Fade Margin is an additional pad of signal strength designed into the RF system to compensate for unpredictable signal fading.

The Fade Margin of a long-distance radio link should be equivalent to the receiver’s antenna gain.

A Fade Margin is unnecessary on a long-distance RF link if more than 80% of the first Fresnel zone is clear of obstructions.

The Fade Margin is a measurement of signal loss through free space, and is a function of frequency and distance.