--==[ 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 ghstr: 19.40 miles Azimuth to ghstr: 321.94 degrees Elevation angle to ghstr: +0.0212 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.4381 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghstr Site location: 34.9744 North / 82.4506 West (34° 58' 27" N / 82° 27' 2" W) Ground elevation: 1082.68 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 1122.68 feet AMSL Distance to aj4ik: 19.40 miles Azimuth to aj4ik: 141.82 degrees Depression angle to aj4ik: -0.3020 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1068 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 ghstr: Free space path loss: 105.68 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 156.90 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 51.23 dB Field strength at ghstr: 9.12 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.76 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.94 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghstr and aj4ik, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9715 N, 82.4478 W, 0.25 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL 34.9703 N, 82.4466 W, 0.36 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9625 N, 82.4391 W, 1.05 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9619 N, 82.4385 W, 1.10 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9613 N, 82.4380 W, 1.15 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9607 N, 82.4374 W, 1.21 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9601 N, 82.4368 W, 1.26 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 34.9595 N, 82.4362 W, 1.31 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 34.9589 N, 82.4357 W, 1.37 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 34.9583 N, 82.4351 W, 1.42 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 34.9559 N, 82.4328 W, 1.63 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 34.9553 N, 82.4322 W, 1.68 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 34.9547 N, 82.4316 W, 1.74 miles, 1171.26 feet AMSL 34.9511 N, 82.4281 W, 2.05 miles, 1210.63 feet AMSL 34.9493 N, 82.4264 W, 2.21 miles, 1223.75 feet AMSL 34.9487 N, 82.4258 W, 2.26 miles, 1240.16 feet AMSL 34.9481 N, 82.4253 W, 2.32 miles, 1243.44 feet AMSL 34.9475 N, 82.4247 W, 2.37 miles, 1318.90 feet AMSL 34.9469 N, 82.4241 W, 2.42 miles, 1410.76 feet AMSL 34.9457 N, 82.4230 W, 2.53 miles, 1430.45 feet AMSL 34.9451 N, 82.4224 W, 2.58 miles, 1469.82 feet AMSL 34.9445 N, 82.4218 W, 2.63 miles, 1568.24 feet AMSL 34.9439 N, 82.4212 W, 2.69 miles, 1620.73 feet AMSL 34.9433 N, 82.4206 W, 2.74 miles, 1689.63 feet AMSL 34.9427 N, 82.4201 W, 2.79 miles, 1771.65 feet AMSL 34.9421 N, 82.4195 W, 2.85 miles, 1771.65 feet AMSL 34.9415 N, 82.4189 W, 2.90 miles, 1771.65 feet AMSL 34.9294 N, 82.4074 W, 3.96 miles, 1758.53 feet AMSL 34.9240 N, 82.4022 W, 4.43 miles, 1748.69 feet AMSL 34.9234 N, 82.4016 W, 4.49 miles, 1784.78 feet AMSL 34.7692 N, 82.2542 W, 18.03 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.7674 N, 82.2525 W, 18.19 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7668 N, 82.2519 W, 18.24 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.7662 N, 82.2514 W, 18.29 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7656 N, 82.2508 W, 18.35 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.7620 N, 82.2473 W, 18.66 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 1790.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 10936.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 4592.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.