--==[ 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 ke4kzs: 2.55 miles Azimuth to ke4kzs: 204.78 degrees Elevation angle to ke4kzs: +0.3033 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.4441 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ke4kzs Site location: 34.7201 North / 82.2581 West (34° 43' 12" N / 82° 15' 29" W) Ground elevation: 889.11 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 909.11 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 83.41 feet Distance to aj4ik: 2.55 miles Azimuth to aj4ik: 24.76 degrees Depression angle to aj4ik: -0.3401 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.3341 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 ke4kzs: Free space path loss: 88.03 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 106.44 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 18.41 dB Field strength at ke4kzs: 59.58 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 254.94 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 312.24 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ke4kzs and aj4ik, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7375 N, 82.2483 W, 1.33 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.7383 N, 82.2479 W, 1.38 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.7390 N, 82.2475 W, 1.44 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.7412 N, 82.2462 W, 1.61 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL Antenna at ke4kzs must be raised to at least 54.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ke4kzs must be raised to at least 1427.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ke4kzs must be raised to at least 863.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.