Feature Request - Longley-Rice propagation model layer
Viewshed can give a primitive radio coverage prediction but there are models that are much better. It would be great if you were able to incorporate them into SARTopo.
Thanks,
Ken Sanders, CCSAR333, AE6LA
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I worked on a search this last week and could have used this. I used the viewshed to plot rudimentary cell phone coverage from specific towers and also to predict VHF radio coverage for a portable repeater. Having more accurate propagation predictions would be very helpful. Something like Softwright TAP built in to Caltopo. We wouldn't use it enough to subscribe or purchase the program but it would sure be great to have it available the few times a year that we may need it.
+1 I vote YES on this..
As a Ham Operator that has extensive involvement with packet radio (https://groups.io/g/145050PacketNetwork) I could use this as well..
I'll add another vote for this feature. There's a web site called Radio Mobile (http://www.ve2dbe.com/english1.html) that lets you do this, but it would be very handy to be able to do at least basic modeling of VHF and UHF coverage from directly in CalTopo. Add a repeater object, for example, specify power and antenna height, and have it show approximate coverage.
+1 for this feature. There is a workaround but it's combersome using the web version of Radio Mobile and exporting georeferenced image.
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