--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: basf Site location: 34.4564 North / 82.6947 West (34° 27' 23" N / 82° 41' 40" W) Ground elevation: 771.00 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 791.00 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 59.72 feet Distance to packs-ridge: 46.94 miles Azimuth to packs-ridge: 26.34 degrees Depression angle to packs-ridge: -0.2193 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1983 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: packs-ridge Site location: 35.0647 North / 82.3265 West (35° 3' 52" N / 82° 19' 35" W) Ground elevation: 1305.77 feet AMSL Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1311.77 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 119.85 feet Distance to basf: 46.94 miles Azimuth to basf: 206.55 degrees Depression angle to basf: -0.4601 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.4386 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 basf and packs-ridge: Free space path loss: 113.35 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 157.61 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 44.26 dB Field strength at packs-ridge: 8.41 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.70 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.86 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between packs-ridge and basf, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9648 N, 82.3874 W, 7.72 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.9640 N, 82.3878 W, 7.77 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9633 N, 82.3882 W, 7.83 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.9626 N, 82.3887 W, 7.88 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.9619 N, 82.3891 W, 7.94 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.9612 N, 82.3895 W, 7.99 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 34.9605 N, 82.3900 W, 8.05 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 34.9598 N, 82.3904 W, 8.10 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 34.9591 N, 82.3908 W, 8.16 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 34.9583 N, 82.3913 W, 8.21 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9576 N, 82.3917 W, 8.27 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 34.9569 N, 82.3921 W, 8.32 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 34.9541 N, 82.3939 W, 8.54 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 34.9534 N, 82.3943 W, 8.60 miles, 1181.10 feet AMSL 34.9526 N, 82.3947 W, 8.65 miles, 1220.47 feet AMSL 34.9519 N, 82.3952 W, 8.71 miles, 1220.47 feet AMSL 34.9498 N, 82.3965 W, 8.87 miles, 1227.03 feet AMSL 34.9491 N, 82.3969 W, 8.93 miles, 1282.81 feet AMSL 34.9484 N, 82.3973 W, 8.98 miles, 1309.06 feet AMSL 34.9477 N, 82.3978 W, 9.04 miles, 1384.51 feet AMSL 34.9469 N, 82.3982 W, 9.09 miles, 1476.38 feet AMSL 34.9462 N, 82.3986 W, 9.15 miles, 1571.52 feet AMSL 34.9455 N, 82.3991 W, 9.20 miles, 1640.42 feet AMSL 34.9448 N, 82.3995 W, 9.26 miles, 1679.79 feet AMSL 34.9398 N, 82.4025 W, 9.64 miles, 1715.88 feet AMSL 34.9391 N, 82.4030 W, 9.70 miles, 1765.09 feet AMSL 34.9384 N, 82.4034 W, 9.75 miles, 1804.46 feet AMSL 34.9377 N, 82.4038 W, 9.81 miles, 1827.43 feet AMSL 34.5777 N, 82.6218 W, 37.59 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.5770 N, 82.6222 W, 37.64 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.5763 N, 82.6226 W, 37.70 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.5741 N, 82.6239 W, 37.86 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.5734 N, 82.6243 W, 37.92 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL 34.5727 N, 82.6248 W, 37.97 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 1257.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 35522.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 20476.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.