--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: ghsgreenville Site location: 34.8178 North / 82.4128 West (34° 49' 4" N / 82° 24' 46" W) Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 991.44 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 36.38 feet Distance to kj4ght: 17.86 miles Azimuth to kj4ght: 290.79 degrees Elevation angle to kj4ght: +0.0102 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1845 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4ght Site location: 34.9092 North / 82.7074 West (34° 54' 32" N / 82° 42' 26" W) Ground elevation: 1200.79 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1220.79 feet AMSL Distance to ghsgreenville: 17.86 miles Azimuth to ghsgreenville: 110.62 degrees Depression angle to ghsgreenville: -0.2686 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2181 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 ghsgreenville and kj4ght: Free space path loss: 104.95 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 135.78 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 30.83 dB Field strength at kj4ght: 30.24 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 8.70 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 10.65 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4ght and ghsgreenville, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8973 N, 82.6690 W, 2.32 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 34.8971 N, 82.6682 W, 2.37 miles, 1286.09 feet AMSL 34.8968 N, 82.6674 W, 2.42 miles, 1338.58 feet AMSL 34.8966 N, 82.6666 W, 2.47 miles, 1391.08 feet AMSL 34.8963 N, 82.6658 W, 2.52 miles, 1440.29 feet AMSL 34.8946 N, 82.6603 W, 2.85 miles, 1433.73 feet AMSL 34.8208 N, 82.4223 W, 17.28 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4ght must be raised to at least 382.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4ght must be raised to at least 8987.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4ght must be raised to at least 3036.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.