path clearance

path clearance: In microwave line-of-sight communications, the perpendicular distance from the radio-beam axis to obstructions such as trees, buildings, or terrain. Note: The required path clearance is usually expressed, for a particular k-factor, as some fraction of the first Fresnel zone radius.

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