VOACAP Quick Guide

http://www.voacap.com/

VOACAP Quick Guide

HF Propagation Prediction and Ionospheric Communications Analysis


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by Jari Perkiömäki, OH6BG/OG6GThis is a work-in-progress guide to using VOACAP (Voice of America Coverage Analysis Program) – free professional HF propagation prediction software from NTIA/ITS, originally developed for Voice of America (VOA). This guide should get you well started with VOACAP. A more comprehensive discussion about the finer details of using the software can be found in George Lane’s book Signal-to-Noise Predictions Using VOACAP. A User’s Guide. The book is now available on CD-ROM.

VOACAP Online Prediction Services

VOACAP Online Point-to-Point PredictionsVOACAP Online 11M Point-to-Point Predictions VOACAP Online Coverage Area Map PredictionsVOACAP Online 11M Coverage Area Map Predictions

Nordic Real-Time HF Propagation Monitoring

The 24/7 real-time HF propagation monitoring cluster has been established to cover the entire HF spectrum from 1.8 MHz to 28 MHz, based on Skimmer and Skimmer Server.

What’s New?

1. Downloading VOACAP

2. VOACAP – Backgrounds & Running the Prediction

General

The calculation engine, VOACAPW

Graphs & Colours

3. VOACAP – Understanding the Prediction

General

MUF, SNR and REL

Signal Power & Noise Power

Antennas & Radiation Angles

Conversions

4. VOACAP – Case Studies

5. VOACAP-related Papers

6. NTIA/ITS HF software HELP Topics

7. HamCAP User’s Guide

8. Articles of interest

English

Finnish

Swedish

Japanese

9. Tools & downloadable files for use with VOACAP

Find coordinates and Maidenhead grid locators just by pointing and clicking

Downloadables

Software

Coordinate files

Save the coordinate files (*.GEO) at C:ITSHFBCGEOCITY

Antenna and configuration files


Special Thanks

I wish to thank Mr George Lane for his friendship, invaluable comments and guidance – and his patience in this project. A special thank-you to Greg Hand who still maintains the code.

http://www.voacap.com/