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Graham McIntire 2097dbc018
Modernize why-signals-bend with project findings, polish scenes
Rewrite the NLOS post to reflect what microwaveprop has learned:
M-refractivity and dM/dh as the actual duct discriminant, the four
duct taxonomy with radiation ducts as the North Texas mechanism,
binary duct detection as a coin flip, low pressure beating high,
shallow boundary layer winning, PWAT sweet spot, seasonal pattern
(spring worst, summer best), troposcatter as the floor, and real
numbers for the 65 km QTH-to-W5HN/B path.

New interactive scenes: N vs M side-by-side refractivity profile,
pressure/HPBL/binary-duct bar chart, band-vs-dawn enhancement,
PWAT sweet spot with draggable cursor, monthly ducting probability,
and a 10 GHz link-budget decomposition showing how the 36 dB
diffraction gap gets closed.

Polish pass across all scenes: softer palette, rounded stroke
caps/joins, prettier slider styling in scene.css and nlos.css,
signal-pulse animations on NF cascade / single-stage / LNA
placement, trail persistence on the ray-trace scene, animated
glints along trapped rays in the duct scene, and animated TCP
sequence diagrams.

Add local-serve preview mode so future-dated posts show up on
zola serve but stay hidden on the deployed build.
2026-04-22 14:10:58 -05:00
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blog Modernize why-signals-bend with project findings, polish scenes 2026-04-22 14:10:58 -05:00
projects add blog post 2026-04-18 15:08:03 -05:00
_index.md Add yelling-at-computers line to homepage intro 2026-04-18 16:05:18 -05:00
about.md Add personal background to about page 2026-02-25 17:11:54 -06:00