Appendix C

Working with Google Earth and the RADWIN OLBC

You can use the Google Earth program to “tour” a proposed link site, fix its precise coordi­nates and copy/paste them to the RADWIN OLBC. Here is how it is done:

 To Use Google Earth to set RADWIN OLBC coordinates:

1. Open Google Earth.

2. Click the drawing pin button:

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You are offered the following window:

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Figure C-1: Google Earth showing Site A details

3. Enter details for one of the link sites as shown. You may also set additional properties using the tabs but they will not be imported to the plug-in display.

4. Enter details for the second site. For example:

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Figure C-2: Site B details

5. Click OK. You should see your two sites in the Google Places panel:

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6. Open Site A: Right click it and then click Properties. You will be shown the Properties window of Figure C-1.

7. Open the RADWIN Online Link Budget Calculator as described in Chapter 2, enter required radio details and open the coordinates window:

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Figure C-3: RADWIN OLBC - Empty coordinates window

8. Copy / Paste the Site A latitude and longitude (and the Name if you wish) to the Site A area of Figure C-3.

9. Repeat the previous step for Site B.

10. Proceed as in Chapter 2 or Chapter 4.

Note

The advantage of working this way, is that you have a permanent record of the sites, which you have tried with the RADWIN OLBC.