--==[ 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 kb4rdv: 7.80 miles Azimuth to kb4rdv: 312.36 degrees Elevation angle to kb4rdv: +0.1171 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.4231 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb4rdv Site location: 34.8295 North / 82.3409 West (34° 49' 46" N / 82° 20' 27" W) Ground elevation: 938.32 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 958.32 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 37.83 feet Distance to aj4ik: 7.80 miles Azimuth to aj4ik: 132.30 degrees Depression angle to aj4ik: -0.2300 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1114 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 kb4rdv: Free space path loss: 97.75 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 131.88 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 34.12 dB Field strength at kb4rdv: 34.14 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 13.63 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 16.70 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kb4rdv and aj4ik, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8259 N, 82.3361 W, 0.37 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.8244 N, 82.3340 W, 0.52 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8239 N, 82.3334 W, 0.57 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8234 N, 82.3327 W, 0.62 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8204 N, 82.3287 W, 0.93 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8199 N, 82.3280 W, 0.98 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8159 N, 82.3227 W, 1.39 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8154 N, 82.3220 W, 1.44 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8139 N, 82.3200 W, 1.60 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8134 N, 82.3194 W, 1.65 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.7810 N, 82.2760 W, 4.98 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.7715 N, 82.2633 W, 5.95 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.7710 N, 82.2626 W, 6.00 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.7705 N, 82.2620 W, 6.05 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL 34.7700 N, 82.2613 W, 6.11 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.7695 N, 82.2606 W, 6.16 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.7685 N, 82.2593 W, 6.26 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.7675 N, 82.2580 W, 6.36 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.7670 N, 82.2573 W, 6.41 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.7650 N, 82.2546 W, 6.62 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.7645 N, 82.2540 W, 6.67 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.7615 N, 82.2500 W, 6.98 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL Antenna at kb4rdv must be raised to at least 616.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb4rdv must be raised to at least 4356.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb4rdv must be raised to at least 1770.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.