HERALD
P-P Radio Link Design Software
HERALD
is a PC program for Windows that assists the radio engineer in the design
of
point-to-point
(multi-hop) microwave links and networks. Two editions available:
HERALD
3.1 (basic functions) HERALD Professional (advanced functions)
HERALD 3.1 is a straightforward tool which offers: Site/Hop
Configuration; Customized Antenna & Radio Equipment Libraries; Link
Budget; Path Profile Analysis (clearance, reflections); Multipath Outage;
Rain Unavailability; One-click access to Background Theory.
Now published and distributed by
SciTech
Publishing, Inc. (Raleigh, NC, USA)
HERALD Professional offers a number of advanced features,
including
alternative propagation modeling (ITU-R, Bell Labs, Crane, Longly-Rice),
interference
analysis in a p-p radio network, passive repeaters,
ITU-R and North America performance
objectives, enhanced customization services.
New Release: interface to NASA / SRTM terrain maps
Path profiles imported from SRTM
maps, worldwide coverage with 1 or 3arcsecond raster resolution. SRTM
maps downloaded at no cost from several websites.
HERALD habla
tambien Espanol
Choice of output
document language (English, Spanish, or Italian).
HERALD key
features:
 Easy-to-use approach to the design of p-p mw links and
networks
Reliable design guidelines and propagation models
ITU and North America standards for performance objectives
(Herald Pro only)
Highly productive, interactive, user-friendly environment
Customized equipment / antenna libraries
Path profiles form NASA/SRTM maps (free download) (Herald Pro only)
Examples and exercises quickly available and fully explained
High quality, comprehensive design documentation, printouts
and diagrams
Extensive context-sensitive Help, one-click access to
background theory
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