Coverage Maps

[bobbyaa]

What do some people think of the possibility of coverage maps for systems that are visible on this database? In theory, they would mainly be helpful for multi repeater sites and can be based off of the data in the ULS. I remember seeing these before but cannot recall where. Any ideas/comments?

 

[tyytor]

i remember seeing them in the fcc uls,
if you click on the call sign after it shows the license,it will show

New Search Printable Page Reference Copy Map License

then click on maplicense, it will show a map showing coverage area based on
rateiated power? i do not know how accureate it is

 

[blantonl]

I've been looking into doing something like this - however there are so many factors such as terrain etc that can impact cookie-cutter approaches to displaying coverage areas by height, location, and power.

 

[bobbyaa]

yeah I see what you are saying but there may be a way to do it. I remember seeing somewhere these kinds of maps and with little graphical icons where the color indicated how well the data/voice channels are rcvd etc. I just cannot put a finger on where I saw it. My whole idea of this came because I live in northern Plano and want to be able to listen to my buddy at FWPD. I plotted all of the tower locations hoping one was lost way up by Plano

 

[N4DES]

i remember seeing them in the fcc uls,
if you click on the call sign after it shows the license,it will show

New Search Printable Page Reference Copy Map License

then click on maplicense, it will show a map showing coverage area based on
rateiated power? i do not know how accureate it is

The FCC map is based on the "Area of Operation" that is requested by the licensee in KM.
It is not an engineering coverage map that utilized the HAAT and ERP.

 

[JESSERABBIT]

Some of the celluar carriers do have system coverage maps of their systems. The carrier that I use has extremely accurate maps. I wonder if these tools are mandated by the FCC?