--==[ 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 ka5wll: 23.74 miles Azimuth to ka5wll: 336.66 degrees Depression angle to ka5wll: -0.0623 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.4987 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ka5wll Site location: 34.9111 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 39" N / 82° 18' 35" W) Ground elevation: 977.69 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 997.69 feet AMSL Distance to af4rn: 23.74 miles Azimuth to af4rn: 156.56 degrees Depression angle to af4rn: -0.2813 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2524 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 ka5wll: Free space path loss: 107.43 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 147.30 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 39.87 dB Field strength at ka5wll: 18.72 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.31 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.83 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ka5wll and af4rn, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8716 N, 82.2890 W, 2.98 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.8701 N, 82.2882 W, 3.09 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.8693 N, 82.2878 W, 3.14 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8686 N, 82.2874 W, 3.20 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8679 N, 82.2870 W, 3.25 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8671 N, 82.2866 W, 3.31 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8664 N, 82.2862 W, 3.37 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8657 N, 82.2858 W, 3.42 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8634 N, 82.2847 W, 3.59 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8583 N, 82.2820 W, 3.98 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8487 N, 82.2769 W, 4.70 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8480 N, 82.2765 W, 4.75 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8406 N, 82.2726 W, 5.31 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8384 N, 82.2715 W, 5.47 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8376 N, 82.2711 W, 5.53 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8369 N, 82.2707 W, 5.59 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8258 N, 82.2648 W, 6.42 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.8251 N, 82.2644 W, 6.47 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.8244 N, 82.2641 W, 6.53 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8236 N, 82.2637 W, 6.59 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8214 N, 82.2625 W, 6.75 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8207 N, 82.2621 W, 6.81 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.7506 N, 82.2252 W, 12.08 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.7499 N, 82.2248 W, 12.14 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL 34.7492 N, 82.2244 W, 12.19 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.7064 N, 82.2019 W, 15.41 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.6975 N, 82.1973 W, 16.08 miles, 853.02 feet AMSL 34.6961 N, 82.1965 W, 16.19 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.6939 N, 82.1953 W, 16.36 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.6931 N, 82.1949 W, 16.41 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.6909 N, 82.1938 W, 16.58 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.6902 N, 82.1934 W, 16.63 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.6894 N, 82.1930 W, 16.69 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL 34.6843 N, 82.1903 W, 17.08 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL 34.6813 N, 82.1887 W, 17.30 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.6784 N, 82.1872 W, 17.52 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL 34.6776 N, 82.1868 W, 17.58 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL 34.6002 N, 82.1462 W, 23.41 miles, 764.44 feet AMSL 34.5994 N, 82.1458 W, 23.46 miles, 771.00 feet AMSL Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 1248.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 12768.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 7416.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.