1 2 3 4 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S :signal | very low (<15dB) | low (>15dB) | mean (>30dB) | fair (>45dB) | very good (>60dB) | | | | | I : interferen- | very strong (0dB) | strong (-10dB) | moderate ( - 20dB) | light (-30dB) | excellent (-40dB) | | | | | N: noise | very high (0dB) | high (-10dB) | moderate (-20dB) | light (-30dB) | excellent (-40dB) | | | | | P: Propagation | extreme | strong | moderate | light | nil disturbance | | | | | F: fadings | >60 p.m. | 20..60 p.m. | 5..20 p.pm. | 1..5 p.m. | 0..1 p.m. | | | | | E: modulation | very bad | bad | mean | fair | excellent quality | | | | | M: modulation | overmodulated | low or null | mean | fair | max deepness | | | | | O: Overall | unusable | poor | mean | fair |excellent quality