User Manual
Table Of Contents
- System Description
- Microwave Path Engineering Basics
- Engineering Guidelines
- Network Turnup Procedure
- User Interface Guide
- 1. Navigating the Terminal Menu
- 2. Terminal Menu and System Control
- 3. Menu Descriptions
- >TRACER System Status
- >Main Menu
- >TRACER System Configuration
- >TRACER Link Performance History
- >T1A Status/Configuration/Loopback
- >T1A Performance History
- >T1B Status/Configuration/Loopback
- >T1B Performance History
- >T1C Status/Configuration/Loopback
- >T1C Performance History
- >T1D Status/Configuration/Loopback
- >T1D Performance History
- Troubleshooting Guide
Section 2, Microwave Path Engineering Basics TRACER 4206 System Manual
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The climate factor is a quantity that compensates the link availability for different types of climates
(weather). In general, microwave links operating in areas with high humidity will have less availability
than those in arid areas, primarily because water is a dispersive mechanism to microwave energy, and
causes the main signal lobe to refract and disperse away from the receiver location. The climate factor
values normally used are listed below.
Climate Climate Factor Description
Very Dry 1/8 desert regions
Temperate 1/4 mainland, interior region
Humid 1/2 humid and coastal regions