HORCALC - Page of the Radar Horizon Calculator


This page contains a calculator for the 'radar horizon' (if target height = 0) or the 'target visibility range' (if target height > 0). Results are valid for standard atmospheric conditions.





This calculator is made available on this web site for educational and scientific purposes and under exclusion of any form of warranty, what so ever.  If you accept these conditions, you may use HorCalc now.

Usage: Insert values in the empty boxes of the upper two rows, then press 'Compute'. Results will be displayed in the empty boxes of the lower two rows, provided that Javascript is enabled in your browser.


Height of radar antenna [m]:
Target height [m]:
Range [n.mi]:
Range [km]:



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Ingo Harre, Bremen, Germany, Content last modified on 2009/04/25