--==[ 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 kg4mul: 8.75 miles Azimuth to kg4mul: 124.34 degrees Depression angle to kg4mul: -0.2057 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2050 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kg4mul Site location: 34.5243 North / 82.0169 West (34° 31' 27" N / 82° 1' 0" W) Ground elevation: 623.36 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 643.36 feet AMSL Distance to af4rn: 8.75 miles Azimuth to af4rn: 304.41 degrees Elevation angle to af4rn: +0.0791 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1521 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 kg4mul: Free space path loss: 98.76 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 123.42 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 24.66 dB Field strength at kg4mul: 42.60 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 36.11 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 44.23 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kg4mul and af4rn, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.5348 N, 82.0356 W, 1.29 miles, 662.73 feet AMSL 34.5377 N, 82.0407 W, 1.64 miles, 685.70 feet AMSL 34.5438 N, 82.0516 W, 2.39 miles, 708.66 feet AMSL 34.5446 N, 82.0531 W, 2.49 miles, 711.94 feet AMSL 34.5451 N, 82.0538 W, 2.54 miles, 715.22 feet AMSL 34.5455 N, 82.0545 W, 2.59 miles, 725.07 feet AMSL 34.5471 N, 82.0574 W, 2.79 miles, 731.63 feet AMSL 34.5475 N, 82.0581 W, 2.84 miles, 734.91 feet AMSL 34.5491 N, 82.0610 W, 3.04 miles, 748.03 feet AMSL 34.5496 N, 82.0618 W, 3.09 miles, 761.15 feet AMSL 34.5520 N, 82.0661 W, 3.40 miles, 761.15 feet AMSL 34.5647 N, 82.0886 W, 4.95 miles, 767.72 feet AMSL 34.5651 N, 82.0894 W, 5.00 miles, 777.56 feet AMSL 34.5741 N, 82.1053 W, 6.10 miles, 784.12 feet AMSL 34.5745 N, 82.1061 W, 6.15 miles, 793.96 feet AMSL Antenna at kg4mul must be raised to at least 291.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kg4mul must be raised to at least 2148.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kg4mul must be raised to at least 1130.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.