--==[ 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 red_cross: 10.34 miles Azimuth to red_cross: 298.39 degrees Elevation angle to red_cross: +0.0794 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3486 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: red_cross Site location: 34.8155 North / 82.4176 West (34° 48' 55" N / 82° 25' 3" W) Ground elevation: 964.57 feet AMSL Antenna height: 75.00 feet AGL / 1039.57 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 91.60 feet Distance to ac4q: 10.34 miles Azimuth to ac4q: 118.30 degrees Depression angle to ac4q: -0.2290 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2267 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 red_cross: Free space path loss: 100.21 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 125.19 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 24.98 dB Field strength at red_cross: 40.83 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 29.45 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 36.07 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between red_cross and ac4q, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7742 N, 82.3243 W, 6.01 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.7722 N, 82.3197 W, 6.31 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.7708 N, 82.3166 W, 6.51 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.7705 N, 82.3159 W, 6.55 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.7634 N, 82.2999 W, 7.59 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.7621 N, 82.2968 W, 7.78 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.7617 N, 82.2961 W, 7.83 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.7614 N, 82.2953 W, 7.88 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.7590 N, 82.2900 W, 8.23 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.7587 N, 82.2892 W, 8.27 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.7489 N, 82.2671 W, 9.70 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.7485 N, 82.2664 W, 9.75 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 508.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 8694.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 5190.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.