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19. The ACE-HF "SNR Summary
Chart" provides perhaps the best overview of circuit quality,
because it presents a simultaneous summary of predicted SNR at
all frequencies and all times-of-day for the specified circuit,
service grade and Required Reliability.
In this chart, each grid point is colored green, yellow or red
in accordance with the Required SNR value, and a legend is given
at the top of the chart. You can move the mouse pointer over
the chart to position the cross-hairs over the current time-of-day
to more accurately read the chart. The chart may be changed to
plot a summary of the Reliability computations.
This chart is best used when a 90% Required Reliability is specified,
where the green area is then bounded by the 90% contour and represents
the Operational Working Area. The upper-frequency bound is then
the FOT for the Required SNR and grade of service, and the lower-frequency
bound is the Lowest Usable Frequency (LUF).
Assured contacts will most likely result when the frequencies
and times-of day of the green area are used as a guide. |
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