--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: ac4q Site location: 34.7445 North / 82.2572 West (34° 44' 40" N / 82° 15' 26" W) Ground elevation: 872.70 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 892.70 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 46.87 feet Distance to aj4ik: 1.20 miles Azimuth to aj4ik: 58.51 degrees Depression angle to aj4ik: -0.5449 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: aj4ik Site location: 34.7535 North / 82.2393 West (34° 45' 12" N / 82° 14' 21" W) Ground elevation: 813.65 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 833.65 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 4.49 feet Distance to ac4q: 1.20 miles Azimuth to ac4q: 238.52 degrees Elevation angle to ac4q: +0.5276 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.0640 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Longley-Rice path calculation parameters used in this analysis: Earth's Dielectric Constant: 15.000 Earth's Conductivity: 0.005 Siemens/meter Atmospheric Bending Constant (N-units): 301.000 ppm Frequency: 146.520 MHz Radio Climate: 5 (Continental Temperate) Polarization: 1 (Vertical) Fraction of Situations: 50.0% Fraction of Time: 60.0% Transmitter ERP: 35 Watts ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary for the link between ac4q and aj4ik: Free space path loss: 81.47 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 99.15 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 17.68 dB Field strength at aj4ik: 66.87 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 590.36 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 723.04 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 588.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 221.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.