--==[ 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 red_cross: 10.99 miles Azimuth to red_cross: 293.00 degrees Elevation angle to red_cross: +0.1239 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3480 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: red_cross Site location: 34.8155 North / 82.4176 West (34° 48' 55" N / 82° 25' 3" W) Ground elevation: 964.57 feet AMSL Antenna height: 75.00 feet AGL / 1039.57 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 91.60 feet Distance to aj4ik: 10.99 miles Azimuth to aj4ik: 112.90 degrees Depression angle to aj4ik: -0.2829 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2633 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 red_cross: Free space path loss: 100.73 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 131.94 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 31.20 dB Field strength at red_cross: 34.08 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 13.54 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 16.58 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between red_cross and aj4ik, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7916 N, 82.3487 W, 4.24 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.7880 N, 82.3384 W, 4.87 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.7878 N, 82.3377 W, 4.92 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.7804 N, 82.3164 W, 6.23 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.7801 N, 82.3156 W, 6.28 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.7798 N, 82.3148 W, 6.33 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.7796 N, 82.3140 W, 6.38 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.7790 N, 82.3125 W, 6.48 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.7730 N, 82.2952 W, 7.54 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.7727 N, 82.2944 W, 7.59 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.7724 N, 82.2936 W, 7.64 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.7722 N, 82.2928 W, 7.69 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.7716 N, 82.2912 W, 7.78 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.7713 N, 82.2904 W, 7.83 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.7631 N, 82.2668 W, 9.29 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.7628 N, 82.2660 W, 9.34 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.7626 N, 82.2653 W, 9.39 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7623 N, 82.2645 W, 9.43 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7620 N, 82.2637 W, 9.48 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.7617 N, 82.2629 W, 9.53 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.7615 N, 82.2621 W, 9.58 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.7574 N, 82.2503 W, 10.31 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 789.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 6279.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 3095.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.