--==[ 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 k3joy: 17.10 miles Azimuth to k3joy: 291.51 degrees Depression angle to k3joy: -0.0425 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1314 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: k3joy Site location: 34.8439 North / 82.5198 West (34° 50' 38" N / 82° 31' 11" W) Ground elevation: 941.60 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 961.60 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -34.88 feet Distance to aj4ik: 17.10 miles Azimuth to aj4ik: 111.35 degrees Depression angle to aj4ik: -0.2049 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2967 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 k3joy: Free space path loss: 104.58 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 152.70 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 48.12 dB Field strength at k3joy: 13.32 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.24 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.52 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between k3joy and aj4ik, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8407 N, 82.5097 W, 0.61 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8405 N, 82.5090 W, 0.66 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.8402 N, 82.5082 W, 0.71 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8277 N, 82.4693 W, 3.08 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8272 N, 82.4677 W, 3.17 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8269 N, 82.4669 W, 3.22 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8244 N, 82.4589 W, 3.71 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8241 N, 82.4582 W, 3.75 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8236 N, 82.4566 W, 3.85 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8234 N, 82.4558 W, 3.90 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8231 N, 82.4550 W, 3.95 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8211 N, 82.4486 W, 4.33 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8208 N, 82.4478 W, 4.38 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.7994 N, 82.3812 W, 8.44 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.7914 N, 82.3566 W, 9.94 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.7889 N, 82.3487 W, 10.43 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7812 N, 82.3249 W, 11.88 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.7809 N, 82.3241 W, 11.93 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.7802 N, 82.3217 W, 12.07 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.7789 N, 82.3178 W, 12.31 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.7786 N, 82.3170 W, 12.36 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.7784 N, 82.3162 W, 12.41 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.7781 N, 82.3154 W, 12.46 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.7774 N, 82.3130 W, 12.60 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.7771 N, 82.3122 W, 12.65 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.7735 N, 82.3011 W, 13.33 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.7717 N, 82.2956 W, 13.67 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.7715 N, 82.2948 W, 13.71 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.7712 N, 82.2940 W, 13.76 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.7625 N, 82.2670 W, 15.41 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL 34.7622 N, 82.2662 W, 15.45 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.7620 N, 82.2654 W, 15.50 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.7617 N, 82.2647 W, 15.55 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.7615 N, 82.2639 W, 15.60 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.7612 N, 82.2631 W, 15.65 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.7610 N, 82.2623 W, 15.70 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.7571 N, 82.2504 W, 16.42 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL Antenna at k3joy must be raised to at least 1398.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at k3joy must be raised to at least 9956.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at k3joy must be raised to at least 4196.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.