SIGNAL PLANNING TOOLS

Parakalix

Free radio propagation and network planning tools.

Tools

01 VOACAP Propagation Prediction Point-to-point HF reliability, hour by hour, on the NTIA/ITS VOACAP engine — the US government standard model for skywave propagation. 02 Solar & Space Weather Solar flux, sunspot number and the A and K indices — the inputs a propagation run depends on, from NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center. 03 SPEED Restricted Terrain-aware RF link planning: path profiles and line-of-sight analysis over elevation data, for laying out circuits before you put antennas up. 04 VLSM Subnet Planner Plans IPv4 and IPv6 subnets from the block you were issued, around whatever is already in use — and says when the block is too small and what to ask for instead. 05 Radio Troubleshooting What to check when a radio will not talk, in the order that rules out the most causes fastest, and why each check matters. General guidance, not a substitute for the equipment’s manual.