--==[ 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 ke4hgx: 18.44 miles Azimuth to ke4hgx: 219.03 degrees Depression angle to ke4hgx: -0.1740 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2023 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ke4hgx Site location: 34.8070 North / 82.5653 West (34° 48' 25" N / 82° 33' 55" W) Ground elevation: 948.16 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 968.16 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 5.49 feet Distance to af4nq: 18.44 miles Azimuth to af4nq: 38.92 degrees Depression angle to af4nq: -0.0929 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.5146 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 ke4hgx: Free space path loss: 105.24 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 159.38 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 54.15 dB Field strength at ke4hgx: 6.64 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.57 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.70 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ke4hgx and af4nq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8122 N, 82.5602 W, 0.47 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8134 N, 82.5590 W, 0.57 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8140 N, 82.5584 W, 0.62 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.8223 N, 82.5503 W, 1.36 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.8276 N, 82.5450 W, 1.84 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8282 N, 82.5444 W, 1.89 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8288 N, 82.5438 W, 1.94 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8300 N, 82.5427 W, 2.05 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8306 N, 82.5421 W, 2.10 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8312 N, 82.5415 W, 2.15 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8324 N, 82.5403 W, 2.26 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.8336 N, 82.5392 W, 2.36 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.8354 N, 82.5374 W, 2.52 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.9030 N, 82.4708 W, 8.53 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.9084 N, 82.4655 W, 9.01 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.9089 N, 82.4649 W, 9.06 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.9113 N, 82.4626 W, 9.27 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.9315 N, 82.4427 W, 11.06 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.9327 N, 82.4415 W, 11.17 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.9339 N, 82.4403 W, 11.27 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.9345 N, 82.4397 W, 11.33 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.9350 N, 82.4391 W, 11.38 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.9356 N, 82.4386 W, 11.43 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.9362 N, 82.4380 W, 11.49 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.9368 N, 82.4374 W, 11.54 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 34.9380 N, 82.4362 W, 11.64 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 34.9386 N, 82.4356 W, 11.70 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 34.9398 N, 82.4345 W, 11.80 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 34.9404 N, 82.4339 W, 11.85 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 34.9410 N, 82.4333 W, 11.91 miles, 1210.63 feet AMSL 34.9416 N, 82.4327 W, 11.96 miles, 1269.69 feet AMSL 34.9422 N, 82.4321 W, 12.01 miles, 1269.69 feet AMSL 34.9428 N, 82.4315 W, 12.06 miles, 1286.09 feet AMSL 34.9433 N, 82.4309 W, 12.12 miles, 1328.74 feet AMSL 34.9439 N, 82.4304 W, 12.17 miles, 1341.86 feet AMSL 34.9445 N, 82.4298 W, 12.22 miles, 1341.86 feet AMSL 34.9451 N, 82.4292 W, 12.28 miles, 1351.71 feet AMSL 34.9457 N, 82.4286 W, 12.33 miles, 1354.99 feet AMSL 35.0098 N, 82.3653 W, 18.02 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 35.0103 N, 82.3647 W, 18.08 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 35.0109 N, 82.3641 W, 18.13 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL Antenna at ke4hgx must be raised to at least 3737.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ke4hgx must be raised to at least 10219.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ke4hgx must be raised to at least 7533.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.