--==[ 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 k4jf: 8.24 miles Azimuth to k4jf: 346.46 degrees Elevation angle to k4jf: +0.0397 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0733 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: k4jf Site location: 34.8605 North / 82.2913 West (34° 51' 37" N / 82° 17' 28" W) Ground elevation: 948.16 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 968.16 feet AMSL Distance to ac4q: 8.24 miles Azimuth to ac4q: 166.44 degrees Depression angle to ac4q: -0.1590 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1436 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 k4jf: Free space path loss: 98.24 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 124.34 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 26.10 dB Field strength at k4jf: 41.68 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 32.48 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 39.78 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between k4jf and ac4q, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8372 N, 82.2845 W, 1.65 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.8364 N, 82.2842 W, 1.71 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.8356 N, 82.2840 W, 1.77 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8348 N, 82.2838 W, 1.82 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8340 N, 82.2835 W, 1.88 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8220 N, 82.2800 W, 2.73 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8212 N, 82.2798 W, 2.79 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8204 N, 82.2795 W, 2.85 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8156 N, 82.2781 W, 3.19 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8061 N, 82.2753 W, 3.87 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.7661 N, 82.2636 W, 6.71 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.7637 N, 82.2629 W, 6.88 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.7629 N, 82.2626 W, 6.94 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.7621 N, 82.2624 W, 6.99 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.7613 N, 82.2622 W, 7.05 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 299.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 5006.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 2411.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.