MINIPROP PLUS SHORT-PATH PREDICTIONS 02-20-2001 (Polar) Path Length: 13632 km SSN: 142.7 Flux: 190.0 Radiation Angle: 3 deg for Minimum No. of F Hops: 4 TERMINAL A: 27.00 S 26.00 E South Africa Bearing to B: 145.0 deg TERMINAL B: 21.73 S 174.63 E Conway Reef Bearing to A: 213.4 deg Terminal A Sunrise/Set: 0407/1652 UTC Terminal B Sunrise/Set: 1818/0653 UTC K: -1 ---- QUICK-LOOK SIGNAL LEVELS IN dB ABOVE 0.5 uV (Tab for S/N) ----- UTC MUF 3.8 MHz 7.1 MHz 14.2 MHz 18.1 MHz 21.3 MHz 24.9 MHz 28.5 MHz 0000 15.0 7 b 13 d 0030 14.2 5 b 0100 15.4 4 b 11 d 0130 16.7 3 a 10 d 0200 18.0 1 a 9 c 12 D 0230 19.4 0 a 8 b 11 D 0300 20.8 -1 a 7 a 11 C 13 D 0330 22.3 -3 a 6 a 10 B 12 D 0400 23.3 -4 a 6 a 10 B 12 D 13 D 0430 23.6 -4 a 5 a 9 B 12 C 13 D 0500 24.4 -5 a 5 A 9 A 11 C 13 D 0530 25.3 -5 a 5 A 9 A 11 B 13 D 0600 26.0 -5 a 5 A 9 A 12 B 13 D 0630 26.8 -4 a 6 A 9 A 12 B 13 C 0700 27.4 -3 a 6 a 10 A 12 B 13 C 0730 28.0 -2 a 7 a 11 A 13 B 14 C 0800 28.5 0 a 8 a 11 A 13 A 14 B 0830 29.0 1 a 9 a 12 A 14 A 14 B 0900 29.4 3 a 10 a 13 A 14 A 15 B 0930 29.5 4 a 11 a 13 A 15 A 15 B 1000 28.9 6 a 12 a 14 A 15 A 16 B 1030 28.2 7 a 13 a 15 A 16 A 16 C 1100 27.5 9 a 14 a 15 A 16 A 16 C 1130 26.7 10 a 15 a 16 A 17 B 17 C 1200 25.8 12 a 16 a 17 A 17 B 17 D 1230 24.9 14 a 17 a 18 A 18 C 18 D 1300 23.8 -8 a 16 a 18 a 19 A 19 C 18 D 1330 22.4 -3 a 17 a 19 a 20 B 19 D 19 D 1400 20.9 3 a 19 a 20 A 20 C 20 D 1430 19.5 9 a 21 a 22 B 21 D 1500 18.1 -7 a 15 a 23 a 23 C 22 D 1530 16.7 5 a 20 a 25 A 24 D 23 D 1600 15.8 17 a 26 a 26 A 25 D 1630 17.0 28 a 30 a 28 A 26 C 24 D 1700 18.3 36 a 34 a 29 A 27 B 25 D 1730 19.4 40 a 36 a 29 A 27 B 25 D 1800 20.7 38 a 35 A 29 A 27 A 25 C 23 D 1830 22.1 30 a 31 a 28 A 26 A 25 B 23 D 1900 24.0 19 a 26 a 26 A 25 A 24 A 23 C 21 D 1930 25.1 6 a 21 a 25 A 24 A 23 A 22 B 21 D 2000 24.4 -8 a 15 a 23 a 23 A 22 A 21 C 20 D 2030 23.6 8 a 21 a 21 A 21 A 21 C 20 D 2100 22.8 2 a 19 a 20 A 20 B 20 D 19 D 2130 21.8 -5 a 17 a 19 a 19 B 19 D 2200 20.4 15 a 17 a 18 C 18 D 2230 19.0 13 a 16 b 17 D 2300 17.6 11 a 15 c 16 D 2330 16.2 9 a 14 d Signal levels suppressed if below -10 dB or if predicted availability is zero Availabilities A: 75 - 100% B: 50 - 75% C: 25 - 50% D: 1 - 25% a, b, c, d: Same as A-D, with high probability of reduced signal levels.