SPLAT!
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SPLAT! (short for an RF Signal Propagation, Loss, And Terrain analysis tool{{cite web|url=http://www.qsl.net/kd2bd/splat.pdf|format=PDF|title=SPLAT! KD2BD Software : Name : RF Signal Propagation, Loss, And Terrain analysis tool|website=Qsl.net|access-date=2022-01-27}}) is a GNU GPL-licensed terrestrial radio propagation model application initially written for Linux but has since been ported for Windows and OS X. SPLAT! can use the Longley-Rice path loss and coverage prediction using the Irregular Terrain Model to predict the behaviour and reliability of radio links, and to predict path loss.
SRTM filenames refer to the latitude and longitude of the southwest corner of the topographic dataset contained within the file. Therefore, the region of interest must lie north and east of the latitude and longitude provided in the SRTM filename.
History
Development started in 1997 by John A. Magliacane, KD2BD. The latest version 1.4.2 was published in 2014. In 2020 several authors started the development of a completely reworked version which was not published yet.{{Cite web|title=GitHub - hoche/splat at 2.0-alpha|url=https://github.com/hoche/splat|access-date=2021-08-17|website=GitHub|language=en}} The authors introduce multithreading, georeferenced outputs (GeoTIFF) and metrication as defaults.
References
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External links
- [http://www.qsl.net/kd2bd/splat.html SPLAT! Website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120222051139/http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/www.qsl.net/kd2bd/splat.html Stumbleupon's review] (From Wayback Machine, as StumbleUpon is defunct.)
- [http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/18096 TV Technology article]
- [http://www.arrl.org/news/em-surfin-em-splat-that-path-online Surfin': SPLAT That Path Online] Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU, discussed the use of SPLAT! in an ARRLWeb feature article.
- [https://signalserver.okiefrog.org W5GFE SignalServer WebSite] An online interface for SPLAT! used by amateur radio operators worldwide.
- [http://gbppr.ddns.net/cgi-bin/path.main.cgi Microwave Radio Path Analysis] An interactive CGI for SPLAT! covering the United States.
Category:Radio frequency propagation
Category:Free communication software
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