--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: af4nq Site location: 35.0145 North / 82.3606 West (35° 0' 52" N / 82° 21' 38" W) Ground elevation: 1017.06 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1037.06 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -59.10 feet Distance to af4rn: 31.44 miles Azimuth to af4rn: 156.91 degrees Depression angle to af4rn: -0.3238 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.9009 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: af4rn Site location: 34.5958 North / 82.1438 West (34° 35' 44" N / 82° 8' 37" W) Ground elevation: 738.19 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 758.19 feet AMSL Distance to af4nq: 31.44 miles Azimuth to af4nq: 337.03 degrees Depression angle to af4nq: -0.1312 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.4983 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 af4nq and af4rn: Free space path loss: 109.87 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 176.36 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 66.50 dB Field strength at af4rn: -10.34 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.08 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.10 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between af4rn and af4nq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.5993 N, 82.1457 W, 0.27 miles, 771.00 feet AMSL 34.6215 N, 82.1571 W, 1.93 miles, 764.44 feet AMSL 34.6223 N, 82.1575 W, 1.99 miles, 767.72 feet AMSL 34.6260 N, 82.1594 W, 2.27 miles, 771.00 feet AMSL 34.6275 N, 82.1602 W, 2.38 miles, 774.28 feet AMSL 34.6356 N, 82.1644 W, 2.99 miles, 774.28 feet AMSL 34.6378 N, 82.1655 W, 3.16 miles, 774.28 feet AMSL 34.6386 N, 82.1659 W, 3.21 miles, 774.28 feet AMSL 34.6400 N, 82.1666 W, 3.32 miles, 774.28 feet AMSL 34.6408 N, 82.1670 W, 3.38 miles, 774.28 feet AMSL 34.6423 N, 82.1678 W, 3.49 miles, 780.84 feet AMSL 34.6430 N, 82.1682 W, 3.55 miles, 793.96 feet AMSL 34.6445 N, 82.1689 W, 3.66 miles, 793.96 feet AMSL 34.6474 N, 82.1705 W, 3.88 miles, 803.81 feet AMSL 34.6519 N, 82.1728 W, 4.21 miles, 803.81 feet AMSL 34.6556 N, 82.1747 W, 4.49 miles, 820.21 feet AMSL 34.6563 N, 82.1750 W, 4.55 miles, 826.77 feet AMSL 34.6593 N, 82.1766 W, 4.77 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.6615 N, 82.1777 W, 4.93 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.6623 N, 82.1781 W, 4.99 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.6630 N, 82.1785 W, 5.05 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.6704 N, 82.1823 W, 5.60 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL 34.6719 N, 82.1831 W, 5.71 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL 34.6756 N, 82.1850 W, 5.99 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.6771 N, 82.1857 W, 6.10 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.6778 N, 82.1861 W, 6.16 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.6785 N, 82.1865 W, 6.21 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.6815 N, 82.1880 W, 6.43 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.7244 N, 82.2102 W, 9.66 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL 34.7252 N, 82.2106 W, 9.71 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.7415 N, 82.2190 W, 10.94 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.7429 N, 82.2198 W, 11.05 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.7444 N, 82.2205 W, 11.16 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.7474 N, 82.2220 W, 11.38 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.7481 N, 82.2224 W, 11.44 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL 34.7489 N, 82.2228 W, 11.49 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.7496 N, 82.2232 W, 11.55 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.8036 N, 82.2511 W, 15.60 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL 34.8044 N, 82.2515 W, 15.66 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.8051 N, 82.2519 W, 15.71 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.8058 N, 82.2523 W, 15.77 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.8132 N, 82.2561 W, 16.33 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.8147 N, 82.2569 W, 16.44 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.8177 N, 82.2584 W, 16.66 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.8184 N, 82.2588 W, 16.71 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8192 N, 82.2592 W, 16.77 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8206 N, 82.2600 W, 16.88 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8214 N, 82.2603 W, 16.94 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8236 N, 82.2615 W, 17.10 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8591 N, 82.2799 W, 19.77 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8606 N, 82.2807 W, 19.88 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8673 N, 82.2841 W, 20.38 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8680 N, 82.2845 W, 20.44 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.9117 N, 82.3071 W, 23.72 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.9279 N, 82.3156 W, 24.94 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.9583 N, 82.3314 W, 27.22 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.9590 N, 82.3317 W, 27.27 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.9657 N, 82.3352 W, 27.77 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9871 N, 82.3464 W, 29.38 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.9879 N, 82.3467 W, 29.44 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.9938 N, 82.3498 W, 29.88 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.9945 N, 82.3502 W, 29.94 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.9960 N, 82.3510 W, 30.05 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 35.0115 N, 82.3591 W, 31.22 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 35.0123 N, 82.3594 W, 31.27 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL Antenna at af4rn must be raised to at least 6464.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at af4rn must be raised to at least 20918.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at af4rn must be raised to at least 15137.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.