--==[ 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 kb1efa: 12.28 miles Azimuth to kb1efa: 144.60 degrees Depression angle to kb1efa: -0.0947 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1785 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb1efa Site location: 34.6086 North / 82.1142 West (34° 36' 30" N / 82° 6' 51" W) Ground elevation: 807.09 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 827.09 feet AMSL Distance to aj4ik: 12.28 miles Azimuth to aj4ik: 324.67 degrees Depression angle to aj4ik: -0.0831 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0475 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 kb1efa: Free space path loss: 101.70 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 139.39 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 37.68 dB Field strength at kb1efa: 26.63 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.74 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 7.03 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kb1efa and aj4ik, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.6198 N, 82.1239 W, 0.95 miles, 823.49 feet AMSL 34.6274 N, 82.1304 W, 1.59 miles, 830.05 feet AMSL 34.6280 N, 82.1309 W, 1.64 miles, 833.33 feet AMSL 34.6292 N, 82.1320 W, 1.75 miles, 833.33 feet AMSL 34.6299 N, 82.1326 W, 1.81 miles, 843.18 feet AMSL 34.6305 N, 82.1331 W, 1.86 miles, 843.18 feet AMSL 34.6740 N, 82.1706 W, 5.55 miles, 826.77 feet AMSL 34.6753 N, 82.1717 W, 5.65 miles, 826.77 feet AMSL 34.6942 N, 82.1881 W, 7.26 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.6949 N, 82.1886 W, 7.31 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL 34.6955 N, 82.1892 W, 7.36 miles, 853.02 feet AMSL 34.6961 N, 82.1897 W, 7.42 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.6968 N, 82.1902 W, 7.47 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.6974 N, 82.1908 W, 7.52 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.7226 N, 82.2126 W, 9.66 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.7232 N, 82.2131 W, 9.72 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.7384 N, 82.2262 W, 11.00 miles, 849.74 feet AMSL 34.7390 N, 82.2268 W, 11.05 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.7396 N, 82.2273 W, 11.11 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.7403 N, 82.2278 W, 11.16 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.7409 N, 82.2284 W, 11.21 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.7415 N, 82.2289 W, 11.27 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL 34.7422 N, 82.2295 W, 11.32 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.7447 N, 82.2317 W, 11.53 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL Antenna at kb1efa must be raised to at least 870.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb1efa must be raised to at least 7021.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb1efa must be raised to at least 3029.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.