--==[ 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 kg4mul: 20.45 miles Azimuth to kg4mul: 138.01 degrees Depression angle to kg4mul: -0.2803 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0334 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kg4mul Site location: 34.5243 North / 82.0169 West (34° 31' 27" N / 82° 1' 0" W) Ground elevation: 623.36 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 643.36 feet AMSL Distance to ac4q: 20.45 miles Azimuth to ac4q: 318.15 degrees Depression angle to ac4q: -0.0157 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0181 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 kg4mul: Free space path loss: 106.13 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 148.52 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 42.39 dB Field strength at kg4mul: 17.50 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.01 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.46 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kg4mul and ac4q, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.5368 N, 82.0305 W, 1.16 miles, 656.17 feet AMSL 34.5379 N, 82.0317 W, 1.26 miles, 679.13 feet AMSL 34.5384 N, 82.0323 W, 1.32 miles, 688.98 feet AMSL 34.5390 N, 82.0330 W, 1.37 miles, 702.10 feet AMSL 34.5542 N, 82.0495 W, 2.78 miles, 702.10 feet AMSL 34.5553 N, 82.0507 W, 2.89 miles, 705.38 feet AMSL 34.5559 N, 82.0513 W, 2.94 miles, 715.22 feet AMSL 34.5565 N, 82.0520 W, 2.99 miles, 718.50 feet AMSL 34.5593 N, 82.0550 W, 3.25 miles, 721.78 feet AMSL 34.5655 N, 82.0618 W, 3.83 miles, 721.78 feet AMSL 34.5661 N, 82.0624 W, 3.88 miles, 725.07 feet AMSL 34.5666 N, 82.0630 W, 3.93 miles, 731.63 feet AMSL 34.5706 N, 82.0673 W, 4.30 miles, 748.03 feet AMSL 34.5734 N, 82.0704 W, 4.56 miles, 757.87 feet AMSL 34.5739 N, 82.0710 W, 4.61 miles, 774.28 feet AMSL 34.5745 N, 82.0716 W, 4.66 miles, 787.40 feet AMSL 34.5751 N, 82.0722 W, 4.71 miles, 816.93 feet AMSL 34.5756 N, 82.0728 W, 4.77 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL 34.5762 N, 82.0734 W, 4.82 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.5768 N, 82.0740 W, 4.87 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.6792 N, 82.1858 W, 14.39 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.6815 N, 82.1883 W, 14.60 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.6865 N, 82.1938 W, 15.07 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.6967 N, 82.2049 W, 16.01 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.6972 N, 82.2055 W, 16.06 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.6978 N, 82.2061 W, 16.11 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.7119 N, 82.2215 W, 17.42 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL Antenna at kg4mul must be raised to at least 550.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kg4mul must be raised to at least 12363.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kg4mul must be raised to at least 7613.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.