--==[ 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 kf4rvh: 26.71 miles Azimuth to kf4rvh: 316.18 degrees Depression angle to kf4rvh: -0.0666 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.6630 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kf4rvh Site location: 34.8742 North / 82.4701 West (34° 52' 27" N / 82° 28' 12" W) Ground elevation: 1049.87 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1069.87 feet AMSL Distance to af4rn: 26.71 miles Azimuth to af4rn: 135.99 degrees Depression angle to af4rn: -0.3199 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0231 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 kf4rvh: Free space path loss: 108.45 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 154.49 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 46.04 dB Field strength at kf4rvh: 11.53 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.01 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.24 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kf4rvh and af4rn, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8728 N, 82.4684 W, 0.14 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.8652 N, 82.4595 W, 0.87 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.8647 N, 82.4588 W, 0.92 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.8544 N, 82.4467 W, 1.90 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8539 N, 82.4461 W, 1.95 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8533 N, 82.4455 W, 2.01 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.8528 N, 82.4448 W, 2.06 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.8490 N, 82.4404 W, 2.42 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8485 N, 82.4397 W, 2.47 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.8387 N, 82.4283 W, 3.41 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8382 N, 82.4277 W, 3.46 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8058 N, 82.3896 W, 6.57 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8047 N, 82.3883 W, 6.68 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.8025 N, 82.3858 W, 6.88 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.7895 N, 82.3705 W, 8.13 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.7890 N, 82.3699 W, 8.18 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.7544 N, 82.3293 W, 11.50 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL 34.7538 N, 82.3286 W, 11.56 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.7403 N, 82.3128 W, 12.85 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.7398 N, 82.3122 W, 12.90 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.7392 N, 82.3115 W, 12.96 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.7387 N, 82.3109 W, 13.01 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.7382 N, 82.3103 W, 13.06 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.7371 N, 82.3090 W, 13.16 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.7365 N, 82.3084 W, 13.22 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.7279 N, 82.2982 W, 14.05 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.7273 N, 82.2976 W, 14.10 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.7246 N, 82.2944 W, 14.36 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.7241 N, 82.2938 W, 14.41 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.7051 N, 82.2716 W, 16.23 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.7046 N, 82.2710 W, 16.28 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL 34.6997 N, 82.2653 W, 16.74 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.6987 N, 82.2640 W, 16.85 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.6673 N, 82.2273 W, 19.86 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.6662 N, 82.2260 W, 19.96 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL 34.6656 N, 82.2254 W, 20.01 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.6017 N, 82.1508 W, 26.14 miles, 767.72 feet AMSL 34.6012 N, 82.1502 W, 26.19 miles, 787.40 feet AMSL 34.6001 N, 82.1489 W, 26.29 miles, 797.24 feet AMSL Antenna at kf4rvh must be raised to at least 2689.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kf4rvh must be raised to at least 14522.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kf4rvh must be raised to at least 9440.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.