--==[ 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 kb4rdv: 12.83 miles Azimuth to kb4rdv: 175.00 degrees Depression angle to kb4rdv: -0.1594 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0165 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb4rdv Site location: 34.8295 North / 82.3409 West (34° 49' 46" N / 82° 20' 27" W) Ground elevation: 938.32 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 958.32 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 37.83 feet Distance to af4nq: 12.83 miles Azimuth to af4nq: 355.01 degrees Depression angle to af4nq: -0.0263 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1383 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 kb4rdv: Free space path loss: 102.08 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 148.05 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 45.96 dB Field strength at kb4rdv: 17.97 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.12 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.60 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kb4rdv and af4nq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8322 N, 82.3411 W, 0.19 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8380 N, 82.3418 W, 0.59 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8471 N, 82.3427 W, 1.22 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8479 N, 82.3428 W, 1.28 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8488 N, 82.3429 W, 1.34 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8496 N, 82.3430 W, 1.39 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8504 N, 82.3431 W, 1.45 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.8521 N, 82.3433 W, 1.57 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8529 N, 82.3434 W, 1.62 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8546 N, 82.3435 W, 1.74 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.8554 N, 82.3436 W, 1.80 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.8562 N, 82.3437 W, 1.85 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 34.8579 N, 82.3439 W, 1.97 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.8587 N, 82.3440 W, 2.03 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 34.8595 N, 82.3441 W, 2.08 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 34.9383 N, 82.3525 W, 7.54 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.9391 N, 82.3525 W, 7.60 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL Antenna at kb4rdv must be raised to at least 292.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb4rdv must be raised to at least 6533.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb4rdv must be raised to at least 3408.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.