--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: af4ee Site location: 34.7884 North / 82.6962 West (34° 47' 18" N / 82° 41' 46" W) Ground elevation: 1030.18 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1050.18 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 92.98 feet Distance to aj4ik: 26.04 miles Azimuth to aj4ik: 95.17 degrees Depression angle to aj4ik: -0.2787 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2697 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: aj4ik Site location: 34.7535 North / 82.2393 West (34° 45' 12" N / 82° 14' 21" W) Ground elevation: 813.65 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 833.65 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 4.49 feet Distance to af4ee: 26.04 miles Azimuth to af4ee: 275.43 degrees Depression angle to af4ee: -0.0982 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1342 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 af4ee and aj4ik: Free space path loss: 108.23 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 154.24 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 46.01 dB Field strength at aj4ik: 11.78 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.04 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.27 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between aj4ik and af4ee, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7538 N, 82.2433 W, 0.23 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.7539 N, 82.2441 W, 0.28 miles, 849.74 feet AMSL 34.7540 N, 82.2450 W, 0.32 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.7541 N, 82.2466 W, 0.42 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.7547 N, 82.2541 W, 0.84 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.7547 N, 82.2549 W, 0.89 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.7548 N, 82.2558 W, 0.94 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL 34.7549 N, 82.2566 W, 0.99 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.7553 N, 82.2616 W, 1.27 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.7555 N, 82.2641 W, 1.41 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.7556 N, 82.2666 W, 1.55 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.7557 N, 82.2674 W, 1.60 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.7558 N, 82.2682 W, 1.65 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7566 N, 82.2790 W, 2.27 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.7567 N, 82.2799 W, 2.31 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.7567 N, 82.2807 W, 2.36 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.7568 N, 82.2815 W, 2.41 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.7573 N, 82.2873 W, 2.74 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.7573 N, 82.2882 W, 2.79 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.7630 N, 82.3613 W, 6.95 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7631 N, 82.3621 W, 7.00 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7631 N, 82.3629 W, 7.05 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.7639 N, 82.3737 W, 7.66 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.7640 N, 82.3746 W, 7.71 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.7643 N, 82.3779 W, 7.90 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.7643 N, 82.3787 W, 7.95 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.7644 N, 82.3795 W, 8.00 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.7645 N, 82.3804 W, 8.04 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.7647 N, 82.3829 W, 8.19 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.7647 N, 82.3837 W, 8.23 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.7715 N, 82.4726 W, 13.30 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.7720 N, 82.4792 W, 13.68 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.7722 N, 82.4817 W, 13.82 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.7723 N, 82.4826 W, 13.87 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.7723 N, 82.4834 W, 13.92 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.7725 N, 82.4859 W, 14.06 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.7791 N, 82.5723 W, 18.99 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.7792 N, 82.5740 W, 19.08 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.7793 N, 82.5748 W, 19.13 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.7797 N, 82.5806 W, 19.46 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.7798 N, 82.5815 W, 19.51 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.7799 N, 82.5831 W, 19.60 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.7800 N, 82.5848 W, 19.70 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 605.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 7487.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 2527.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.