QRadioPredict is an experimental software for VHF-UHF propagation prediction and radio coverage analysis. Currently it works on Linux and Windows 32 bit (Vista) and has the following features:
- Uses the Irregular Terrain Model, also known as Longley-Rice
- Can be used as a repeater site planing tool
- Static signal plot coverage, distance configurable
- Up to four ground stations and one mobile station
- Uses public available data
- Uses OpenStreetMap tiles or public sattelite imagery as background
- Elevation profiles are taken from NASA 1 degree SRTM 3 arcsec elevation files (*.hgt) obtainable from various sources
- Predicts radio signal quality on different frequencies simultaneously
- Can be connected to Flightgear to use its powerful radio capabilities
- Displays APRS stations according to a time filter configurable by the user
- Has an internal APRS client which can be used to display stations as a landmark
- Uses a new algorithm for glound clutter attenuation prediction, based on a ray model.Foliage and urban loss over flat or rugged terrain can be calculated on point-to-point links
- Terrain type data is taken from Corine CLC2006 shapefiles, which gives great accuracy for all of Europe, or from any other land cover data such as VMAP0
- Can use antenna radiation patterns generated by 4NEC2 or other NEC2 compatible antenna modelling programs
- Is completely integrated with Flightgear, the open source flight simulator, which has real-time radio prediction capabilities