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Developers of the Terrain Analysis Package Software	Summer 2008

News in this issue Use TAP to Calculate Interference Locations What is new in TAP On-line Video of TAP Path Profile Plotting On-line Video Showing TAP Coverage TAP Seminar - October 6-7, 2008 Export Coverage into GIS Software Ensure receipt of Tap Tips Use TAP to Calculate Interference Locations Just having sufficient level of field strength is the first prerequisite of reliable coverage from a repeater or cell site. The second criteria is the quality of that signal. If you have an interfering signal that is of sufficient field strength on or near your transmitted frequency, this interference can destroy otherwise reliable service in significant areas where your received signal is sufficient. The FAQ linked below will show you how to calculate and plot many types of these critical interference areas as well as interference-free areas. Many times the results of these studies can be counterintuitive, due to the wide variance of topography and location of both the desired repeater site and the location of the interfering site. To see how to calculate and plot areas of interference click here...

Greetings from SoftWright! What is new in TAP    To see what new maintenance features have been added to TAP, please click on the ever-updated link below. Learn about the new .jpg export and how to plot coverage in dbm as an alternative to dbu, if you desire. If you are considering renewing your TAP license's Annual Maintenance Subscription, this web page will be very helpful with that decision. See the newest enhancements to TAP On-line Video of TAP Path Profile Plotting    If you have wondered whether or not you could operate the Terrain Analysis Software to calculate and plot a terrain profile for a radio path, we invite you to see this on-line video. You will see how easily one can plot a profile. To watch a short video on how to calculate and plot a terrain profile click here ... On-line Video Showing TAP Coverage    See how easily one can operate the software from the entry of the data to the viewing of the rf coverage map in 9 minutes. To watch a short video on how to calculate a radio coverage map click here ... TAP Seminar - October 6-7, 2008    Our fourth quarterly TAP Engineering Seminar for 2008 is scheduled for October 6-7, 2008 at the SoftWright Conference Center in Aurora CO. If you have not attended a TAP seminar in several years, you would benefit greatly with the interactive training approach that we have developed. You will leave here having actually run much of the TAP software and solved a number of design problems using the wide diversity of the TAP software tools. For more details and registration for our upcoming TAP Engineering Seminar... Export Coverage into GIS Software    One of the most useful benefits of using the Terrain Analysis Package Software (TAP) is that you can export the coverage calculations to a georeferenced database to import into GIS systems that are presently in use in your operations. There are three different export formats for the calculated field strength data. This allows your company or agency to easily check for radio field strength right along with any other information that they might normally check within your area of fleet and user locations of operation. To see how to export predicted field strength to bring into other GIS software, click here ... Ensure receipt of Tap Tips    In order to be certain that you continue to receive Tap Tips from SoftWright please white list curt.alway@softwright.com in your email software.

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