[TowerTalk] tool to retrieve data and build HFTA profiles

Pete Smith N4ZR n4zr at contesting.com
Tue Mar 6 03:52:17 PST 2012


One of the things I wonder about is how much HFTA's 2-D computations 
differ from reality.

At least, if we want to make HFTA happy, we only need a bulldozer with 
an infinitely thin blade.  Got one right here in my hip pocket.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 3/6/2012 3:14 AM, Ian White GM3SEK wrote:
> ...

> If you see some unexpected effects, then save a copy of your original 
> profile and try deleting/changing various terrain features until you 
> find the one that is making a difference. The numerical difference may 
> be open to debate, but HFTA will probably identify the correct terrain 
> features that need to be bulldozed and hauled away [cue song]. 


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