--==[ 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 kj4ctd: 32.83 miles Azimuth to kj4ctd: 348.54 degrees Depression angle to kj4ctd: -0.1291 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.9197 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4ctd Site location: 35.0614 North / 82.2592 West (35° 3' 41" N / 82° 15' 33" W) Ground elevation: 1066.27 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1086.27 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 10.43 feet Distance to af4rn: 32.83 miles Azimuth to af4rn: 168.47 degrees Depression angle to af4rn: -0.3460 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.3429 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 kj4ctd: Free space path loss: 110.24 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 158.53 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 48.29 dB Field strength at kj4ctd: 7.49 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.63 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.78 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4ctd and af4rn, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0455 N, 82.2552 W, 1.12 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 35.0390 N, 82.2536 W, 1.58 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 35.0018 N, 82.2443 W, 4.20 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 35.0010 N, 82.2441 W, 4.26 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.9735 N, 82.2373 W, 6.20 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.9484 N, 82.2311 W, 7.96 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.9476 N, 82.2309 W, 8.02 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.9468 N, 82.2307 W, 8.08 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.9460 N, 82.2305 W, 8.14 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.9452 N, 82.2303 W, 8.19 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.9444 N, 82.2301 W, 8.25 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.9436 N, 82.2299 W, 8.31 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.9428 N, 82.2297 W, 8.36 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.9420 N, 82.2295 W, 8.42 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.9412 N, 82.2293 W, 8.48 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.9015 N, 82.2194 W, 11.27 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.9007 N, 82.2192 W, 11.33 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8999 N, 82.2190 W, 11.39 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.7753 N, 82.1882 W, 20.17 miles, 823.49 feet AMSL 34.7632 N, 82.1852 W, 21.03 miles, 833.33 feet AMSL 34.7624 N, 82.1850 W, 21.08 miles, 849.74 feet AMSL 34.7616 N, 82.1848 W, 21.14 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.7608 N, 82.1846 W, 21.20 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL 34.7600 N, 82.1844 W, 21.25 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.7592 N, 82.1842 W, 21.31 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.7527 N, 82.1826 W, 21.77 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.6791 N, 82.1644 W, 26.96 miles, 813.65 feet AMSL 34.6783 N, 82.1642 W, 27.01 miles, 813.65 feet AMSL 34.6775 N, 82.1640 W, 27.07 miles, 813.65 feet AMSL 34.6645 N, 82.1608 W, 27.98 miles, 803.81 feet AMSL 34.6637 N, 82.1606 W, 28.04 miles, 816.93 feet AMSL 34.6564 N, 82.1588 W, 28.55 miles, 816.93 feet AMSL 34.6516 N, 82.1576 W, 28.90 miles, 820.21 feet AMSL 34.6508 N, 82.1574 W, 28.95 miles, 830.05 feet AMSL 34.6500 N, 82.1572 W, 29.01 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL 34.6483 N, 82.1568 W, 29.12 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL 34.6014 N, 82.1452 W, 32.43 miles, 771.00 feet AMSL 34.6006 N, 82.1450 W, 32.49 miles, 771.00 feet AMSL 34.5998 N, 82.1448 W, 32.55 miles, 777.56 feet AMSL 34.5990 N, 82.1446 W, 32.60 miles, 777.56 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4ctd must be raised to at least 3194.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4ctd must be raised to at least 16088.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4ctd must be raised to at least 10931.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.