--==[ 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 ki4mee: 18.92 miles Azimuth to ki4mee: 76.17 degrees Depression angle to ki4mee: -0.1670 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0852 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ki4mee Site location: 34.8185 North / 81.9155 West (34° 49' 6" N / 81° 54' 55" W) Ground elevation: 761.15 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 781.15 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 94.04 feet Distance to aj4ik: 18.92 miles Azimuth to aj4ik: 256.36 degrees Depression angle to aj4ik: -0.1068 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0100 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 ki4mee: Free space path loss: 105.46 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 147.93 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 42.47 dB Field strength at ki4mee: 18.09 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.15 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.63 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ki4mee and aj4ik, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8162 N, 81.9272 W, 0.69 miles, 780.84 feet AMSL 34.8160 N, 81.9280 W, 0.73 miles, 797.24 feet AMSL 34.8159 N, 81.9288 W, 0.78 miles, 807.09 feet AMSL 34.8157 N, 81.9297 W, 0.83 miles, 810.37 feet AMSL 34.8155 N, 81.9305 W, 0.88 miles, 816.93 feet AMSL 34.7930 N, 82.0433 W, 7.46 miles, 774.28 feet AMSL 34.7922 N, 82.0474 W, 7.70 miles, 774.28 feet AMSL 34.7920 N, 82.0482 W, 7.75 miles, 784.12 feet AMSL 34.7846 N, 82.0849 W, 9.90 miles, 797.24 feet AMSL 34.7831 N, 82.0923 W, 10.33 miles, 800.52 feet AMSL 34.7828 N, 82.0939 W, 10.42 miles, 800.52 feet AMSL 34.7815 N, 82.1005 W, 10.80 miles, 807.09 feet AMSL 34.7813 N, 82.1013 W, 10.85 miles, 807.09 feet AMSL 34.7787 N, 82.1144 W, 11.62 miles, 810.37 feet AMSL 34.7779 N, 82.1184 W, 11.85 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.7682 N, 82.1666 W, 14.67 miles, 833.33 feet AMSL 34.7680 N, 82.1674 W, 14.72 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.7679 N, 82.1683 W, 14.77 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL 34.7677 N, 82.1691 W, 14.81 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.7660 N, 82.1772 W, 15.29 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.7659 N, 82.1781 W, 15.34 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.7619 N, 82.1977 W, 16.48 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.7618 N, 82.1985 W, 16.53 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL 34.7616 N, 82.1993 W, 16.58 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.7570 N, 82.2222 W, 17.92 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.7568 N, 82.2230 W, 17.96 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL Antenna at ki4mee must be raised to at least 1139.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ki4mee must be raised to at least 7739.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ki4mee must be raised to at least 4495.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.