Fill, layer 1, transparentMask)3. Close "Object Editor" and redraw ... |
the page Create Label Objects has been added
...1. Create new Label file by opening"Object editor" with a valid map picture as in 'How to > create Line objects'2. Click on the map picture to set label position and edit fields3. Save file, close "Ob... |
the page Add objectfiles has been added
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Do you need object files?
RFSee offers free object files.
Download the required files
Create a folder where y... |
| the page Work with Geodata has been added |
the page Create your own Land Cover data has been added
...From Roger Coude in the Yahoo groupsIf you want to create your own lcv files, you should take a sample .lcv tile from the SRTM and Landcover Download site in USA for Radio Mobile: http://rmw.recordist... |
the page Geocode Raster images has been added
...Geocoding is a process where information
is made location specific. For example; a topographic map provided by
the ordnance survey or a areal photo needs to be located precisely on
the right coordinat... |
the page Work with Google Earth has been added
...Radiomobile is interacts with Google
Earth in many ways. The functions from wich Radio Mobile can interact
with Google Earth are spread all over the program. In these howto's the
best practises are bu... |
the page Copy-paste units has been added
...Copy a unit from Google Earth to Radio MobileIn GoogleEarth- Right Click on a Placemark- select "Copy" In Radio Mobile- Open "Unit properties"- Select a unit in the list- Press button "Paste"
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the page Import coverage... has been added
...Images that are saved from Radio Mobile are prepared for use in Google Earth. This is done by adding a file to the image that holds the geocoded information of the image for use in Google Earth. The e... |
the page Import radio link... has been added
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The result of radio link analysis can be exported to Google Earth using the export function in radio link.
After the export of the 'profile.kml' file Google Earth is opened automatically or manually.... |
the page Import units has been added
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(here information is used from Ian G3TVU Quick Start guide, january 2008)
Units may be exported from a Network and be saved as a Text file (.txt) or a .kml file. The .kml file is capable o... |
the page Analysis examples has been added
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Here are some 'best practises' using Radio Mobile.
They can be inspiring for the tasks you wish to perform or as a source of in formation on how these tasks are performed.
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the page Evaluation of landcover.img has been added
...This item describes some characteristics of Clutter and the land cover
data. Also it goes in some detail regarding the implementation of Land
Cover in Radio Mobile. It enables the reader to determine ... |
the page Temporary APRS digipeater has been added
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During the special event of PA6VSM, where a group of radioamateurs was operating an ameturradio station from a steam train, it was the plan to broadcast the position of the train in APRS.
But the tra... |
the page Dutch JOTA-JOTI network has been added
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For the dutch opening of the JOTA-JOTI each year in october the Dutch NAtional JOTA-JOTI organisation (www.jota-joti.nl) is setting up the Dutch national station PA6JAM (or PA50JAM like in 2008). Al... |
the page LPD and PMR446 compared has been added
...In this analysis the performance of PMR446 (446 MHz) and LPD (433 MHz) is compared to demonstrate the performance to its potential users.PMR446 is a type of radio that is free usable in Europe where ... |
the page Ground to Air propagation has been added
...In this chapter some measurements can be found that are performed in a relation to the propagation model in Radio Mobile.The
main goal of all these measurements and analysis is to get a answer to
the ... |
the page High altitude balloon has been added
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A note about this publication:
The analysis performed for this study was done using Radio Mobile version 9.5.4. As with version 6.5.6 a change in the free space loss calculation was done, the presen... |
the page RF Aids has been added
...Here are some aids for the user of Radio Mobile.The aids offered are:On-Line calculatorsFormula's and calculation backgroundsForumla examples for download.
... |
the page On-Line calculators has been added
...This website offers a collection of on-line RF tools.The tools are collected from all over the web.RF CalculatorConversion from and to various RF unitsIntermodulationCalculate intermodulation for 2 an... |
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To my website dedicated to Radio Mobile.
Radio Mobile is software by Roger Coudé VE2DBE. The program simulates RF propagation and is for free to the amateur radio community.
I hope that this... |
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This quick reference gives a easy starting point to find answers to questions about Radio Mobile.
You can start at the 'Main window' or the 'Toolbar configuration window' More information about the T... |
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...For the most used types of
raster maps a example is displayed. By clicking on the image you go to
the information on how to use the source in Radio
Mobile.
Map PointGoogle MapsGoogle MapsMap QuestO... |
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The disadvantage of Radio Mobile is that it is poory documented. That is a pity because the software works fine. The documentation you can find is scattered around over the internet. Some users ha... |
the page Website structure has been added
...This website is structured in 4 blocks:Quick referenceBackground on the programDescription of the the program Radio MobileHow to perform tasks and analysis examples.The individual blocks are described... |
the page Objectives of this website has been added
...Initially I created this website for my own purpose. My objectives are:
Reproduce the website of Roger Coudé an fill in the gaps in this documentation.
Add valuable information from other sources on ... |
the page Creative Commons License has been added
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Radio Mobile tutorial by Remko Welling (PE1MEW) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Netherlands License.
The content on this website can be used with notice of source un... |
the page Disclaimer has been added
...The information contained in this website is for general information
purposes only. The information is provided by PE1MEW and whilst I endeavour to keep the information up-to-date and correct, I make ... |
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the page Thanks has been added
...A token of my gratitude to some people who have been of help to this website:Roger Coudé VE2DBE for his fine software and quick response on all my questions: http://www.cplus.org/rmw/english1.htmlIan ... |
the page About Radio Mobile has been added
...Radio Mobile software is a copyright of Roger Coudé VE2DBE. Radio Mobile is dedicated to amateur radio and humanitarian use. Although commercial use is not prohibited, the author cannot be held respon... |
the page Datasheet has been added
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Radio propagation model
Title
ITS Irregular Terrain Model (Longley-Rice)
Code
Original FORTRAN code translated to C++ ... |
the page Installation has been added
...This installation instruction applies to release 8.9.0 and later. Radio Mobile does not come with a self extracting installer. The software is simple and can be installed with a minimum of PC or windo... |
the page Preparations has been added
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Step 1
Reserve space on your disk for Radio Mobile.
A regular used installation where geodata is downloaded and cached on disk can use more than 305 Mbyte
Step 2
For old versions of Windows or Linu... |
the page Download has been added
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Step 4
Download the following files from the Radio Mobile site and copy them in to '\Radio_Mobile\download':
rmwcore.zip (this file is required for all languages)
rmwupdate.zip (this file is requir... |
the page Configure the installation has been added
... Step 5Now we will install all files in the required folders:Unzip the file 'rmwcore.zip' in the folder 'C:\radio_mobile' (this includes the folder structure in the zip-file) Unzip the file 'rmwupdate... |
the page Running Radio Mobile has been added
...Step 8After the installation you have to put a short cut on your desktop of Radio Mobile.Step 9Now double-click on the short-cut and enjoy Radio Mobile!
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the page Configure Radio Mobile has been added
...In this chapter the primary settings are descibed.Step 10UpdatesRadio Mobile can check Automatically for updates. If and where the check for updates can be configured in 'Tools > Internet: Web upda... |
the page Calculations has been added
...The hart of every RF simulation tool is the prediction model.
There are many models that predict RF propagation but the most known is
the 'Hata-Okumura' model. This model is 'the mother of all models'... |
the page Propagation calculation has been added
...Radio Mobile is a tool to help in the elaboration of radio communication networks. Therefore Radio Mobile evaluates if a radio link is possible between two given sites, and provides the performance of... |
the page Radio propagation has been added
...Radio propagation is the study of how radio waves travel from a transmitter site to a receiver site through the atmosphere. Radio signals are affected by terrain elevation between the sites, and obstr... |
the page Radio coverage probability has been added
...All radio coverage is based on probability theory. Radio coverage at a specific location from a distant transmitter can be specified for a 50%, 90% or higher probability of successful communication. R... |
the page Fresnel zones has been added
...Fresnel zones are used by propagation theory to calculate reflections and diffraction loss between a transmitter and receiver. Fresnel zones are numbered and are called ‘F1’, ‘F2’, ‘F3’ etc.There are ... |
the page ITM model propagation settings has been added
...Most of the parameters that can be configured are part of the ITM model that is implemented in Radio Mobile.To be able to do proper predictions on the RF propagation a number of
parameters have to be ... |
the page Radio link performance has been added
...The radio link performance as described by Roger for Radio Mobile is part of the link budget. The radio link performance describes the performance of the Up- or Downlink.A practical implementation of ... |
the page Use of Land Cover has been added
...The Land Cover has become part of the propagation model in Radio Mobile.If you have a proper path to the Land cover file on your computer, and activate the Land Cover in Elevation Data options, the pr... |
the page ITM model [external-page] has been added
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This page is retrieved from http://flattop.its.bldrdoc.gov/itm.html
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the page Literature and White papers has been added
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This website holds a number of documents that add to the brief description on this website:
ITM Propagation model
Field strength in Irregular Terrain - PTP Model.pdf
For more information, have ... |
the page Geodata has been added
... Radio Mobile can use a variety of geodata sources. These sources are devided in height data (DEM), clutter data, and data for oriëntering purposes.The data sources here listed can all be used in Radi... |
the page Background on DEM has been added
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It is important to have some background about DEM.
Generally we know from the GIS world 3-types of elevation data:
Ground height
Clutter height
Composite heightSRTM data is of the last type. This ... |
the page Another picture has been added
...Another picture can be any image that has been loaded in to Radio Mobile and registered/geocoded.How to geocode a image can be found at 'how to > Work with Geodata > Geocode raster images'.
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the page ADRG CADRG has been added
...Arc Digital Raster Graphics (ADRG)ADRG Data
Illustration The ADRG comprises data originally produced by the
National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) in the United States. These
data are derived from... |
the page BIL has been added
...BIL is a format for of Remote Sensing Image DataMulti-band image data are represented by a combination of spatial position (pixel number and line number) and band.The data format for multi-band images... |
the page SRTM has been added
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SRTM data is by far the most popular data set that Radio Mobile can use.
The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) obtained elevation data on a near-global scale to generate the most complete hig... |
the page DTED has been added
...From Wikipedia, the free encyclopaediaDTED (or Digital Terrain Elevation Data) was originally developed in the 1970s to support aircraft radar simulation and prediction.DTED supports many applications... |
the page Expedia has been added
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Expedia.ca is a website that
provides planning services for travellers. It provides acces to
flights, hotels, insurance, route planning, driving directions, and
maps for Europe, North America, and th... |
the page GTOPO30 has been added
...GTOPO30 is a global digital elevation model (DEM) with a horizontal grid spacing of 30 arc seconds (approximately 1 kilometre). GTOPO30 was derived from several raster and vector sources of topographi... |
the page GLOBE has been added
...Global Land One-kilometre Base Elevation (GLOBE)Homepage: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/topo/report/GLOBE is an internationally designed, developed, and independently peer-reviewed global digital eleva... |
the page Google Maps has been added
...Google offers Maps to the internet. The useage of Google Maps is under the Google Maps API Terms of Service.
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the page Internet Tiger has been added
...Internet Tiger is only available for North America. Therefore it is not available to the author of these pages. You are advised to join the Radio Mobile user group at Yahoo for more information.
Click... |
the page Internet Toporama has been added
...Internet Toporama is not available to the author of these
pages. You are advised to join the Radio Mobile user group at Yahoo for
more information.
Click to join
Radio_Mobile_Deluxe
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the page Land cover has been added
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Land Cover is in radio planning better known as 'Clutter'. Radio Mobile has implemented the use of Land Cover from 8.9.3. For this implementation Land Cover in the Plate Carre format is found at Univ... |
the page Landsat has been added
...The Landsat Program is a series of Earth-observing satellite missions jointly managed by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey. Since 1972, Landsat satellites have collected information about Earth from... |
the page Mappoint has been added
...Mappoint is the Mapping software from Microsoft. The Mappoint data is also used by Expedia.
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the page MapQuest has been added
...MapQuest offers internet, wireless and business mapping applications that help people find places and get there.
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the page Openstreetmap has been added
...OpenStreetMap is a free editable map of the world. It is made by people like you. OpenStreetMap allows you to view, edit and use geographical data in a collaborative way from anywhere on Earth.
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the page Terraserver has been added
...TerraServer has assembled the largest variety of aerial photos, satellite images and USGS topo maps on the Internet.You can search and view all of our online imagery and then purchase a digital image ... |
the page The program has been added
...These chapters cover the menu-structure of Radio Mobile. It is structured in the same way Radio Mobile is organised. As a basis for the chapters the menu's and functionalities in the menu's in Radio M... |
the page Definitions has been added
...This is a list of parameters, variables, and values that are used in Radio Mobile. Each definition is explained in detail for further understanding.
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the page Antenna pattern has been added
...If a non-directional antenna is used for center
unit, the antenna will be pointed toward the original right unit
position. This orientation can be modified with the antenna azimuth
text box.
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the page Antenna Factor has been added
...The antenna factor (K) is the figure
that expresses the efficiency of the antenna. The
antenna factor is calculated out of the antenna gain in dBi and the
frequency in MHz.This formula is published in... |
the page Applicability has been added
...Visual coverage can be used for line of sight,
radar or interception range. It is based on pure geometrical clearance,
taking into account the sensor height above ground, the target height
above groun... |
the page Azimuth Range has been added
...The vertical opening angle of the investigated "beam". (See image below for explanation)
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the page Bin has been added
...The unit for which Radio Mobile determines the effect of radio propagation.In analysis of radio coverage, Radio mobile will evaluate all bin's in the current map window. The size of the bin influence... |
the page Calibration has been added
...A picture must be calibrated in order to use it for positioning by entering the four corners latitude and longitude.
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the page Combined Cartesian has been added
...The surface is covered according to small squares of variable pixel size. Many sites can be used to produce a combined coverage with the best signal available at each position on the map.
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the page Cursor has been added
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The cursor has a horizontal position with an elevation record (in meter above sea level) corresponding to intersection of the two dotted lines that appear after a click on the map. The Elevation grid... |
the page Deployment area has been added
...The deployment area is a rectangular zone with horizontal coordinates for the centre position and a size in kilometres that should be large enough to contain all units.
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the page DEM has been added
...A digital elevation model (DEM) is a digital representation of ground surface topography or terrain. It is also widely known as a digital terrain model (DTM). A DEM can be represented as a raster (a g... |
the page dB has been added
...The decibel is a logarithmic value commonly used for radio propagation calculations. Radio propagation works using logarithmic numbers.Why? Radio propagation involves complicated multiplication at var... |
the page dBd has been added
...dBd is decibel above the gain of a dipole
antenna as a reference.A dipole antenna is know to
have a gain of 2.15 dBi. But
as the isotrope antenna is a mathematical antenna technicians generally
use th... |
the page dBi has been added
...dBi is decibel above the gain of a isotrope
antenna as a reference.The isotrope
antenna is a mathematical antenna with a radiation pattern of a perfect
sphere. From this background it is calculated th... |
the page dBiC has been added
...dBiC is decibel above the gain of a isotrope
antenna as a reference where the isotrope antenna has the same circular
polarisation as the antenna of which the gain is
expressed.The isotrope
antenna is ... |
the page dBm has been added
...dBm is decibel above a 1-milliwatt (mW) reference.A 1-Watt transmitter has an output of +30 dBm.A 10-Watt transmitter has an output of +40 dBm.A 25-Watt transmitter has an output of +44 dBm.As can be ... |
the page dBuV has been added
...dBuV is commonly used to specify receiver
sensitivity.0.5 µV is equivalent to – 113
dBm1.0 µV is equivalent to – 107
dBm10 µV is equivalent to – 87
dBmTo convert from dBm simply subtract 107 from
the ... |
the page dB(uV/m) has been added
...dB(uV/m) is decibel above a microvolt per
meter referenceRadiated Measurement
Units:FS
= Field
strenghtRSSI
= Voltage at the antenna connectordB(uV/m) = decibel ratio
referenced to a micr... |
the page dBq has been added
...There are generally 3 references: dBi (Isotropic), dBq (quarter waveradiator reference), and dBd (half wave or Dipole) reference.An antenna generates a pattern of energy: an isotrope generates a perfe... |
the page dBW has been added
...dBW is decibels above a 1-Watt reference.A 1-Watt transmitter has an output of 0 dBW.A 10-Watt transmitter has an output of +10 dBW.A 25-Watt transmitter has an output of +14 dBW.Portions of this text... |
the page Disk space has been added
...The flight animation uses a huge amount of disk memory. It is wise to import all the bitmaps into video animation software capable of compression, such as GIF Constructor shareware.
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the page Downlink has been added
...Radio link from the base station to the mobile or hand-held. See 'How to > Linkbudgets'
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the page Draw mode has been added
...Each mode can be used to enhance terrain characteristics. The most common draw mode is Gray scaled slope, because networks features are better seen.
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the page Earth radius has been added
...Visual coverage uses the average earth radius to simulate earth curvature. This explains the difference observed with the radio coverage, where the radio beam tends to bend toward ground.
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the page Elevation has been added
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Units automatically get an elevation (in meters above sea level) from the map when you position them. You can also enter the exact elevation manually if you know it.
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the page Export file format has been added
...The program can export profile data into a file in text format. This file can be viewed with Windows Notepad or imported into a spreadsheet program.
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the page Flight path has been added
...The flight follows a direct line from Tx antenna to Rx antenna.
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the page Fresnel zone. has been added
...Currently
the information of this page is incomplete. The page might be under
construction or is being revised. For more information we suggest the Radio Mobile group at
Yahoo.Click to join Radio_Mobi... |
the page GPS serial output has been added
...Most GPS are capable of sending information through a simple serial link. Only the TXD and GROUND pins need to be connected to the PC, on any of the serial port. The GPS must be set at 4800 or 9600 bp... |
the page GPS sentence recognized has been added
...The program looks for a sentence beginning with $GPRMC from the GPS. This sentence is common to most GPS.
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the page HAAT has been added
...Antenna height above average terrain, along with the FM and TV propagation curves
is commonly used in the prediction of coverage by television stations and by FM radio
stations as well as some wireles... |
the page Icon has been added
...A Icon is a small image that is used in Radio Mobile to identify a unit on a map.Icons are stored in the 'icon' directory and by default are 16 x 16 pixels.Icons can be selected in the 'Unit propertie... |
the page Interference has been added
...The surface is covered according to small squares of variable pixel size. The coverage of a single transmitter side can be shown in two colors: the first color shows the normal coverage according to a... |
the page Interpolation has been added
...Maps are of variable dimension. Interpolation is needed to adjust the database records to those of the program.
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the page Label objects has been added
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The font settings for cities in picture properties apply to object labelsThe label position ranges from 0 to 3 (for each of the four corners) and 4 (for centre)
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the page The_program:Definitions:Land_cover has been added
...set that describes the cover of the the earth soil. In Radio planning terms it is called 'Clutter'. In this how to we will use the word 'Clutter' in stead of land cover. Land cover is described in 'te... |
the page Line objects has been added
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All lines in a same file are of the same width and colorThe first letters of the file name are used by the program:"L" means a line file, "F" means a filled area or polygon file"L2" will be drawn on ... |
the page Linkbudget has been added
...A calculation that holds all variables that are defined in a system. See 'How to > Linkbudgets'
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the page ITS model has been added
...The
US Institute for Telecommunications Science (ITS) has published a well-known model for radio propagation commonly referred to as the Longley-Rice model.The original code in FORTRAN has been transl... |
the page Maps has been added
...Maps are based on a matrix of up to 2000x2000 elevation records (meters above sea level), which can be saved in a file with a .MAP extension. Map data can be viewed with the Elevation grid.
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the page MSI has been added
...MSI is the extension mostly used in combination with antenna radiation patterns in planet antenna format.Planet is a RF propagation simulation tool initially developed by MSI. Planet was a 2G radio pl... |
the page Net has been added
... A Net is specified by RF parameters, topology, and the units that are member of the Net.
In
a Net RF parameters are configured to model propagation and the used
frequency for the Net. These settings ... |
the page Network has been added
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A network is a container that holds Nets and units. A units can be associated with one or more Nets.
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the page Net membership has been added
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Each unit entered in a net has a role and a radio system.
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the page Net topology has been added
...The program does more than evaluate the quality of communication between units. If you have selected a network topology where rebroadcast is allowed, the program will initiate as much
iteration as nec... |
the page Performance to meet has been added
...The program uses Rx Threshold in S-unit, in micro Volt, dBm or in micro Volt/m. The performance thresholds in S-unit are relative to receiver sensitivity while the others are taken at the
receiver inp... |
the page Picture size has been added
...Picture size is equal to the elevation matrix pixel size defined in Map properties. It has a direct impact on program performance. The amount of calculation increases by the square of picture side, as... |
the page Polygon objects has been added
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All lines in a same file are of the same width and colorThe first letters of the file name are used by the program:"L" means a line file, "F" means a filled area or polygon file"L2" will be drawn on ... |
the page Radial Range has been added
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The distance from the object between which is being analysed. (See image below for explanation)
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the page Radio coverage has been added
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Suppose a unit is stationary while the other is moved everywhere around. The system parameters are the same as those seen in Radio link, except for the position of the mobile unit.
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the page Radio coverage of what? has been added
...Suppose a unit is stationary while the other is moved everywhere around. The system parameters are the same as those seen in Radio link, except for the position of the mobile unit.
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the page Rendering has been added
...Fill area and/or signal contours can be selected. Coverage color is mixed to the map picture with a logical and. (Better resolution means more computer time).
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the page Rmpath program has been added
...Rmpath is a simple free ware that can be used to look at the profile data exported by the program. If this program is in the application directory, it will open automatically after saving the file.
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the page Radio systems has been added
...There are some technical parameters in addition to those of the ITS model that must be selected to compute the received signal knowing the path loss. The program supports 25 different configurations t... |
the page Raster data has been added
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Raster data comes from many sources and is the form we generally know from our own digital photography. With Raster data we have a rectangle shape in which each individual point (pixel) is described.... |
the page Single Polar has been added
...The surface is covered according to polar coordinates around the centre unit. Range and azimuth span, and azimuth increment can be adjusted.
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the page System has been added
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A system is a set of RF parameters that describe a radio station. This
includes parameters for TX and RX. Location and ground height is not
part of a system. This is configured at the Unit.
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the page Terrain Elevation Data has been added
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Digital Terrain Elevation Data (MIL-D-89020 AMENDMENT 1).Maps are based on digital terrain elevation data. The program can actually access a resolution of 1, 3, or 30 seconds of an arc, which corresp... |
the page Unit has been added
...A unit is is a geographical identity that does not hold any RF
parameters. With a unit Location and ground height is registered. A
Unit has a name and a icon.
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the page Uplink has been added
...Radio link from the mobile end to the base station. See 'How to > Linkbudgets'
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the page UDP protocol has been added
...The program uses Multicast UDP protocol to report position to other PCs running the program. This protocol is common to most LAN and can be used on the Internet, as soon as the IP address (or
domain n... |
the page uV has been added
...1/1000000-th of a Volt
Calculate
from and to other units ?Use the 'On-line RF
calculator'.
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the page V/m has been added
...The voltage "measured" over one meter
space.Field
strengths in microvolts per meter (uV/m) can be calculated by taking
the inverse log of the field strength measured in dB(uV/m). As an
example:Field
s... |
the page Valid source has been added
...The program can load BMP, GIF or JPEG bitmaps of satellite photo, scanned maps, etc.
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the page Vector data has been added
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Vector data differs from raster data that; it does not matter how deep you zoom in to it. The image stays as sharp as in the lower zoom level. This is due to the structure of vector data.Vector data ... |
the page Video settings has been added
...The best compromise is definitively 16-bit color
setting (65536 colors). Some function gives poor results at 8 bits color setting (256 colors).
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the page General functions has been added
...These functions are general available in the program and can be called from any menu
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the page The_program:General_functions:Antenna_pattern has been added
...a applied to the unit in 'Network properties > Systems' can be override.The ability to override the antenna pattern is available in 'Radio Coverage > Single polar' and 'route radio coverage'. Ho... |
the page View antenna pattern has been added
...From version 9.2.3 also the vertical plane of the radiation pattern is included in Radio Mobile. This has resulted in some changes in calculations and menu options. For information about the antenna p... |
the page View antenna pattern (prior to 9.2.3) has been added
...The antenna pattern viewer displays a antenna pattern when available in the antenna folder.File file
Select the file name of the antenna and so the antenna type.
Antenna files are stored in the antenn... |
the page Color has been added
...Here you can select the color you want to apply
... |
the page Font has been added
...Here you can select the font and it's style you want to apply
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the page Rainbow Colors has been added
...Here you can select the color you want to apply to the individual level. Using this menu you can apply a custom pallet of colors. The rainbow color menu comes for signal levels but also for percentage... |
the page Coverage plot types has been added
...In the Single polar coverage Radio Mobile displays examples of how the result of the analysis will look like.here we show the various possible examples of this menu.No plot selected
No selection.
Cont... |
the page Picture options has been added
...When a GIF or PNG picture type is chosen the options to these pictures is opened.White is transparent.This enables transparency in PNG and GIF files. It only applies to the colour white.Transparency i... |
the page Warnings has been added
...In some occations Radio Mobile will show a warning.Model warningsRadio Mobile will display the flag (if it is non zero) next to the Pathloss value and in the details in the 'Radio Link Profile' and 'R... |
the page The_program:Main_window has been added
...main window as you will find
in Radio Mobile.Click anywhere in the image to go to the
explanation of the object you selected.
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the page The_program:Main_window:Toolbar has been added
...indow on a icon or text and you will be directed to the explanation of the function. If you want to learn more about a specific function on this page links are available to more detailed information. ... |
the page Status Bar has been added
...The status bar can display different information. The information displayed depends on how Radio Mobile is configured. The visibility of the status bar is configured in 'View > Status Bar'While naviga... |
the page The_program:Main_window:Keyboard_shortcuts has been added
... available in Radio Mobile.
Keyboard key
Do:
Comment
F1
Help
F2
Radio Link
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the page The_program:Main_window:Mouse_shortcuts has been added
...ure
Do:
Comment
SHIFT-Button on icon
Select a unit for Combined Radio Coverage
SHIFT-Butt... |
the page Combined Mouse-Keyboard has been added
...
Do:
Comment
SHIFT-Button and left-click in mapwindow
The map will be moved by the mouse. Also the mouse symbol wil cha... |
the page The_program:Main_window:Selections_using_the_mouse has been added
...election in a picture just select it using 'drag and drop' left-clicking' in the window.
When in the blue dashed square is 'clicked using the right mouse button' it is asked if you are shure that ... |
the page File menu has been added
...The file menu contains the following function groups:Network related groupMap related groupPicture related groupPrint related groupProgram related
... |
the page New networks has been added
...This initiates a new network, erases all data from memory, removes pictures and set most parameters to default values.Depending on your requirements you can make a choice on how to configure your new ... |
the page Open networks (Ctrl-O) has been added
...Opens a dialogue box in order to load a previously saved project file. This project file contains units, nets, and system data. It also contains the map and pictures file name and path. The map file a... |
the page Save networks (Ctrl-S) has been added
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Opens a dialogue box in order to save all project files on disk.
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the page Save networks as... has been added
...Opens a dialogue box in order to save the networks data to a project file on disk.Network files can be saved in the binary .NET format or the comma separated files .CSVThe default format is .NETSaving... |
the page Network properties (Ctrl-N) has been added
...Opens a window containing all the necessary controls to perform network edition.
Default parameters
Sets the propagation model parameters of a network to their defaults.Cancel
Restores all net proper... |
the page Network prop.. Parameters has been added
...Net name
The net name can be up to 30 characters long.
Minimum and maximum frequency
For a frequency hopping net, these entries correspond to the lower and upper limits of the hopping set. The progra... |
the page Network prop.. Topology has been added
...VisibleUse this check box to show or hide a net on the map picture.Voice netUse this option for a net where need lines from command posts to subordinate units are required, but not between subordinate... |
the page Network prop.. Membership has been added
...List of all units
Use the checkbox at the left of the List of all units to add or remove units to the net. Select a role and a system for each unit with the lists on the right. To verify the role and ... |
the page Network prop.. Systems has been added
...Systems are a quick list of pre-set station parameters available per network. They can be applied to any unit in the network.A word of warning: systems that have been set up to represent an VHF mobile... |
the page Network prop.. Style has been added
...This Applies to all nets
Propagation mode
Toggle between Normal or Interference propagation mode. For interference studies, the model is optimistic. More information on the propagation model in 'Calcu... |
the page Unit properties (Ctrl-U) has been added
...
Opens a form in order to edit units data.
In green the location is displayed in the native coordinate system of Radio Mobile.
In blue the user selectable coorinate system is displayed. Th... |
the page Open map has been added
...Opens a dialogue box in order to load a previously saved map file. The map file contains elevation data, and is normally associated with a bitmap picture file.
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the page Save map as has been added
...Opens a dialogue box in order to save map data into a file. The file, is named with the map name followed by a .MAP extension, and contains elevation data. Contrary to older version, the map picture w... |
the page Map properties has been added
...Opens a form in order to define the map coverage boundaries and select the elevation database (see 'How to acquire elevation data').Adjust units elevation-Merge picturesThis option forces to open the ... |
the page Previous map has been added
...Opens the Map properties form with the centre and size settings adjusted to the previous map created.
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the page Next map has been added
...Opens the Map properties form with the centre and size settings adjusted to the next map created.
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the page New picture has been added
...Opens the Picture properties form in order to create a new map picture.Draw modeEnables to choose how to draw the new map window.Grey scaled slopecolored slope (absolute)colored slope (relative)X-rayX... |
the page Open picture has been added
...Opens a dialogue box in order to load a picture file from disk (BMP, GIF, TIF, PNG or JPEG). Picture files are associated with a properties file named with the picture followed by a .DAT extension. Th... |
the page Save picture as... has been added
...Opens a dialogue box in order to save a bitmap picture file in BMP, TIF, PNG, GIF, JPG or JPEG format.Default formatWhen the type of the image in which the picture is stored differs from the default i... |
the page Picture properties (Ctrl-I) has been added
...The form that opens depends on the information in the active map window. Terrain heightWhen the active map window holds terrain height information the window will display terrain heigth settings. See ... |
the page Picture prop.. Terrain height has been added
...Opens the appropriate form (Map, User or 3D type) that can be used to create or modify a map picture (see How to create a map picture, How to import and scale user pictures, and 3D, panoramic, and ste... |
the page Picture prop.. Custom image has been added
...This menu enables to configure the geocoding information for a raster image. Radio Mobile supports BMP, JPEG, GIF, TIFF, and PNG.The process of geocoding a picture is described in 'How to > Work wi... |
the page Print (Ctrl-P) has been added
...
Prints the active picture on a printer device. The picture is scaled and oriented to fit paper size.2 lines of comment can be added to the bottom-left part of the print. Default the names of the imag... |
the page Last networks has been added
...Radio Mobile allows a instant recall of the last 8 networks that have been stored by Radio Mobile.
... |
the page Exit has been added
...This command aborts program execution upon confirmation.
... |
| the page Edit menu has been added |
the page Copy (Ctrl-C) has been added
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Copies the active picture to the Clipboard.
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the page Paste has been added
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Inserts the contents of the Clipboard in the active picture.
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the page Paste as a new picture (Ctrl-V) has been added
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Creates a new picture window where is inserted the contents of the Clipboard.
... |
the page Merge pictures... has been added
...Enable the selection of a source to be merged with the active picture, by copying, adding, multiplying, or logical and operation. The source can be:another picture a picture from the internet: LANDSAT... |
the page Merge pict... Another picture has been added
...Here you can select the image you wish to overlay over the current map window.Using the pull-down menu the prior loaded raster images can be selected.If the pull-down menu is empty you need to load th... |
the page Merge pict... Landsat has been added
...There are no settings for landsat available.For more information about Landsat look at 'Geodata > Landsat'You can Copy, Add, Multiply, or bitwise overlay the selected source. See 'Merge pictures...'Ex... |
the page Merge pict... OpenStreetMap has been added
...Here you can set the level of detail that is displayed in the overlayed image..For more information about Open Street Map look at 'Geodata > Open Street Map'You can Copy, Add, Multiply, or bitwise ... |
the page Merge pict... Terraserver has been added
... This data is only availabale for the USA.Here you can select the type of image:Aerial colour fotoAerial photo Black and WhiteTopographic mapAlso you can select the level of detail or resolution:1m2m4... |
the page Merge pict... Tiger has been added
...This data is only availabale for the USA.There are no settings for this mapsource.For more information about Tiger look at 'Geodata > Internet Tiger'You can Copy, Add, Multiply, or bitwise overlay the... |
the page Merge pict... Toporama has been added
...This data is only availabale for the USA.Here you can select the type of image:OrthoimageBNDT 50KBNDT 250KAlso you can select the level of detail or resolution:V2 - OrthoimageV2 - BNDTFor more informa... |
the page Merge pict... MapPoint has been added
...Depending on your location you select the area of intrest.For more information about Map Point look at 'Geodata > Mappoint'You can Copy, Add, Multiply, or bitwise overlay the selected source. See 'Mer... |
the page Merge pict... MapQuest has been added
...For more information about MapQuest look at 'Geodata > MapQuest'
You can Copy, Add, Multiply, or bitwise overlay the selected source. See 'Merge pictures...'
The useage of Map Quest is configured in ... |
the page Merge pict... ADRG has been added
...Here you can select the folder in wich the ARDG files are stored.More information on ADRG and CADRG can be fond in 'Geodata > ADRG CADRG'You can Copy, Add, Multiply, or bitwise overlay the selected so... |
the page Merge pict... Virtual Earth has been added
...Here you can set the level of detail that is displayed in the overlayed image. Also you can select the type of image you wisch to display:Roads,HybridAreal photo'sExamples of these maps are displayed ... |
the page Merge pict... GoogleMaps has been added
...Here you can set the level of detail that is displayed in the overlayed image..For more information about Google Maps look at 'Geodata > Google Maps'You can Copy, Add, Multiply, or bitwise overlay ... |
the page Merge pict... Land cover has been added
...Land cover is the Radio Mobile implementation of displaying Clutter data in the map window.How to obtain land cover is described in 'How to > Work with geodata > Obtain free geodata'Information ... |
the page Merge pict... YahooMaps has been added
...
Here you can select the type that is displayed in the overlayed image..Available images are:RoadsAerial photosExamples are displayed below.
For more information about YahooMaps look at 'Geodata > yah... |
the page Draw grid... has been added
...Opens a window in order to draw Lat-Lon or UTM grid over a 2D picture.3 styles are possible:
Lat-lon
QRA
UTM
Lat-lonCreates a grid that has latitude-longitude grid as a basis
Example of a lat-lon-... |
the page Draw rings... has been added
...Opens a window in order to draw range rings over a 2D picture. Rings can be drwan around the cursor position or selected units from the networkCentreCursor positionDraw a ring around the cursor positi... |
the page Draw objects has been added
...Select Lines, Filled areas, Labels, Cities or All to add graphic objects to the active picture.Import from text fileThis feature is not documented in Radio Mobile.
... |
the page Fit to window has been added
...
Create a new picture resized to fit the actual window size.
... |
the page Rotate/Stretch has been added
...Opens a window with rotation angle and stretch factor inputs that will be used to create a new picture on activation of the Apply command.
... |
the page Flood has been added
...Flood all map pixels surrounding cursor position that share the same elevation.
... |
the page Stratification has been added
...Opens a window used to color a stratum of elevation.
... |
the page Elevation contour has been added
...Opens a window used to draw a custom defined elevation contour interval.colors can be set according your requirements.
... |
the page Force grey scale has been added
...Modify a picture to force a grey scale (useful for coverage background).
... |
the page Shadow has been added
...Modify a picture to draw shadows behind mountains.
... |
the page Redraw last legend has been added
...Redraw the last legend to a picture.
... |
the page Distance scale has been added
...Add a distance scale to a picture.You can choose the position of the scale:Top LeftTop RightBottom leftBottom Right
... |
the page Corner coordinates has been added
...Print the four corners lat-lon coordinates over a picture.
... |
the page Fit map to picture/selection has been added
...Opens the Map properties window in order to extract elevation data according to the picture or selection.
... |
the page Fit map to units has been added
...Opens the Map properties window in order to extract elevation data in order to fit best all units in memory.See 'How to > Work with units > Set height for multiple units'.
... |
the page Orthorectify has been added
...Draw a new picture that can then be adjusted to fit map exactly.
... |
the page Projection has been added
...Draw a new picture according to a trapezoidal projection offering less distortion.
... |
| the page View menu has been added |
the page Elevation grid has been added
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Opens a small window that shows 5x5 elevation data records centred at cursor position along with cursor coordinates.
If you click on the '>' button the elevation grid is expanded and the area over wh... |
the page World map has been added
...Opens a new picture window with worldwide coverage.
... |
the page Swap world map has been added
...No information.Currently
the information of this page is incomplete. The page might be under
construction or is being revised. For more information we suggest the
Radio Mobile group at
Yahoo.Click to ... |
the page Find Peak Elevation (Ctrl-F) has been added
...Place cursor at the position on a picture or a selection where elevation is maximum according to elevation data in memory.
... |
the page Find lowest elevation has been added
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Place cursor at the position on a picture or a selection where elevation is minimum according to elevation data in memory.
... |
the page Show networks has been added
...The lines in 'Show Networks' are colored 'Network Style'. The settings of 'Network Style' are configured in 'Networks properties - Style'. More information on Network Style can be found at 'How to - U... |
the page Hide networks has been added
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Hides network performance and unit labels on all pictures.
The result is displayed in the following image:
... |
the page Networks autoRedraw has been added
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If checked and if the computer is fast enough, the network drawing will be refreshed on exiting the Networks properties form.
... |
the page Flight has been added
...Opens the last flight animation generated with the Radio link form.
... |
the page The_program:View_menu:Toolbar has been added
...buttons under the menu bar.The toolbar is described in detail at 'Quick reference > Toolbar'
... |
the page The_program:View_menu:Status_Bar has been added
...buttons under the menu bar.The statusbar is described in detail at 'Main Window > Statusbar'
... |
the page Mouse coordinates has been added
...If checked, the latitude and longitude of the mouse position will be shown in the status bar.
... |
the page Full Screen has been added
...
Maximize the active window to the maximum screen size. If the picture is larger than the screen, use keyboard arrows or mouse to move the picture.
... |
| the page Tools menu has been added |
the page Radio Link has been added
...Opens a form in order to initiate analysis of the Radio link from a point to a point.The points in this analysis are objects and retrieved from a network. Also it is possible to analyse from the trans... |
the page Radio Link - Profile has been added
...The Profile displays the radio link in 2 D. This includes the earth curvature, round height and Land Cover when enabled.The link displays the antenna height of both stations. The link from the transmi... |
the page Radio Link - Details has been added
...The details provide a summary of the radio link in text.Distance between unitsThe distance between the TX and RX unit in KmThe Link Azimuth and elevation angle
The Azimuth degrees with respect to True... |
the page Radio Link - Range has been added
...The range display shows the RSSI behaviour over the radio link from the Transmitter to the Receiver with respect to the Receiver sensitivity. Transmitter - ReceiverInformation about the Transmitter an... |
the page Radio Link - Distribution has been added
...This window shows the probability that is applicable to the analysed radio link.The scale is from weak to strong. The colour red displays the signals that are below the receiver threshold or RX sensit... |
the page Radio Link - Large window has been added
...When this function is selected the current image in the radio link plane is transferred to a image window in radio mobile.Click the link to see the 'full size image of the large window' (Opens in a ne... |
the page Radio Link - Observe has been added
...ObserveThe observe function enables to view from the transmitter antenna in to the direction of the receiver and over the radio link. Opening angles of the viewer are:5°10°20°40°80°If 'View - Observe-... |
the page Radio Link - Export to.. has been added
...The results of the radio link analysis can be exported in to 3 other programs:RmPathNotepadGoogle Earth.ResolutionHere the resolution of the radio link can be configured.Original (xxx)The "original" s... |
| the page Radio Coverage has been added |
the page Visual coverage has been added
...Opens a form in order to initiate visual coverage drawing on a map picture
Visual coverage can be used for line of sight, radar or interception range. It is based on pure geometrical clearance, taking... |
the page Visual horizon has been added
...Opens a form in order to initiate visual horizon drawing.Unit to observe fromElevation (m)Groundheight in meters at the unit of observation locationHeight (m)Local height above ground of the 'antenna'... |
the page Fox hunt has been added
...Opens a form in order for the program to draw bearings from up to 5 unit locations.FromThe unit that reports the bearing.BearingBearing in degrees.WidthWidth of the beam. This can express the accurac... |
the page The_program:Tools_menu:HAAT has been added
...or the program to calculate the Height Above Average Terrain.it produces a result as displayed below:HAAT
Height Above Average TerrainReport generated at 12:22:03 , 20-1-2008 ------------------------... |
the page Network manager has been added
...Opens a form in order to visualize the relationship between network components or change network size.After the changes have been applied the default window size settings have been set in accordance t... |
the page Object Editor has been added
...Things to know about the file format can be found at the 'File formats' on'Line objects', 'Polygon objects' and 'Label objects'.In the 'how to' creation of objects like 'Line objects', 'Polygon object... |
the page Antenne pattern viewer has been added
...Opens a window in order to plot antenna patterns.As this common function is called from more functions in Radio Mobile it is described in detail in 'General functions > View antenna pattern'
... |
the page Network report has been added
...
Opens a form in order to show or print the performance matrix of all network links.
Net box
Net.
The pull down menu displays the to be analysed network.
Radiobutton "Direct path only (dB)... |
the page Multicast monitor has been added
...Opens a form displaying the last messages received on the multicast channel defined in GPS options.
... |
the page Metric coversion (Ctrl-M) has been added
...The Metric conversion tool is a small tool to aid while converting from and to metric values.The Metic conversion tool is activated by a 'Shift+Left Click' on any metric window - like the Mobile Anten... |
the page Tools > Radio Coverage has been added
...Analysing Radio coverage is the main purpose or Radio Mobile.The 'Tools' menu hold these functions:Coverage of a single transmitter using polar coordinates 'Single Polar'Combined Cartesian where the s... |
the page The_program:Tools_%26gt%3B_Radio_Coverage:Single_Polar has been added
...erage to a defined mobile Unit is performed in a radial sweep manner. Azimuth covered ,and radial range of the plot can be specified.
More information in the 'How to' on 'Radio coverage' and 'Single p... |
the page The_program:Tools_%26gt%3B_Radio_Coverage:Combined_Cartesian has been added
... current map windows is covered according to small squares (bins) of variable pixel size. Using this method bot a single site as well as many sites can be used to produce a single or combined coverag... |
the page The_program:Tools_%26gt%3B_Radio_Coverage:Interference has been added
...uced between a wanted and a interfering station, where the minimum signal level and interference margin can be selected and plotted as required.Interference can be experienced when a unwanted signal i... |
the page Fresnel zone coverage has been added
...The first Fresnel Zone clearance required for a link is selected, and a plot of areas where the criteria is achieved are plotted.More information in the 'How to' on 'fresnel zone coverage'
Centre unit... |
the page Find best sites in network has been added
...This function enables to determine the best location for a radio
station that is able to reach all stations evaluated based on radio
propagation. More information in the 'How to' on 'Find best sites i... |
the page Find best sites using waypoints has been added
...This function enables to determine the best location for a radio station that is able to reach all stations evaluated based on radio propagation. More information in the 'How to' on 'Find best sites u... |
the page Route radio coverage has been added
...
This feature enables to analyse coverage over a given route.
It can be done either using a single route or multiple routes (Split routes). Routes have to be in the Ozi Explorer .plt format or GPS tra... |
| the page Options menu has been added |
the page GPS has been added
...Opens a form in order to initiate GPS position acquisition via a serial port or over a IP network using UDP. Set the parameters to the required settings and click 'OK' to start using them.(more inform... |
the page APRS has been added
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Opens a form in order to initiate reception from the Automatic Position Reporting System.This implementation of APRS is for receive only. Radio Mobile cannot broadcast from it's self. To transmit APR... |
the page Internet has been added
... The initial configuration is describesd in 'Installation > configure the installation' where also recommended defaults are given. Proxy usage Web update Here the is initial configuration or the u... |
the page Elevation data has been added
...Opens a form in order to set preferences for elevation data useage. Here selection is made on how to use elevation data:
Elevation data extraction method that will be used in Radio Link and Network p... |
the page Elevation data > Land cover has been added
...Landcover data can be used from two sources. The first source is a local landcover file. The second is a datasource
on the internet. The source is selected by the "IMG" or "LCV" Check
boxes.
The butto... |
the page S-Unit has been added
...When analysing RF behaviour in Radio Mobile, a legend is displayed on the map where the cresult is displayed. The Signal legend is displayed below:The position of this legend can not be configured.In ... |
the page The_program:Options_menu:Toolbar has been added
...an enable or disable buttons in the tool-bar of Radio Mobile.
It is performed by checking or un-checking the check-box to enable or diable the button in the tool-bar. The function of the button is bri... |
the page Coordinates has been added
...This function changes the displayed coordinate system in both elevation grid and unit properties. In the status bar it is selected which type of coordinate is displayed in the Status Bar. Using... |
| the page Window menu has been added |
the page Cascade has been added
...Arranges visible windows into a cascade.
... |
the page Tile Horizontal has been added
...Aligns visible windows horizontally.
... |
the page Tile Vertical has been added
...Aligns visible windows vertically.
... |
the page Arrange Icons has been added
...Aligns reduced windows icons at the bottom of screen.
... |
| the page Help menu has been added |
the page Contens has been added
...Radio Mobile provides help functions. This option calls the main window of the help file.
... |
the page Search has been added
...Although the 'search function' also can be called from the Contens window in Help it can be directly called from Radio Mobile.
... |
the page Check for Web update has been added
...Use this option to check for updates on Radio Mobile.When no update is available you will be informed about it.When a update is available your are asked if you want to update your version of Radio Mob... |
the page About has been added
...Information about the version of Radio Mobile.Additional you can find information about your system. The 'System Info...'-button calls the system info program from Windows.Both main websites are menti... |
the page File formats has been added
...
Radio Mobile uses different files for different purposes.This chapter covers the file formats used by Radio Mobile.
... |
the page Antenna .ant format has been added
... This file holds the horizontal and vertical radiation pattern of a antenna depending on the version of data. There are 3 types of .ant files that can be used by Radio Mobile.Antennapattern file with ... |
the page Antenna .ant format (V3) has been added
...From version 9.6.5 Radio Mobile supports both horizontal- and vertical- plane in antenna patterns where a fulle description of 360 degrees of the vertical plane is available in the file.In this file b... |
the page Antenna .ant format (V2) has been added
...From version 9.2.3 Radio Mobile supports both horizontal- and vertical- plane in antenna patterns where only 180 degrees of the vertical plane is available
in the file.
Horizontal plane of the ant... |
the page Antenna .ant format (V1) has been added
...
Prior to version 9.2.3 Radio Mobile only supports horizontal plane antenna patterns. The following image displays the Horizontal plane of the antenna pettern with a Yagi that is vertically polarised ... |
the page APRS log file format has been added
...
Currently
the information of this page is incomplete. The page might be under
construction or is being revised. For more information we suggest the
Radio Mobile group at
Yahoo.Click to join
Radio_Mo... |
the page Cartasian raster export format has been added
...This file holds the mathematical results of a cartasian plot analysis.The
file is a list of points at which the fieldstrength is calculated and
determinated which of the participating units is the str... |
the page Cartasian settings .cov has been added
...This file holds the Cartasian coverage analysis settings and can be saved and reloaded as a template for future use.The file is in the following
format:
covlog.txt
to be definedVariables:
Varia... |
the page Cities.dat format has been added
...Radio Mobile comes with a file holding cities from all over the world. This file 'cities.dat' can be used to store units.The file is in the following format:
cities.dat
< ICON>,< LATITIT... |
the page Complete.wav has been added
...This audio file is played when a operation is completed by Radio Mobile.The file is located in the root folder of the Radio Mobile installation .
... |
the page covlog.txt has been added
...This file displays the result of the
last analysis in Radio Mobile.The file is located in the root
of Radio MobileThe file is in the following
format:
covlog.txt
Radio Mobile <date>
<Time... |
the page Fix_Elev_Thr.dat format has been added
...This value sets the treshold when groundlevel of Above Sea Level (ASL) is used for RF predictions. Fix_Elev_Thr.dat <height><comment>Variables: Variable Comment height Height in... |
the page Geosys.dat format has been added
...This file enables the use of a user defined
projection in Radio Mobile with MGRS. The user defined projection is selected in the 'coordinates' function.The file is in the following format:
geosys.... |
the page GPS.TXT format has been added
...This file holds the GPS information that is received in the 'GPS' function.The file is in the following format:
GPS.TXT
<comment_line><NMEA_data>
Variable
Comment
Comment... |
the page Horizon.txt format has been added
...This file contains the export result of the 'visual horizon' functionThe file is in the following format:
horizon.txt
Line with label names of observing unit Line with label names of the poin... |
the page Icon .ico file has been added
...Radio Mobile holds a default set of icons. The first 89 icons
are internal to the program.The internal icons have a preset arrangement so they are also used in APRS.
Internal icons in Radio Mobile.
... |
the page Internet.dat format has been added
...Radio Mobile can be configured using various sources of SRTM data. This is configured in 'Options > Internet > SRTM'. The in the pull-down menu displayed options for SRTM sources is stored in th... |
the page Labels.dat format has been added
...
Radio Mobile comes with a file holding cities from all over the world. This file 'cities.dat' can be used to store units.The file is in the following format:
Labels.dat
Radio Mobile Labels<... |
the page Landheight.dat format has been added
...
This file seems obscolete since version 8.9.3Radio Mobile stores the clutter height from land cover in the file 'landheight.dat'.For more information about land coversee 'How to > Land cover' or 'Opt... |
the page Landcover.dat format has been added
... Radio Mobile stores the clutter height from land cover in the file 'landheight.dat'.For more information about land coversee 'How to > Land cover' or 'Options > elevation data'The file is in the foll... |
the page Landcover.img has been added
...
No information yet
... |
the page Landcover.lcv has been added
...Landcover files in ".lcv" format are formates
similar on the data at the Lurodata web site. This format can be used
as a reference.It contains a matrix of 3601x3601 bytes, aligned the same way as the ... |
the page Maplink.txt has been added
...By reading and editing the file Map_Link.txt with Notepad, the
program can access various map layers for personal use only. This can
be configured in the file 'Map-Link.txt' to enable access to a map
... |
the page Mapfile .dat format has been added
...Currently the full description of the file is not available yet.The file is found in 2 formats. One is starting wit the number 1 and one is starting with the number 2.It is assumed that the first numb... |
the page Mapfile .geo format has been added
...Inside the .geo file is the filename of the map image, two reference points (x/y pixels), lat and long in decimal degrees.File location:
The location of the file is not mandatory
mapfile.geo
#<... |
the page Mapfile .inf format has been added
...Inside the .inf file are
the geographical coordinates of the upper left and lower right corners
and a title for the image map.
File location:
The location of the file is not mandatory as long as it is... |
the page Mapfile .kml format has been added
...Inside the .kml file are
the geographical coordinates stiored of the associating image.
File location:
The location of the file is not mandatory as long as it is in the
same folder with the raster ima... |
the page Mapfile .sig format has been added
...The SIG file is a binary file. It holds signal strength as calculated by a cartesian coverage and is assosiated with a picture file.
File location:
The location of the file is not mandatory as long as... |
the page Network.net has been added
...The network data stored in a binary format.This format is not described currently in this tutorial.
... |
the page Network.csv has been added
...This file is a part of the set of files that describe a network in Radio Mobile.The complete set of files is:Network.csvNetwork_NetData.csvNetwork_network.csvNetwork_System.csvNetwork_Unit.csvThe file... |
the page Network_NetData.csv has been added
...This file is a part of the set of files that describe a network in Radio Mobile.The complete set of files is:Network.csvNetwork_NetData.csvNetwork_network.csvNetwork_System.csvNetwork_Unit.csvThe file... |
the page Network_Network.csv has been added
...This file is a part of the set of files that describe a network in Radio Mobile.The complete set of files is:Network.csvNetwork_NetData.csvNetwork_network.csvNetwork_System.csvNetwork_Unit.csvThe file... |
the page Network_System.csv has been added
...This file is a part of the set of files that describe a network in Radio Mobile.
The complete set of files is:
Network.csvNetwork_NetData.csvNetwork_network.csvNetwork_System.csvNetwork_Unit.csv
The f... |
the page Network_Unit.csv has been added
...This file is a part of the set of files that describe a network in Radio Mobile.
The complete set of files is:
Network.csvNetwork_NetData.csvNetwork_network.csvNetwork_System.csvNetwork_Unit.csv
The f... |
the page Network Report.txt has been added
...
This file is exported from the Network report tool in Radio Mobile.
The sample file below can be downloaded here: Example report.txt
Report.txt
... |
the page Network Report.kml has been added
...
This file is exported from the Network report tool in Radio Mobile.
The sample file below can be downloaded here: Example report.kml
... |
the page Radiosys.dat format has been added
...
Radio Mobile holds pre settings for systems in this file. These pre settings are set and manipulated from the Systems menu in 'File > Network properties > Systems' All pre-set variables stored ... |
| the page RadiosysXX.dat format has been added |
the page Survey file format has been added
... This format is used for importing survey files in 'Tools > Radio Coverage > Combined Cartasian : Load data'File location:no location is recommendedSyntax:
Drivetest.txt
Range[tab]< Lati... |
the page unit.txt format has been added
...This format is used for importing and exporting units from the 'Unit properties' windowThe syntax of the units.txt file is:
unit.txt
Unit name[TAB]Enabled[TAB]Latitude(°)[TAB]Longitude(°)[TAB]Ele... |
the page Profile file format has been added
...This file is created by the 'Radio
Link' Export functionality and used by RMpath where it is
selected in the 'File' menu.The file is devided in to 4 parts:Information about the the "left site"Informat... |
the page Profile .kml format has been added
...This format is used to export information about the radio link to Google Earth.File location:
The location of the file is not mandatory.
profile.kml
Variables:
The KML file is described by Goog... |
the page RMW.ini has been added
...This file holds configuration settings of Radio Mobile. The useage of the RMW.ini file is enabled by the existance of the file. After creating the file RMW.ini in the same folder where Radio Mobile i... |
the page Route coverage result file format has been added
...
This file is the output of the 'Route radio coverage'. It holds the result of the analysis.Result file:
routecoverageresult.txt
Route file< path>< routefile>Centre unit< centre_u... |
the page Google .kml format has been added
...KML is a file format used to
display geographic data in an Earth browser such as Google Earth,
Google Maps, and Google Maps for mobile. KML uses a
tag-based structure with nested elements and attribut... |
the page Ozi Explorer .plt format has been added
...
This information is copied from: http://www.oziphototool.com/fileformats.html
Radio Mobile uses the PLT-format from OZI Explorer. This chapter discribes the format. Also a example in combination w... |
the page Files has been added
...
This chapter describes various files. How they function in Radio Mobile and how they add to the program.
... |
the page antenna.png has been added
...This file holds the object image that is exported to google earth.The image is a PNG with the background set as transparent.The location is in the root where Radio Mobile is located.Default antenna.pn... |
the page covlog.sys has been added
...Each time a radio coverage is performed, there is a file created: covlog.txt. This is a temporary file. covlog.txt holds the following contents:
Radio Mobile 09-29-2008 15:30:56Polar coverage center... |
the page geosys.dat has been added
...
The geosys.dat file can be used to accommodate older UTM systems based on different ellipsoid such as NAD27. You can only change the radius at the equator and at the pole in the geosys.dat file
... |
the page The_program:Files:Maps has been added
...adio Mobile are a combination of
files. These together make a useable data set in Radio Mobile. The files that are tied together are:mapfile.xxx (raster image file where xxx is the extention that belo... |
the page Network files has been added
...Network files can be stored in a binary (.NET) or a comma separated ASCII (.CSV) format.Network files in .NET format are in a binary format.Network.netThe ASCII export devised the network data in to 5... |
the page Windows Registry has been added
...The registry file is used when the file RMW.ini does not exist. When the RMW.ini file is created, Radio Mobile toggles rfom registry usage to using the configuration file.In the registry the Radio Mob... |
the page Folders has been added
...Radio Mobile does not require a tight folder structure. Some files have mandatory locations and others have optional locations.To organise the data and files used by Radio Mobile in a better way, a ba... |
the page Antenna has been added
...This is the folder where Radio Mobile looks for antenna files.The 'antenna folder' is located in the program root of Radio Mobile.
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the page The_program:Folders:Icon has been added
...ocated
to be used with Radio Mobile in addition to the internal icons that
come with Radio Mobile. The 'icon folder' is located in the program
root of Radio Mobile.The first 89 icons are internal to t... |
the page Program Settings has been added
...Radio Mobile stores the settings in either the windows registry or the configuration file RMW.ini. Radio Mobile (version 9.6.4) has 220 Keys that represent various configurable items.For those who are... |
the page ActBut has been added
...Default: NoneExample: 1111111111111110001100100000010101010111001111001100001000000111This sequence represents the current configuration of the buttons in the toolbar.Each position represents a active... |
the page ADRG/CADRG has been added
...AdrgDriveDefault: CExample: d:\geodata\ADRGSpecifies the path to the ADRG data.CADRGDefault: 0Example: 0Represents is compressed ADRG is used.
See 'Merge pictures > ADRG'
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the page Angle... has been added
...AngleMaxDefault: 10Example: 2
AngleMinDefault: -10Example: -2These values are used by 'Visual Horizon' and set the elevation angle scale in degrees.
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the page Ant... has been added
...AntBackColorDefault: 8433536Example: 8433536Color set in the antenna pattern viewer for the background.AntGridColorDefault: 6579300Example: 6579300Color set in the antenna pattern viewer for the gri... |
the page Aprs... has been added
...AprsFilterDefault: 1Example: 1Status of 'Filter units according to map in memory'AprsHostDefault: 127.0.0.1Example: 127.0.0.1Ip address of the host that runs AGWPE. Default is 'localhost' AprsHost1Ap... |
the page Circle... has been added
...CircleLabelDefault: 1Example: 0---CircleMaxDefault: 10Example: 90---CircleOtherDefault: 1Example: 80---CircleRadialDefault: 0Default: 0---CircleShowdefault: 1Example: 1---CircleStepDefault: 2example: ... |
the page Color... has been added
...ColorFiledefault: Application path\colors.datexample: D:\RadioMobile\colors.dat---ColorFile2default: Application path\colors.datexample: D:\RadioMobile\colors.dat---
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the page Comb... has been added
...CombSavDefault: 32example: 1058---CombSizeDefault: 5Example: 5---CombSizeDefault: noneExample: 5 ---
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the page Contour... has been added
...ContourDefault: 50Example: 5---ContourColDefault: 10532040Example: 16777215---ContourModDefault: 0example: 0---
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the page Coor has been added
...Default: QRAExample: QRAThe base coordinate system of Radio Mobile.See 'options > Coordinates'
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the page Cov... has been added
...CovAntDrawDefault: 0Example: 0Draw the antenna pattern in a coverage plot yes or no.CovAutosetDefault: 1Example: 0Automatic scaling of the range in coverage plots yes or no.CovDirDefault: 2Example: 0-... |
the page CursLabel has been added
...Default: 5Example: 4---
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the page DATA... has been added
...DATASOURCE0default: 0Example: 0DATASOURCE1DATASOURCE2DATASOURCE3DATASOURCE4
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the page Debug... has been added
...DebugHeightdefault: 0Example: none---DebugLeft
default: 0
Example: none
---DebugTop
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Example: none
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Example: none
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the page Def... has been added
...Def_h1default: 2example: 2---Def_h2Default: 2example: 2---
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the page Draw... has been added
...DrawFontBoldDefault: TrueTrue: True---DrawFontItalicDefault: FalseExample: False---DrawFontNameDefault: MS Sans Serifexample: MS Sans Serif---DrawFontSizeDefault: 8example: 8--... |
the page DRV... has been added
...Path to the elevation data selected in 'map properties'Radio Mobile allows the use of 5 sources simultaneously. These keys hold the location of the elevation data.DRV0Default: CExample: c:\geoda... |
the page Flood... has been added
...FloodColdefault: 16711680Example: noneColor used for 'flood'FloodHeightDefault: 1 Example: noneAbsolute height used in 'flood'
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the page Fresnel... has been added
...FresnelMaxdefault: 1.05example: 1The maximum fresnel clearance in 'Fresnel Zone Coverage' FresnelMinDefault: 0.55Example: 0The minimum fresnel clearance in 'Fresnel Zone Coverage'
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the page Google... has been added
...GoogleMapPathDefault: noneExample: C:\Geo Data\GooglePath to the Google map data
GoogleMapSaveDefault: 0Example: 1How to treat the data. Configure at 'Options > Internet'Download from the Internet if ... |
the page GPS... has been added
...GPSdrawDefault: 10Example: 10---GPSlogdefault: GPS.TXTExample: D:\RadioMobile\Data\Drivetestdata\Testronde.txt---GPSplayDefault: 2example: 2---GPSportDefault: 3500Example: 3500---... |
the page GRDindex has been added
...Default: 1 Example: none---
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the page Haat... has been added
...HaatAztdefault: 45Example: none---HaatDisDefault: 3.218688 Example: none---HaatMinDefault: 3.218688 Example: none---HaatNbrDefault: 5 Example: none---
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the page Home... has been added
...HomeLatdefault: 45.3
Example: 45
---HomeLondefault: -73.3
Example: 73
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default: 50
Example: 50
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the page IGNMIS has been added
...Default: Falseexample: True---
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the page Intf... has been added
...IntfAD 0 0IntfADcol 65535 65535IntfColor 255 255IntfSI 10 18IntfTO1 0 0IntfTO2 0 0IntfUnit 3 61###
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the page KeepChoice has been added
...Default: 0Example: 0---
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the page LandCover... has been added
...LandCoverFileDefault: noneExample: D:\RadioMobile\GeoData\LandCover\UMD1km_L.imgLocation of the Landcover file and the name of the file that holds the landcover data.LandCoverLegendDefault: 0Examp... |
the page LandHeightFile has been added
...Default: Application path\landheight.datExample: D:\RadioMobile\landheight.datLocation and the name of the settings file that holds the value that is used for the Landcover data.
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the page Landsat... has been added
...LandsatPathDefault: noneExample: C:\Geo Data\LandsatPath to the Landsat data
LandsatSaveDefault: 0Example: 1How to treat the data. Configure at 'Options > Internet'Download from the Internet if a fi... |
the page Last... has been added
...LastMerge aga interference 3978 @ fl3000 + 80 km.pngLastProject Default.net d:\radiomobile\data\aga @ 380.net
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the page Light... has been added
...LightElevation 15 LightReduction 30
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the page Link... has been added
...LinkLeft 0 4605LinkTop 0 3615
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the page Local... has been added
...LocalGPSHost 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1LocalGPSport 2222 2222
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the page Main... has been added
...MainHeight 6500 16560MainLeft 1000 1005MainTop 1000 135MainWidth 6500 22770
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the page Map... has been added
...mapNoData 0 0MapPointSrc USA USA
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the page Max... has been added
...MaxCovPer 100 MaxPflPts 157 157
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the page merge... has been added
...MergeBri 00 1 1MergeBri 01 1 1MergeBri 02 1 1MergeBri 03 1 1MergeBri 04 1 1MergeBri 05 1 1MergeBri 06 1 1MergeBri 07 1 1MergeBri 08 1 1MergeBri 09... |
the page OpenStreetMap... has been added
...OpenStreetMapPathDefault: noneExample: C:\Geo Data\OpenStreetMapPath to the Open Streetmap data
OpenStreetMapSaveDefault: 0Example: 1How to treat the data. Configure at 'Options > Internet'Download fr... |
the page pflExport has been added
...Default: noneExample: 0---PicExt bmp png
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the page Png... has been added
...PngTransparencyDefault: 255Example: noneSets the last colour that is used as a transparent in a PNG of GIF file when a picture is saved as a PNG of GIF file.PngWhiteTransDefault: TrueExample: no... |
the page Previous... has been added
...Previous0Previous1Previous2Previous3Previous4Previous5Previous6Previous7Default: noneExample: c:\data\test.datThese keys hold the last 8 networks that Radio Mobile has used.See 'File > Last networks'
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the page Print... has been added
...PrintL1Default: 1Example: none---PrintL2Default: 1Example: noneThese keys represent the check boxes to enable the 2 two lines form being printed.See 'Print'
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the page Profile has been added
... profile Application Path\profile.txt
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the page Proxy... has been added
...ProxyFlagDefault: 3Example: 1---ProxynameDefault: noneExample: none---
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the page RadioSysIndex has been added
...Default: 0Example: none---
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