--==[ 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 kj4gjg: 24.52 miles Azimuth to kj4gjg: 355.65 degrees Depression angle to kj4gjg: -0.1034 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0515 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4gjg Site location: 35.0983 North / 82.2901 West (35° 5' 53" N / 82° 17' 24" W) Ground elevation: 1040.03 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1060.03 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -220.10 feet Distance to ac4q: 24.52 miles Azimuth to ac4q: 175.63 degrees Depression angle to ac4q: -0.2515 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0306 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 kj4gjg: Free space path loss: 107.71 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 160.44 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 52.73 dB Field strength at kj4gjg: 5.58 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.51 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.62 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4gjg and ac4q, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0971 N, 82.2900 W, 0.08 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 35.0955 N, 82.2899 W, 0.20 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 35.0888 N, 82.2893 W, 0.66 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 35.0872 N, 82.2891 W, 0.77 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 35.0863 N, 82.2890 W, 0.83 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 35.0855 N, 82.2889 W, 0.89 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 35.0847 N, 82.2889 W, 0.95 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 35.0839 N, 82.2888 W, 1.00 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 35.0780 N, 82.2882 W, 1.41 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 35.0772 N, 82.2882 W, 1.46 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 35.0764 N, 82.2881 W, 1.52 miles, 1181.10 feet AMSL 35.0756 N, 82.2880 W, 1.58 miles, 1190.94 feet AMSL 35.0747 N, 82.2879 W, 1.64 miles, 1217.19 feet AMSL 35.0739 N, 82.2879 W, 1.69 miles, 1279.53 feet AMSL 34.9544 N, 82.2767 W, 9.97 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.9536 N, 82.2766 W, 10.03 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.9528 N, 82.2766 W, 10.09 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.9519 N, 82.2765 W, 10.15 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.9478 N, 82.2761 W, 10.43 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.9453 N, 82.2759 W, 10.61 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.8399 N, 82.2661 W, 17.91 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.8382 N, 82.2659 W, 18.02 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8233 N, 82.2646 W, 19.06 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8225 N, 82.2645 W, 19.12 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8217 N, 82.2644 W, 19.17 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8208 N, 82.2643 W, 19.23 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.7685 N, 82.2595 W, 22.85 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.7677 N, 82.2594 W, 22.91 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.7669 N, 82.2593 W, 22.97 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7652 N, 82.2592 W, 23.08 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.7644 N, 82.2591 W, 23.14 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4gjg must be raised to at least 926.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4gjg must be raised to at least 15152.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4gjg must be raised to at least 7462.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.