--==[ 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 kj4ctd: 21.30 miles Azimuth to kj4ctd: 356.98 degrees Depression angle to kj4ctd: -0.0255 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1959 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4ctd Site location: 35.0614 North / 82.2592 West (35° 3' 41" N / 82° 15' 33" W) Ground elevation: 1066.27 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1086.27 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 10.43 feet Distance to aj4ik: 21.30 miles Azimuth to aj4ik: 176.96 degrees Depression angle to aj4ik: -0.2828 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2273 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 kj4ctd: Free space path loss: 106.49 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 140.42 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 33.93 dB Field strength at kj4ctd: 25.60 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.10 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 6.25 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4ctd and aj4ik, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0446 N, 82.2581 W, 1.16 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.9997 N, 82.2552 W, 4.27 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.9988 N, 82.2551 W, 4.33 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.9864 N, 82.2543 W, 5.19 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.9664 N, 82.2530 W, 6.57 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.9589 N, 82.2525 W, 7.09 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.9581 N, 82.2525 W, 7.15 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.9531 N, 82.2522 W, 7.49 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.9523 N, 82.2521 W, 7.55 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.9506 N, 82.2520 W, 7.67 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.9498 N, 82.2519 W, 7.72 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.9489 N, 82.2519 W, 7.78 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.9481 N, 82.2518 W, 7.84 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 34.9473 N, 82.2518 W, 7.90 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 34.9423 N, 82.2515 W, 8.24 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 34.8458 N, 82.2452 W, 14.92 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.8400 N, 82.2449 W, 15.32 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.8358 N, 82.2446 W, 15.61 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.8309 N, 82.2443 W, 15.95 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.8300 N, 82.2442 W, 16.01 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.8292 N, 82.2442 W, 16.07 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.8259 N, 82.2440 W, 16.30 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.8250 N, 82.2439 W, 16.35 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.8242 N, 82.2438 W, 16.41 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.8142 N, 82.2432 W, 17.10 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.8134 N, 82.2432 W, 17.16 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.7735 N, 82.2406 W, 19.92 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.7726 N, 82.2405 W, 19.98 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.7718 N, 82.2405 W, 20.04 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.7701 N, 82.2404 W, 20.15 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.7627 N, 82.2399 W, 20.67 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4ctd must be raised to at least 934.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4ctd must be raised to at least 9366.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4ctd must be raised to at least 3914.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.