The limitation you're seeing of having to add another site to change the
rx elevation is because calculating path loss to one point is relatively
easy. Calculating it for the entire coverage area takes a fair amount of
computing power, to the point that even on really fast hardware, it
needs to be done ahead of time and cached. So, there's no "dynamically"
changing the elevation of your plot. At best, they could pre-plot and
cache a series of rx elevations and let you select from those choices.
But if they let you have 4 choices (say 10, 15, 25, 35ft AGL), that
would quadruple the amount of data they have to store for your (and
potentially everyone's) coverage maps.
Suffice it to say, the problem is non-trivial. I use Splat! instead of
RadioMobile or towercoverage.com, but the algorithm and computational
complexity is the same (they all use Longley Rice, last time I checked).
The only thing I've seen that comes close to what you're asking was the
guy doing near-real time viewshed magic, but I haven't heard or seen
anything from him since WISPAPALOOZA 2012.
-Kristian
On 04/09/2014 12:25 PM, Josh Luthman wrote:
What? Have you ever used Radio Mobile?
Josh Luthman
Office: 937-552-2340
Direct: 937-552-2343
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Troy, OH 45373
On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 3:24 PM, Matt Hoppes
<mhop...@indigowireless.com <mailto:mhop...@indigowireless.com>> wrote:
Signals don't change as you increment heights. You're asking for
real time foliage mapping. Not going to find it.
On Apr 9, 2014, at 3:18 PM, Josh Luthman
<j...@imaginenetworksllc.com <mailto:j...@imaginenetworksllc.com>>
wrote:
I'm not talking about customers plotting where their address is.
What I'm getting at is if I have a customer called in, I'd like
to just punch in the location and then see if they'll work at
ground level or how high we need to get off the ground and see
the signal change as I increment height.
Josh Luthman
Office: 937-552-2340 <tel:937-552-2340>
Direct: 937-552-2343 <tel:937-552-2343>
1100 Wayne St
Suite 1337
Troy, OH 45373
On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 3:16 PM, Clay Stewart
<cstew...@stewartcomputerservices.com
<mailto:cstew...@stewartcomputerservices.com>> wrote:
Josh. You can. Just put the web snip on a website. If need
help can walk u through later today. Our websire customer
lookup...
http://www.towercoverage.com/iframemc.asp?mcid=1223&Acct=2910
On Apr 9, 2014 3:08 PM, "Josh Luthman"
<j...@imaginenetworksllc.com
<mailto:j...@imaginenetworksllc.com>> wrote:
I'm having a hard time adjusting to this from Radio
Mobile. There's all the same "stupid" interface
shortfalls, for example wanting to know what a customer's
CPE would be without adding a site and putting them in
the same list. I feel with technology as it is, it
shouldn't be so convoluted to simply put a dot on a map
and see what the signal would be from a tower while being
able to adjust the elevation on the fly.
I'm wondering if there's another list/forum for this
service, too. There's no way I'm going write a bible of
questions for support, it doesn't make a whole lot of
sense for either of us.
Josh Luthman
Office: 937-552-2340 <tel:937-552-2340>
Direct: 937-552-2343 <tel:937-552-2343>
1100 Wayne St
Suite 1337
Troy, OH 45373
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