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17. ACE-HF presents a traditional
HF MUF chart in this separate graph. The MUF chart updates automatically
whenever a circuit change is made.
The MUF curves give Maximum Usable Frequency predictions vs.
time-of-day. The blue curve is the median of the daily Maximum
Observed Frequencies (MOFs) over all days of the month at a given
hour. The red HPF (Highest Possible Frequency) curve gives values
expected only 10% of the time, and the FOT (Frequency of Optimum
Traffic) green values are defined as the frequencies where the
MOFs will be higher on at least 90% of the days of the month.
The MUF chart has a blue flashing line to indicate current time,
and horizontal lines showing the frequencies assigned to each
band.
MUF predictions give a measure of ionospheric conditions but
do not account for other circuit variables such as atmospheric
and man-made noise or antenna gain. MUF curves are another tool
for predicting best frequency operation, but the SNR Summary
Chart remains as the most accurate measure of circuit quality. |
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