--==[ 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 kj4gtq: 1.83 miles Azimuth to kj4gtq: 204.57 degrees Depression angle to kj4gtq: -0.3828 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.3344 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4gtq Site location: 34.7204 North / 82.2707 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 16' 14" W) Ground elevation: 810.37 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 830.37 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 7.81 feet Distance to ac4q: 1.83 miles Azimuth to ac4q: 24.57 degrees Elevation angle to ac4q: +0.3563 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3682 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 kj4gtq: Free space path loss: 85.17 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 102.89 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 17.72 dB Field strength at kj4gtq: 63.13 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 383.75 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 470.00 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4gtq and ac4q, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7401 N, 82.2597 W, 1.50 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4gtq must be raised to at least 29.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4gtq must be raised to at least 976.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4gtq must be raised to at least 574.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.