Wireless link calculator updated

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Here is a first look of the new updated wireless calculator:
https://mikrotik.com/calculator

Report any bugs you can find and we will try to improve it.

Of course, this is a synthetic calculator (theoretic). Real life has things like interference, weather and other factors that will reduce possible distances.
A known bug, that in Chrome, the elevation graph doesn’t support hover over specific hill. Currently does work in Firefox/Safari.

The calculator does take into consideration the elevation, the fresnel zone, the earth curvature. It currently does not tell you exactly how big your towers need to be, but it will tell you that you need a big tower, if there is difficult elevation, or earth curvature that disturbs the 60% fresnel zone.

How to use:

  1. Choose the frequency band
  2. Choose the minimum required data rate
  3. Choose the products from the list
  4. Move the map markers to the desired area.
  5. Click “calculate link”
  6. Observe the elevation graph. Move your mouse to the hills, so see which ones might cause issues. Drag over the elevation graph to select bigger areas, to identify them.
  7. Adjust products or markers until the result is “Reliable” and doesn’t mention that “Very high tower needed”

Please comment here if you find problems, mistakes or other issues.

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Very nice service :slight_smile:

It will greatly increase usability for me, if i can add arguments to the URL, especially location/coordinates and the zoom level.

How Google has done it: https://www.google.dk/maps/@56.1491919,9.9064497,8z

Easier to read suggestion: https://mikrotik.com/calculator?longitude=56.1491919&latitude=?9.9064497&zoom=8

Best regards, Kasper

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I think the standard notation is “18/57.12873/25.15892”. We will add it.

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Problem solved

5

Lovely, thank you very much Normis.

If you will let the calculator load the value for all the available input/drop-down etc. boxes from the URL, then i can also add direct links on all the individual product pages on my distributor site :slight_smile:

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follow the instruction. you haven’t chosen the frequency and data-date.

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Very nice. Could you add support for the new 6 GHz products as well, please?

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Look good, congrat

But if you can’t put the exact gps coordinates for the Tx Rx points, and tower weight (isn’t same if I have 2m or 5m tower) is only to play.
Another small think, doesn’t fit the configuration panel and the “Reset” “Calculate link” button in the same screen, need to scroll.
Is my 1600x900 monitor resolution to small, I don’ think all peaple use fullhd resolution. Maybe you can decrease a little that config panel window.

Sorry for remaks. It’s an awaited tool, thanks for it.

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OK, we will add those features. None of our monitors need to scroll that panel. Do you use some scaling in your OS?

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Cannot access the map behind the calculator to set the locations in Mozilla on android phone. The speed slider should allow only possible values for the set pair of devices in selected band.

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Tap the “Eye” icon to hide the calculator.

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Hello Normis,

This is great!!

I especialy like the height indicator as you “scroll” along the height graphic.

It would be nice if we could click to position the markers rather than drag them. I also agree for a tower height field.

Great job guys! :slight_smile:

AC

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  1. Manual height override for both points (or mast height)

  2. on the sea don’t allow to go into negative height :slight_smile:

  3. allow to place link on left-mouse click, so you don’t have to search where did you left your link previously :slight_smile:

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Hi Normis

Congratulation to Mikrotik ! Very nice and useful tool.

On data rate selection for some device like Disc, it allows to select up to the highest, which i doubt on the possibility.

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Maybe I’m using this wrong, but it appears to me that if I select a product the calculator fills in the maximum power of that product, and then doesn’t let me edit that figure if the maximum power is more than I can use legally in my area.

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Select the data rate first (top to bottom). It will then read the values from the selected data rate.

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  • no satellite view
  • no antenna height
  • no visual link on profile relief map
  • no export/save as pdf
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Hello,

nice tool; is it possible to change the transmitted power?

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Very nice!

Any plans to add an export button with the link info (like a report)?
What about add the information of coordinates of each side (azimuth)?

Thanks!

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Nice tool. Will be good if one can simply enter coordinates of the TX and RX location as an option to just Moving the map markers to the desired area.
Also, the ability to export the report out in jpg/pdf or any other usable format will be fantastic.

However, this is a very good tool as it is.