--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: af4rn Site location: 34.5958 North / 82.1438 West (34° 35' 44" N / 82° 8' 37" W) Ground elevation: 738.19 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 758.19 feet AMSL Distance to ghstr: 31.43 miles Azimuth to ghstr: 326.46 degrees Depression angle to ghstr: -0.1016 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3138 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghstr Site location: 34.9744 North / 82.4506 West (34° 58' 27" N / 82° 27' 2" W) Ground elevation: 1082.68 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 1122.68 feet AMSL Distance to af4rn: 31.43 miles Azimuth to af4rn: 146.28 degrees Depression angle to af4rn: -0.3533 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2444 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 af4rn and ghstr: Free space path loss: 109.86 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 167.43 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 57.57 dB Field strength at ghstr: -1.41 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.23 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.28 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghstr and af4rn, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9707 N, 82.4475 W, 0.31 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 34.9701 N, 82.4470 W, 0.36 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9610 N, 82.4396 W, 1.12 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 34.9604 N, 82.4391 W, 1.17 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 34.9578 N, 82.4370 W, 1.39 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 34.9571 N, 82.4364 W, 1.44 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 34.9565 N, 82.4359 W, 1.49 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9558 N, 82.4354 W, 1.55 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 34.9506 N, 82.4312 W, 1.98 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 34.9500 N, 82.4307 W, 2.03 miles, 1197.51 feet AMSL 34.9494 N, 82.4301 W, 2.08 miles, 1236.88 feet AMSL 34.9487 N, 82.4296 W, 2.14 miles, 1279.53 feet AMSL 34.9481 N, 82.4291 W, 2.19 miles, 1305.77 feet AMSL 34.9474 N, 82.4285 W, 2.25 miles, 1332.02 feet AMSL 34.9468 N, 82.4280 W, 2.30 miles, 1332.02 feet AMSL 34.9461 N, 82.4275 W, 2.35 miles, 1351.71 feet AMSL 34.9455 N, 82.4270 W, 2.41 miles, 1368.11 feet AMSL 34.9448 N, 82.4264 W, 2.46 miles, 1400.92 feet AMSL 34.9442 N, 82.4259 W, 2.51 miles, 1463.25 feet AMSL 34.9435 N, 82.4254 W, 2.57 miles, 1502.62 feet AMSL 34.7131 N, 82.2385 W, 21.70 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.7124 N, 82.2380 W, 21.75 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.7111 N, 82.2369 W, 21.86 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.7105 N, 82.2364 W, 21.91 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.7066 N, 82.2332 W, 22.24 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.7046 N, 82.2317 W, 22.40 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.7040 N, 82.2311 W, 22.45 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.7033 N, 82.2306 W, 22.51 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.7027 N, 82.2301 W, 22.56 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.6994 N, 82.2275 W, 22.83 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.6988 N, 82.2270 W, 22.88 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.6923 N, 82.2217 W, 23.42 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.5984 N, 82.1459 W, 31.21 miles, 764.44 feet AMSL Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 1243.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 16337.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 9133.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.