--==[ 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 kd4ph: 81.30 miles Azimuth to kd4ph: 245.44 degrees Depression angle to kd4ph: -0.7276 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.7246 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kd4ph Site location: 34.8662 North / 82.4593 West (34° 51' 58" N / 82° 27' 33" W) Ground elevation: 1036.75 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1056.75 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 74.82 feet Distance to clt14535: 81.30 miles Azimuth to clt14535: 64.69 degrees Depression angle to clt14535: -0.4490 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.4290 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 kd4ph: Free space path loss: 118.12 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 176.87 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 58.75 dB Field strength at kd4ph: -10.86 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.08 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.09 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Troposcatter Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kd4ph and clt14535, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8705 N, 82.4481 W, 0.71 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8708 N, 82.4473 W, 0.75 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8711 N, 82.4465 W, 0.80 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8714 N, 82.4457 W, 0.85 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.8717 N, 82.4450 W, 0.90 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.8744 N, 82.4380 W, 1.34 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8747 N, 82.4372 W, 1.38 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8796 N, 82.4248 W, 2.16 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8799 N, 82.4240 W, 2.21 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8802 N, 82.4233 W, 2.26 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8811 N, 82.4209 W, 2.40 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8823 N, 82.4179 W, 2.60 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8826 N, 82.4171 W, 2.65 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8829 N, 82.4163 W, 2.70 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8832 N, 82.4155 W, 2.74 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8835 N, 82.4148 W, 2.79 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8838 N, 82.4140 W, 2.84 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8859 N, 82.4086 W, 3.18 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8862 N, 82.4078 W, 3.23 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.8880 N, 82.4031 W, 3.52 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8892 N, 82.4000 W, 3.72 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8895 N, 82.3993 W, 3.76 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8898 N, 82.3985 W, 3.81 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.8904 N, 82.3969 W, 3.91 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.8907 N, 82.3962 W, 3.96 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.8910 N, 82.3954 W, 4.01 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.8913 N, 82.3946 W, 4.06 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 34.8916 N, 82.3938 W, 4.10 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL 34.8919 N, 82.3931 W, 4.15 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 34.8922 N, 82.3923 W, 4.20 miles, 1213.91 feet AMSL 34.8925 N, 82.3915 W, 4.25 miles, 1263.12 feet AMSL 34.8928 N, 82.3907 W, 4.30 miles, 1315.62 feet AMSL 34.8931 N, 82.3900 W, 4.35 miles, 1354.99 feet AMSL 34.8934 N, 82.3892 W, 4.39 miles, 1364.83 feet AMSL 34.9431 N, 82.2605 W, 12.45 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.9440 N, 82.2582 W, 12.60 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.9443 N, 82.2574 W, 12.65 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 34.9446 N, 82.2566 W, 12.70 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.9449 N, 82.2559 W, 12.75 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.9828 N, 82.1573 W, 18.91 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.9831 N, 82.1565 W, 18.96 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.9974 N, 82.1193 W, 21.29 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.9980 N, 82.1177 W, 21.39 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.9983 N, 82.1169 W, 21.44 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.9986 N, 82.1162 W, 21.48 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 35.0091 N, 82.0890 W, 23.18 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 35.0097 N, 82.0874 W, 23.28 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 35.0111 N, 82.0835 W, 23.52 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 35.0123 N, 82.0804 W, 23.72 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 35.0147 N, 82.0742 W, 24.11 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 35.0150 N, 82.0734 W, 24.15 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 35.0153 N, 82.0727 W, 24.20 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 35.0424 N, 82.0019 W, 28.62 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 35.0427 N, 82.0011 W, 28.67 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 35.0439 N, 81.9980 W, 28.86 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 35.0442 N, 81.9973 W, 28.91 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 35.0448 N, 81.9957 W, 29.01 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 35.0451 N, 81.9949 W, 29.06 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 35.0457 N, 81.9934 W, 29.16 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 35.0475 N, 81.9887 W, 29.45 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 35.0478 N, 81.9879 W, 29.50 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 35.0481 N, 81.9871 W, 29.54 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 35.0632 N, 81.9475 W, 32.02 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 35.0635 N, 81.9467 W, 32.07 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 35.1193 N, 81.8004 W, 41.20 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 35.1199 N, 81.7988 W, 41.29 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 35.1202 N, 81.7980 W, 41.34 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 35.1231 N, 81.7902 W, 41.83 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 35.1234 N, 81.7895 W, 41.88 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 35.1237 N, 81.7887 W, 41.92 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 35.1240 N, 81.7879 W, 41.97 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 35.1246 N, 81.7863 W, 42.07 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 35.1255 N, 81.7840 W, 42.22 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 35.1264 N, 81.7817 W, 42.36 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 35.1267 N, 81.7809 W, 42.41 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 35.1273 N, 81.7793 W, 42.51 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 35.1279 N, 81.7778 W, 42.60 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 35.1282 N, 81.7770 W, 42.65 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 35.1285 N, 81.7762 W, 42.70 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 35.1291 N, 81.7747 W, 42.80 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL Antenna at kd4ph must be raised to at least 1207.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kd4ph must be raised to at least 2998.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kd4ph must be raised to at least 2282.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.