--==[ 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 kg4fqg: 13.00 miles Azimuth to kg4fqg: 198.74 degrees Depression angle to kg4fqg: -0.0914 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0215 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kg4fqg Site location: 34.8363 North / 82.4343 West (34° 50' 10" N / 82° 26' 3" W) Ground elevation: 1020.34 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1040.34 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 77.97 feet Distance to af4nq: 13.00 miles Azimuth to af4nq: 18.70 degrees Depression angle to af4nq: -0.0968 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0909 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 kg4fqg: Free space path loss: 102.20 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 139.39 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 37.20 dB Field strength at kg4fqg: 26.62 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.74 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 7.03 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kg4fqg and af4nq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8805 N, 82.4160 W, 3.23 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8851 N, 82.4141 W, 3.56 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8874 N, 82.4131 W, 3.73 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.8882 N, 82.4128 W, 3.79 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.8890 N, 82.4125 W, 3.84 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.8897 N, 82.4122 W, 3.90 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.8905 N, 82.4119 W, 3.96 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.8913 N, 82.4116 W, 4.01 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 34.8920 N, 82.4112 W, 4.07 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.9005 N, 82.4077 W, 4.69 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 34.9013 N, 82.4074 W, 4.74 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.9021 N, 82.4071 W, 4.80 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.9028 N, 82.4068 W, 4.86 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.9059 N, 82.4055 W, 5.08 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 34.9067 N, 82.4052 W, 5.14 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 34.9105 N, 82.4036 W, 5.42 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 34.9113 N, 82.4033 W, 5.47 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 34.9121 N, 82.4030 W, 5.53 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 34.9128 N, 82.4026 W, 5.59 miles, 1200.79 feet AMSL 34.9136 N, 82.4023 W, 5.64 miles, 1230.32 feet AMSL 34.9144 N, 82.4020 W, 5.70 miles, 1295.93 feet AMSL 34.9152 N, 82.4017 W, 5.76 miles, 1332.02 feet AMSL 34.9159 N, 82.4014 W, 5.81 miles, 1364.83 feet AMSL 34.9167 N, 82.4011 W, 5.87 miles, 1499.34 feet AMSL 34.9175 N, 82.4007 W, 5.92 miles, 1591.21 feet AMSL 34.9182 N, 82.4004 W, 5.98 miles, 1686.35 feet AMSL 34.9190 N, 82.4001 W, 6.04 miles, 1742.13 feet AMSL 34.9236 N, 82.3982 W, 6.37 miles, 1719.16 feet AMSL 34.9252 N, 82.3976 W, 6.49 miles, 1709.32 feet AMSL 34.9275 N, 82.3966 W, 6.65 miles, 1699.48 feet AMSL 34.9282 N, 82.3963 W, 6.71 miles, 1702.76 feet AMSL 35.0106 N, 82.3622 W, 12.72 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL Antenna at kg4fqg must be raised to at least 1783.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kg4fqg must be raised to at least 6748.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kg4fqg must be raised to at least 4700.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.