--==[ 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 ki4dos: 14.84 miles Azimuth to ki4dos: 217.47 degrees Depression angle to ki4dos: -0.1626 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2012 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ki4dos Site location: 34.8439 North / 82.5198 West (34° 50' 38" N / 82° 31' 11" W) Ground elevation: 941.60 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 961.60 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -34.88 feet Distance to af4nq: 14.84 miles Azimuth to af4nq: 37.38 degrees Depression angle to af4nq: -0.0522 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0125 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 ki4dos: Free space path loss: 103.35 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 151.33 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 47.99 dB Field strength at ki4dos: 14.69 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.45 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.78 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ki4dos and af4nq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8598 N, 82.5051 W, 1.38 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8604 N, 82.5045 W, 1.43 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8610 N, 82.5039 W, 1.48 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8616 N, 82.5034 W, 1.54 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8634 N, 82.5016 W, 1.69 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8640 N, 82.5011 W, 1.75 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8890 N, 82.4778 W, 3.92 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8896 N, 82.4772 W, 3.97 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8927 N, 82.4744 W, 4.24 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8957 N, 82.4715 W, 4.50 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8988 N, 82.4687 W, 4.77 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8994 N, 82.4681 W, 4.82 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.9030 N, 82.4647 W, 5.14 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.9036 N, 82.4642 W, 5.19 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9256 N, 82.4437 W, 7.10 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9262 N, 82.4431 W, 7.15 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9305 N, 82.4391 W, 7.53 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.9317 N, 82.4380 W, 7.63 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 34.9359 N, 82.4340 W, 8.00 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 34.9372 N, 82.4329 W, 8.11 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.9378 N, 82.4323 W, 8.16 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.9384 N, 82.4318 W, 8.21 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 34.9390 N, 82.4312 W, 8.27 miles, 1154.86 feet AMSL 34.9396 N, 82.4306 W, 8.32 miles, 1207.35 feet AMSL 34.9408 N, 82.4295 W, 8.43 miles, 1223.75 feet AMSL 34.9414 N, 82.4289 W, 8.48 miles, 1272.97 feet AMSL 34.9420 N, 82.4283 W, 8.53 miles, 1302.49 feet AMSL 34.9426 N, 82.4278 W, 8.59 miles, 1371.39 feet AMSL 34.9432 N, 82.4272 W, 8.64 miles, 1430.45 feet AMSL 34.9439 N, 82.4266 W, 8.69 miles, 1430.45 feet AMSL 34.9445 N, 82.4261 W, 8.74 miles, 1463.25 feet AMSL 34.9457 N, 82.4249 W, 8.85 miles, 1466.54 feet AMSL 35.0096 N, 82.3652 W, 14.42 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 35.0102 N, 82.3646 W, 14.47 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 35.0108 N, 82.3640 W, 14.52 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL Antenna at ki4dos must be raised to at least 2980.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ki4dos must be raised to at least 8310.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ki4dos must be raised to at least 6022.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.