--==[ 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 ghstr: 19.30 miles Azimuth to ghstr: 325.46 degrees Depression angle to ghstr: -0.0104 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1008 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghstr Site location: 34.9744 North / 82.4506 West (34° 58' 27" N / 82° 27' 2" W) Ground elevation: 1082.68 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 1122.68 feet AMSL Distance to ac4q: 19.30 miles Azimuth to ac4q: 145.35 degrees Depression angle to ac4q: -0.2690 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1055 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 ghstr: Free space path loss: 105.63 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 156.58 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 50.95 dB Field strength at ghstr: 9.44 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.79 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.97 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghstr and ac4q, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9709 N, 82.4476 W, 0.29 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 34.9703 N, 82.4471 W, 0.35 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9697 N, 82.4465 W, 0.40 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9614 N, 82.4395 W, 1.10 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9607 N, 82.4390 W, 1.15 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9576 N, 82.4363 W, 1.42 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 34.9569 N, 82.4358 W, 1.47 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9563 N, 82.4352 W, 1.53 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9556 N, 82.4347 W, 1.58 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 34.9544 N, 82.4336 W, 1.69 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 34.9512 N, 82.4309 W, 1.95 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 34.9499 N, 82.4299 W, 2.06 miles, 1194.23 feet AMSL 34.9493 N, 82.4293 W, 2.11 miles, 1259.84 feet AMSL 34.9486 N, 82.4288 W, 2.17 miles, 1305.77 feet AMSL 34.9480 N, 82.4282 W, 2.22 miles, 1309.06 feet AMSL 34.9474 N, 82.4277 W, 2.28 miles, 1312.34 feet AMSL 34.9467 N, 82.4272 W, 2.33 miles, 1328.74 feet AMSL 34.9461 N, 82.4266 W, 2.38 miles, 1368.11 feet AMSL 34.9454 N, 82.4261 W, 2.44 miles, 1414.04 feet AMSL 34.9448 N, 82.4256 W, 2.49 miles, 1440.29 feet AMSL 34.9442 N, 82.4250 W, 2.54 miles, 1515.75 feet AMSL 34.9435 N, 82.4245 W, 2.60 miles, 1515.75 feet AMSL 34.9187 N, 82.4035 W, 4.69 miles, 1489.50 feet AMSL 34.9180 N, 82.4030 W, 4.74 miles, 1489.50 feet AMSL 34.9174 N, 82.4025 W, 4.79 miles, 1509.19 feet AMSL 34.9148 N, 82.4003 W, 5.01 miles, 1502.62 feet AMSL 34.9129 N, 82.3987 W, 5.17 miles, 1505.91 feet AMSL 34.7598 N, 82.2701 W, 18.02 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.7585 N, 82.2690 W, 18.13 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.7579 N, 82.2685 W, 18.18 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.7572 N, 82.2679 W, 18.23 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 927.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 12082.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 6055.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.