--==[ 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 kg4mul: 39.09 miles Azimuth to kg4mul: 149.97 degrees Depression angle to kg4mul: -0.3922 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.9413 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kg4mul Site location: 34.5243 North / 82.0169 West (34° 31' 27" N / 82° 1' 0" W) Ground elevation: 623.36 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 643.36 feet AMSL Distance to af4nq: 39.09 miles Azimuth to af4nq: 330.16 degrees Depression angle to af4nq: -0.1736 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.6222 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 kg4mul: Free space path loss: 111.76 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 179.98 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 68.22 dB Field strength at kg4mul: -13.96 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.05 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.07 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Troposcatter Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kg4mul and af4nq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.5341 N, 82.0238 W, 0.79 miles, 643.04 feet AMSL 34.5348 N, 82.0243 W, 0.84 miles, 669.29 feet AMSL 34.5485 N, 82.0338 W, 1.93 miles, 666.01 feet AMSL 34.5492 N, 82.0343 W, 1.98 miles, 685.70 feet AMSL 34.5573 N, 82.0400 W, 2.64 miles, 698.82 feet AMSL 34.5608 N, 82.0423 W, 2.91 miles, 708.66 feet AMSL 34.5669 N, 82.0466 W, 3.40 miles, 731.63 feet AMSL 34.5676 N, 82.0471 W, 3.45 miles, 738.19 feet AMSL 34.5696 N, 82.0485 W, 3.62 miles, 738.19 feet AMSL 34.5710 N, 82.0495 W, 3.72 miles, 738.19 feet AMSL 34.5717 N, 82.0500 W, 3.78 miles, 738.19 feet AMSL 34.5724 N, 82.0504 W, 3.83 miles, 744.75 feet AMSL 34.5731 N, 82.0509 W, 3.89 miles, 748.03 feet AMSL 34.5744 N, 82.0519 W, 4.00 miles, 751.31 feet AMSL 34.5792 N, 82.0552 W, 4.38 miles, 748.03 feet AMSL 34.5799 N, 82.0557 W, 4.43 miles, 748.03 feet AMSL 34.6058 N, 82.0738 W, 6.50 miles, 725.07 feet AMSL 34.6065 N, 82.0742 W, 6.55 miles, 738.19 feet AMSL 34.6072 N, 82.0747 W, 6.61 miles, 741.47 feet AMSL 34.6079 N, 82.0752 W, 6.66 miles, 741.47 feet AMSL 34.6174 N, 82.0819 W, 7.42 miles, 744.75 feet AMSL 34.6181 N, 82.0823 W, 7.48 miles, 757.87 feet AMSL 34.6188 N, 82.0828 W, 7.53 miles, 757.87 feet AMSL 34.6195 N, 82.0833 W, 7.59 miles, 767.72 feet AMSL 34.6345 N, 82.0938 W, 8.78 miles, 764.44 feet AMSL 34.6407 N, 82.0981 W, 9.27 miles, 771.00 feet AMSL 34.6420 N, 82.0990 W, 9.38 miles, 774.28 feet AMSL 34.6427 N, 82.0995 W, 9.44 miles, 774.28 feet AMSL 34.6434 N, 82.1000 W, 9.49 miles, 774.28 feet AMSL 34.6454 N, 82.1014 W, 9.66 miles, 774.28 feet AMSL 34.6461 N, 82.1019 W, 9.71 miles, 774.28 feet AMSL 34.6468 N, 82.1024 W, 9.76 miles, 787.40 feet AMSL 34.6475 N, 82.1029 W, 9.82 miles, 793.96 feet AMSL 34.6516 N, 82.1057 W, 10.15 miles, 810.37 feet AMSL 34.6536 N, 82.1071 W, 10.31 miles, 810.37 feet AMSL 34.6550 N, 82.1081 W, 10.42 miles, 813.65 feet AMSL 34.6577 N, 82.1100 W, 10.63 miles, 823.49 feet AMSL 34.6584 N, 82.1105 W, 10.69 miles, 833.33 feet AMSL 34.6591 N, 82.1110 W, 10.74 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL 34.7458 N, 82.1716 W, 17.65 miles, 807.09 feet AMSL 34.7471 N, 82.1726 W, 17.76 miles, 813.65 feet AMSL 34.7512 N, 82.1754 W, 18.09 miles, 820.21 feet AMSL 34.7526 N, 82.1764 W, 18.20 miles, 820.21 feet AMSL 34.7533 N, 82.1769 W, 18.25 miles, 826.77 feet AMSL 34.7546 N, 82.1778 W, 18.36 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.7560 N, 82.1788 W, 18.47 miles, 843.18 feet AMSL 34.7567 N, 82.1793 W, 18.52 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.7594 N, 82.1812 W, 18.74 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.7601 N, 82.1817 W, 18.80 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.7608 N, 82.1821 W, 18.85 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.8229 N, 82.2257 W, 23.80 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.8242 N, 82.2266 W, 23.91 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.8256 N, 82.2276 W, 24.02 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.8276 N, 82.2290 W, 24.18 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.8863 N, 82.2703 W, 28.86 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.8877 N, 82.2712 W, 28.97 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8918 N, 82.2741 W, 29.30 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.8924 N, 82.2746 W, 29.35 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8959 N, 82.2770 W, 29.62 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.9463 N, 82.3125 W, 33.65 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.9470 N, 82.3130 W, 33.70 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.9490 N, 82.3144 W, 33.87 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.9688 N, 82.3284 W, 35.44 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.9695 N, 82.3289 W, 35.50 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9709 N, 82.3298 W, 35.61 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.9852 N, 82.3399 W, 36.75 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.9872 N, 82.3414 W, 36.91 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.9879 N, 82.3418 W, 36.97 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.9886 N, 82.3423 W, 37.02 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.9893 N, 82.3428 W, 37.08 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 35.0118 N, 82.3587 W, 38.87 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 35.0125 N, 82.3592 W, 38.93 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL Antenna at kg4mul must be raised to at least 8423.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kg4mul must be raised to at least 26593.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kg4mul must be raised to at least 19327.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.