--==[ 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 packs-ridge: 28.34 miles Azimuth to packs-ridge: 47.54 degrees Depression angle to packs-ridge: -0.1049 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0803 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: packs-ridge Site location: 35.0647 North / 82.3265 West (35° 3' 52" N / 82° 19' 35" W) Ground elevation: 1305.77 feet AMSL Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1311.77 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 119.85 feet Distance to af4ee: 28.34 miles Azimuth to af4ee: 227.75 degrees Depression angle to af4ee: -0.3052 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2800 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 packs-ridge: Free space path loss: 108.97 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 162.01 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 53.05 dB Field strength at packs-ridge: 4.01 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.42 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.52 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between packs-ridge and af4ee, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0184 N, 82.3886 W, 4.75 miles, 1204.07 feet AMSL 34.9746 N, 82.4475 W, 9.25 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 34.9591 N, 82.4682 W, 10.84 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 34.9571 N, 82.4708 W, 11.04 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.9566 N, 82.4715 W, 11.10 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 34.9561 N, 82.4722 W, 11.15 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 34.9556 N, 82.4728 W, 11.20 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 34.9027 N, 82.5436 W, 16.62 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.9012 N, 82.5456 W, 16.78 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.9007 N, 82.5463 W, 16.83 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 34.8992 N, 82.5483 W, 16.98 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 34.8982 N, 82.5496 W, 17.08 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL 34.8977 N, 82.5503 W, 17.13 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL 34.8972 N, 82.5509 W, 17.18 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL 34.8923 N, 82.5576 W, 17.70 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 34.8908 N, 82.5596 W, 17.85 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL 34.8898 N, 82.5609 W, 17.95 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.8608 N, 82.5996 W, 20.92 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 34.8583 N, 82.6029 W, 21.18 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.8578 N, 82.6036 W, 21.23 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 34.8573 N, 82.6043 W, 21.28 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 34.8488 N, 82.6156 W, 22.15 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.8483 N, 82.6163 W, 22.20 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.8478 N, 82.6169 W, 22.25 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL 34.8468 N, 82.6183 W, 22.35 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL 34.8448 N, 82.6209 W, 22.56 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 34.8443 N, 82.6216 W, 22.61 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.8143 N, 82.6616 W, 25.68 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 681.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 8666.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 3178.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.