--==[ 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 ghssimpsonville: 25.85 miles Azimuth to ghssimpsonville: 100.35 degrees Depression angle to ghssimpsonville: -0.2365 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2248 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghssimpsonville Site location: 34.7203 North / 82.2483 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 14' 53" W) Ground elevation: 892.39 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 932.39 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 110.74 feet Distance to af4ee: 25.85 miles Azimuth to af4ee: 280.61 degrees Depression angle to af4ee: -0.1377 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1350 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 ghssimpsonville: Free space path loss: 108.17 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 137.10 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 28.93 dB Field strength at ghssimpsonville: 28.92 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 7.47 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 9.15 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghssimpsonville and af4ee, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7341 N, 82.3385 W, 5.21 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL 34.7343 N, 82.3394 W, 5.26 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.7344 N, 82.3402 W, 5.31 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.7349 N, 82.3435 W, 5.50 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.7350 N, 82.3443 W, 5.54 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.7353 N, 82.3459 W, 5.64 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7354 N, 82.3468 W, 5.69 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.7395 N, 82.3739 W, 7.26 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.7401 N, 82.3772 W, 7.45 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.7402 N, 82.3781 W, 7.49 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.7403 N, 82.3789 W, 7.54 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.7404 N, 82.3797 W, 7.59 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.7562 N, 82.4835 W, 13.58 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.7564 N, 82.4843 W, 13.63 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.7565 N, 82.4852 W, 13.68 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.7641 N, 82.5354 W, 16.58 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.7679 N, 82.5601 W, 18.01 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.7694 N, 82.5700 W, 18.58 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.7696 N, 82.5717 W, 18.67 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.7697 N, 82.5725 W, 18.72 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.7700 N, 82.5742 W, 18.82 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.7702 N, 82.5758 W, 18.91 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.7704 N, 82.5766 W, 18.96 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL Antenna at ghssimpsonville must be raised to at least 398.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghssimpsonville must be raised to at least 7357.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghssimpsonville must be raised to at least 3222.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.