--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: clt14535 Site location: 35.3622 North / 81.1550 West (35° 21' 43" N / 81° 9' 18" W) Ground elevation: 800.52 feet AMSL Antenna height: 1300.00 feet AGL / 2100.52 feet AMSL Distance to kb4rdv: 76.48 miles Azimuth to kb4rdv: 241.57 degrees Depression angle to kb4rdv: -0.7155 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.7152 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb4rdv Site location: 34.8295 North / 82.3409 West (34° 49' 46" N / 82° 20' 27" W) Ground elevation: 938.32 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 958.32 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 37.83 feet Distance to clt14535: 76.48 miles Azimuth to clt14535: 60.89 degrees Depression angle to clt14535: -0.3914 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.3819 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 clt14535 and kb4rdv: Free space path loss: 117.59 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 188.82 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 71.23 dB Field strength at kb4rdv: -22.81 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.02 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.02 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Troposcatter Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kb4rdv and clt14535, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8309 N, 82.3378 W, 0.20 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8312 N, 82.3371 W, 0.25 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8316 N, 82.3363 W, 0.30 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8319 N, 82.3355 W, 0.34 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8323 N, 82.3348 W, 0.39 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8326 N, 82.3340 W, 0.44 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8330 N, 82.3333 W, 0.49 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8333 N, 82.3325 W, 0.54 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.8336 N, 82.3318 W, 0.59 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.8395 N, 82.3189 W, 1.42 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8399 N, 82.3182 W, 1.47 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8405 N, 82.3167 W, 1.57 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8412 N, 82.3152 W, 1.67 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8416 N, 82.3144 W, 1.72 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.8419 N, 82.3136 W, 1.77 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.8423 N, 82.3129 W, 1.82 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 34.8426 N, 82.3121 W, 1.86 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 34.8433 N, 82.3106 W, 1.96 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 34.8836 N, 82.2222 W, 7.70 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.8850 N, 82.2192 W, 7.89 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.8902 N, 82.2078 W, 8.63 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.8905 N, 82.2071 W, 8.68 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.8909 N, 82.2063 W, 8.73 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.8912 N, 82.2056 W, 8.78 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.8916 N, 82.2048 W, 8.83 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.8919 N, 82.2040 W, 8.88 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8922 N, 82.2033 W, 8.92 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8926 N, 82.2025 W, 8.97 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8933 N, 82.2010 W, 9.07 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8936 N, 82.2003 W, 9.12 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.8940 N, 82.1995 W, 9.17 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8947 N, 82.1980 W, 9.27 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8964 N, 82.1942 W, 9.51 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8967 N, 82.1935 W, 9.56 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.9297 N, 82.1208 W, 14.27 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.9301 N, 82.1200 W, 14.32 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.9490 N, 82.0784 W, 17.01 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.9493 N, 82.0776 W, 17.06 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.9555 N, 82.0640 W, 17.95 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.9559 N, 82.0633 W, 17.99 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.9651 N, 82.0428 W, 19.32 miles, 853.02 feet AMSL 34.9672 N, 82.0383 W, 19.61 miles, 849.74 feet AMSL 34.9675 N, 82.0375 W, 19.66 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL 34.9679 N, 82.0367 W, 19.71 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.9682 N, 82.0360 W, 19.76 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL 34.9686 N, 82.0352 W, 19.81 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.9689 N, 82.0345 W, 19.86 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.9693 N, 82.0337 W, 19.91 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.9703 N, 82.0314 W, 20.05 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.9754 N, 82.0201 W, 20.79 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL 34.9802 N, 82.0095 W, 21.48 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.9806 N, 82.0087 W, 21.52 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.9809 N, 82.0079 W, 21.57 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.9844 N, 82.0004 W, 22.06 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.9850 N, 81.9988 W, 22.16 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.9902 N, 81.9875 W, 22.90 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.9905 N, 81.9867 W, 22.95 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 35.0145 N, 81.9336 W, 26.38 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL 35.0149 N, 81.9329 W, 26.43 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 35.0152 N, 81.9321 W, 26.48 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 35.0156 N, 81.9313 W, 26.52 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 35.0159 N, 81.9306 W, 26.57 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 35.0169 N, 81.9283 W, 26.72 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 35.0207 N, 81.9200 W, 27.26 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 35.0224 N, 81.9162 W, 27.51 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 35.0286 N, 81.9025 W, 28.39 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 35.0316 N, 81.8957 W, 28.83 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 35.0631 N, 81.8258 W, 33.34 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 35.0635 N, 81.8251 W, 33.39 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 35.0638 N, 81.8243 W, 33.44 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 35.0642 N, 81.8236 W, 33.49 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 35.0645 N, 81.8228 W, 33.54 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 35.0655 N, 81.8205 W, 33.68 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 35.0672 N, 81.8167 W, 33.93 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL Antenna at kb4rdv must be raised to at least 804.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb4rdv must be raised to at least 2403.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb4rdv must be raised to at least 1687.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.