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Qrap is an open source radio planning plugin for qgis that can be used by radio amateurs, wifi mesh designers, cellular operators, consultants, radio regulators students and lecturers of. Guide for preparing fm radio transmitter coverage maps. Create for any frequency other than 88107mhz fm band. A free online vhfuhf propagation tool for technical and nontechnical users charles w. Free webbased tools for predicting fm radio coverage. Radio mobile rf propagation simulation software haat. Currently it works on linux and windows 32 bit vista tested. About radio coverage prediction the resource is currently listed in in a single category. The main category is rf coverage mapping software that is about rf coverage mapping software. Fm coverage study prediction definitions and methodology version 1.
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