--==[ 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 ki4mee: 20.06 miles Azimuth to ki4mee: 75.13 degrees Depression angle to ki4mee: -0.2055 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1799 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ki4mee Site location: 34.8185 North / 81.9155 West (34° 49' 6" N / 81° 54' 55" W) Ground elevation: 761.15 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 781.15 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 94.04 feet Distance to ac4q: 20.06 miles Azimuth to ac4q: 255.32 degrees Depression angle to ac4q: -0.0848 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0100 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 ki4mee: Free space path loss: 105.96 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 144.64 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 38.68 dB Field strength at ki4mee: 21.38 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.14 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.84 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ki4mee and ac4q, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8160 N, 81.9274 W, 0.70 miles, 780.84 feet AMSL 34.8158 N, 81.9282 W, 0.75 miles, 797.24 feet AMSL 34.8156 N, 81.9290 W, 0.80 miles, 807.09 feet AMSL 34.8154 N, 81.9299 W, 0.84 miles, 810.37 feet AMSL 34.7818 N, 82.0855 W, 9.97 miles, 790.68 feet AMSL 34.7815 N, 82.0871 W, 10.07 miles, 793.96 feet AMSL 34.7806 N, 82.0912 W, 10.31 miles, 797.24 feet AMSL 34.7804 N, 82.0920 W, 10.36 miles, 826.77 feet AMSL 34.7665 N, 82.1563 W, 14.13 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL 34.7663 N, 82.1571 W, 14.18 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.7631 N, 82.1718 W, 15.04 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.7613 N, 82.1799 W, 15.52 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL 34.7612 N, 82.1807 W, 15.57 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.7610 N, 82.1816 W, 15.61 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.7608 N, 82.1824 W, 15.66 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.7560 N, 82.2043 W, 16.95 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.7551 N, 82.2084 W, 17.19 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.7528 N, 82.2190 W, 17.81 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL Antenna at ki4mee must be raised to at least 485.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ki4mee must be raised to at least 9264.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ki4mee must be raised to at least 3327.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.