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Microflex AV/ADV/AVr/ADVr North-American user’s manual / Rev 1.4 
 
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At 2.4 GHz, radio waves are highly attenuated by dense foliage.  A link established in the 
fall or winter season may be affected adversely in the spring and summertime, if it is 
established below tree level. 
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Once the network RF gain plan has been empirically calculated, the minimum 
antenna elevation at each site to minimize path loss should be established.  The 
Fresnel zone clearance, the earth’s curvature (can be ignored for links shorter 
than 12 kilometers) and any physical obstructions along the path have to be 
considered. 
 
3.1.3  Verifying Line of Sight and Fresnel Zone Clearance 
 
Unless it is a very short link distance (typically less than 1-2 kilometers) the path 
between the two antennas must be free of obstacles that could disturb 
propagation.  Such path is called a line of sight path.  If there are obstacles, radio 
waves will be in part absorbed and in part diffracted by the obstacles (multi-path 
fading).  Even if operating in such circumstances, links could be established.  
However, results are highly unpredictable. 
The first requirement of a successful link is therefore a clear line of sight path.  
There is a second requirement related to the beam-width of a radio signal.  The 
beam-width of a radio signal transmitted between two antennas is an elliptical 
area immediately surrounding the visual path (see Figure 9).  It varies in 
thickness depending on the length of the signal path and the frequency of the 
signal.  The region outlined by this beam-width is known as the first Fresnel zone. 
VISUAL LINE OF SIGHT
FIRST FRESNEL
 ZONE (F1)
 
Figure 9 - Difference Between Fresnel Zone and Visual Line of Sight