--==[ 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 aj4ik: 19.30 miles Azimuth to aj4ik: 159.10 degrees Depression angle to aj4ik: -0.2540 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.8900 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 af4nq: 19.30 miles Azimuth to af4nq: 339.16 degrees Depression angle to af4nq: -0.0253 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0143 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 aj4ik: Free space path loss: 105.63 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 162.91 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 57.28 dB Field strength at aj4ik: 3.11 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.38 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.47 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between aj4ik and af4nq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7576 N, 82.2412 W, 0.30 miles, 833.33 feet AMSL 34.7583 N, 82.2415 W, 0.35 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.7598 N, 82.2422 W, 0.47 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.7606 N, 82.2426 W, 0.52 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL 34.7613 N, 82.2429 W, 0.58 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL 34.7621 N, 82.2433 W, 0.63 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL 34.7636 N, 82.2440 W, 0.75 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL 34.7689 N, 82.2464 W, 1.14 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.7697 N, 82.2468 W, 1.19 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.7704 N, 82.2471 W, 1.25 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL 34.7712 N, 82.2475 W, 1.30 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.7734 N, 82.2485 W, 1.47 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.8074 N, 82.2643 W, 3.99 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL 34.8097 N, 82.2653 W, 4.15 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.8120 N, 82.2664 W, 4.32 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.8135 N, 82.2671 W, 4.43 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8142 N, 82.2674 W, 4.49 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8158 N, 82.2682 W, 4.60 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8165 N, 82.2685 W, 4.66 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8173 N, 82.2689 W, 4.71 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8415 N, 82.2801 W, 6.50 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8619 N, 82.2896 W, 8.01 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8656 N, 82.2913 W, 8.29 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8936 N, 82.3043 W, 10.36 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.9034 N, 82.3089 W, 11.08 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.9042 N, 82.3092 W, 11.14 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.9095 N, 82.3117 W, 11.53 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.9291 N, 82.3208 W, 12.98 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.9306 N, 82.3215 W, 13.10 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.9865 N, 82.3476 W, 17.23 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.9873 N, 82.3479 W, 17.29 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 35.0115 N, 82.3592 W, 19.08 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 35.0122 N, 82.3595 W, 19.13 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 3833.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 12667.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 9134.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.