--==[ 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 k4sug: 31.32 miles Azimuth to k4sug: 327.63 degrees Depression angle to k4sug: -0.1119 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3125 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: k4sug Site location: 34.9783 North / 82.4400 West (34° 58' 41" N / 82° 26' 24" W) Ground elevation: 1069.55 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1089.55 feet AMSL Distance to af4rn: 31.32 miles Azimuth to af4rn: 147.46 degrees Depression angle to af4rn: -0.3415 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.3410 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 k4sug: Free space path loss: 109.84 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 176.83 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 67.00 dB Field strength at k4sug: -10.81 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.08 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.09 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between k4sug and af4rn, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9720 N, 82.4351 W, 0.52 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.9713 N, 82.4346 W, 0.57 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.9687 N, 82.4326 W, 0.79 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.9680 N, 82.4321 W, 0.84 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 34.9674 N, 82.4316 W, 0.89 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.9667 N, 82.4310 W, 0.95 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 34.9641 N, 82.4290 W, 1.16 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 34.9634 N, 82.4285 W, 1.22 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 34.9628 N, 82.4280 W, 1.27 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 34.9608 N, 82.4264 W, 1.43 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 34.9601 N, 82.4259 W, 1.49 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 34.9595 N, 82.4254 W, 1.54 miles, 1181.10 feet AMSL 34.9588 N, 82.4249 W, 1.59 miles, 1181.10 feet AMSL 34.9582 N, 82.4244 W, 1.65 miles, 1207.35 feet AMSL 34.9575 N, 82.4239 W, 1.70 miles, 1213.91 feet AMSL 34.9569 N, 82.4234 W, 1.76 miles, 1217.19 feet AMSL 34.9562 N, 82.4228 W, 1.81 miles, 1227.03 feet AMSL 34.9555 N, 82.4223 W, 1.86 miles, 1227.03 feet AMSL 34.9549 N, 82.4218 W, 1.92 miles, 1243.44 feet AMSL 34.9509 N, 82.4187 W, 2.24 miles, 1322.18 feet AMSL 34.9503 N, 82.4182 W, 2.30 miles, 1348.43 feet AMSL 34.9496 N, 82.4177 W, 2.35 miles, 1440.29 feet AMSL 34.9490 N, 82.4172 W, 2.40 miles, 1446.85 feet AMSL 34.9457 N, 82.4146 W, 2.67 miles, 1492.78 feet AMSL 34.9450 N, 82.4141 W, 2.73 miles, 1564.96 feet AMSL 34.9443 N, 82.4136 W, 2.78 miles, 1738.85 feet AMSL 34.9437 N, 82.4131 W, 2.84 miles, 1899.61 feet AMSL 34.9430 N, 82.4126 W, 2.89 miles, 1961.94 feet AMSL 34.9424 N, 82.4121 W, 2.94 miles, 2011.15 feet AMSL 34.9417 N, 82.4116 W, 3.00 miles, 2047.24 feet AMSL 34.5984 N, 82.1459 W, 31.11 miles, 764.44 feet AMSL Antenna at k4sug must be raised to at least 1245.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at k4sug must be raised to at least 16266.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at k4sug must be raised to at least 9099.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.