--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: aj4ik Site location: 34.7535 North / 82.2393 West (34° 45' 12" N / 82° 14' 21" W) Ground elevation: 813.65 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 833.65 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 4.49 feet Distance to ac4q: 1.20 miles Azimuth to ac4q: 238.52 degrees Elevation angle to ac4q: +0.5276 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.0640 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ac4q Site location: 34.7445 North / 82.2572 West (34° 44' 40" N / 82° 15' 26" W) Ground elevation: 872.70 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 892.70 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 46.87 feet Distance to aj4ik: 1.20 miles Azimuth to aj4ik: 58.51 degrees Depression angle to aj4ik: -0.5449 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 aj4ik and ac4q: Free space path loss: 81.47 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 97.51 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 16.05 dB Field strength at ac4q: 68.50 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 712.58 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 872.73 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ac4q and aj4ik, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7513 N, 82.2438 W, 0.90 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 80.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 524.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 294.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.