--==[ 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 Distance to kj4gjg: 7.03 miles Azimuth to kj4gjg: 34.50 degrees Depression angle to kj4gjg: -0.0154 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.4634 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4gjg Site location: 35.0983 North / 82.2901 West (35° 5' 53" N / 82° 17' 24" W) Ground elevation: 1040.03 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1060.03 feet AMSL Distance to af4nq: 7.03 miles Azimuth to af4nq: 214.55 degrees Depression angle to af4nq: -0.0863 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.8027 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 kj4gjg: Free space path loss: 96.86 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 122.05 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 25.19 dB Field strength at kj4gjg: 43.97 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 42.28 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 51.78 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4gjg and af4nq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0923 N, 82.2952 W, 0.50 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 35.0917 N, 82.2957 W, 0.56 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 35.0853 N, 82.3011 W, 1.09 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 35.0847 N, 82.3016 W, 1.15 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 35.0796 N, 82.3059 W, 1.57 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 35.0789 N, 82.3065 W, 1.63 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 35.0783 N, 82.3070 W, 1.68 miles, 1233.60 feet AMSL 35.0777 N, 82.3075 W, 1.73 miles, 1240.16 feet AMSL 35.0694 N, 82.3145 W, 2.43 miles, 1213.91 feet AMSL 35.0687 N, 82.3150 W, 2.48 miles, 1217.19 feet AMSL 35.0349 N, 82.3435 W, 5.32 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 35.0343 N, 82.3440 W, 5.37 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 35.0241 N, 82.3526 W, 6.23 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 35.0234 N, 82.3531 W, 6.28 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4gjg must be raised to at least 640.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4gjg must be raised to at least 2436.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4gjg must be raised to at least 1594.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.