--==[ 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 kf4rvh: 11.51 miles Azimuth to kf4rvh: 212.63 degrees Depression angle to kf4rvh: -0.0523 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1979 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kf4rvh Site location: 34.8742 North / 82.4701 West (34° 52' 27" N / 82° 28' 12" W) Ground elevation: 1049.87 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1069.87 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 64.57 feet Distance to af4nq: 11.51 miles Azimuth to af4nq: 32.57 degrees Depression angle to af4nq: -0.1142 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0826 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 kf4rvh: Free space path loss: 101.14 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 148.11 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 46.97 dB Field strength at kf4rvh: 17.91 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.10 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.58 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kf4rvh and af4nq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8785 N, 82.4667 W, 0.35 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.8798 N, 82.4657 W, 0.46 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.8805 N, 82.4652 W, 0.51 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.8811 N, 82.4647 W, 0.57 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.8851 N, 82.4616 W, 0.89 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.9298 N, 82.4268 W, 4.56 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.9304 N, 82.4263 W, 4.61 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.9311 N, 82.4257 W, 4.66 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 34.9317 N, 82.4252 W, 4.72 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 34.9337 N, 82.4237 W, 4.88 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 34.9350 N, 82.4227 W, 4.99 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9357 N, 82.4222 W, 5.04 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 34.9363 N, 82.4216 W, 5.09 miles, 1227.03 feet AMSL 34.9370 N, 82.4211 W, 5.15 miles, 1256.56 feet AMSL 34.9376 N, 82.4206 W, 5.20 miles, 1286.09 feet AMSL 34.9390 N, 82.4196 W, 5.31 miles, 1351.71 feet AMSL 34.9396 N, 82.4191 W, 5.36 miles, 1473.10 feet AMSL 34.9403 N, 82.4186 W, 5.42 miles, 1482.94 feet AMSL 34.9409 N, 82.4181 W, 5.47 miles, 1633.86 feet AMSL 34.9416 N, 82.4175 W, 5.53 miles, 1778.22 feet AMSL 34.9422 N, 82.4170 W, 5.58 miles, 1912.73 feet AMSL 34.9429 N, 82.4165 W, 5.63 miles, 1912.73 feet AMSL 35.0106 N, 82.3637 W, 11.18 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 35.0112 N, 82.3632 W, 11.24 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL Antenna at kf4rvh must be raised to at least 2302.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kf4rvh must be raised to at least 6427.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kf4rvh must be raised to at least 4777.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.