Delta Repeater
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Delta (64N04.92', 145W39.09', elevation 421 meters)
near Delta on Alaska Highway 
Installed 7 September 1996 by KL7XO, NL7XH & NL7HW
Moved to Canyon Creek spring 1999
Delta1
Delta2
Left: NL7HW's Repeater Site.

Right:The Tower. KL7KC antennas are 70' up.

Delta3
Delta4
Left: More of the antennae.

Right:NL7HW's Repeater Site.

224 MHz Link - Path Profile
Path Map Path Profile
 


Above: Path profile, Ester Dome to Delta. (already loaded)

Left: Map showing path between Delta and Ester Dome
BIG FILE: 527x1637 pixels, 335K bytes not yet loaded.


224 MHz Link - Path Loss Calculation
  Ester Dome to Delta Delta to Ester Dome
Elevation antenna A (m) 720 Ester Dome 720 Ester Dome
Elevation antenna B (m) 421 Delta 421 Delta
Elevation obstruction (m) 609 RED 609 RED
Distance A to B (km) 142 Ester Dome to Delta 142 Ester Dome to Delta
Distance A to obstruction (km) 89 Ester Dome to RED 53 Delta to RED
frequency (MHz) 224   224  
Theta (rad) 0.01   0.01  
2.38   2.38  
defraction loss (dB) 20.30 RED 20.30 RED
free space loss (dB) 122.54 Ester Dome to Delta 122.54 Delta to Ester Dome
TOTAL PATH LOSS (dB) 142.84 defraction + free space 142.84 defraction + free space
224 MHz Link - Fade Margin Calculation
  Ester Dome to Delta Delta to Ester Dome
Tx power (watts) 40.00 Ester Dome 20.00 Delta
Tx power (dBm) 46.02 Ester Dome 43.01 Delta
tx coax (dB) -1.00   -2.80 80'*3.5dB/100'
tx ant gain (dBi) 5.15 AEA Isople * 9.00 7 ele KLM
rx ant gain (dBi) 9.00 7 ele KLM 7.20 Cushcraft 224WB
rx coax (dB) -2.80 80'*3.5dB/100' -1.00  
system gain (dBm) 56.37   55.41  
TOTAL PATH LOSS (dB) 142.84 from above 142.84 from above
rx sens (dBm) -110.00 (20dB S+N/N) -110.00 (20dB S+N/N)
FADE MARGIN (dB) 23.53 rx sens + system gain - path loss
10dB for 90% reliablity
20dB for 99% reliablity
30dB for 99.9% reliablity
40dB for 99.99% reliablity
22.57  

* There is no published gain for the AEA Isopole antenna. A reasonable estimate would be 3db more than a dipole. This is 5.15 dbi
 
 

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