--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: ghsgreer Site location: 34.9208 North / 82.2442 West (34° 55' 14" N / 82° 14' 39" W) Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 991.44 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 55.98 feet Distance to hnd14527: 37.84 miles Azimuth to hnd14527: 350.36 degrees Elevation angle to hnd14527: +0.6967 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.7434 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: hnd14527 Site location: 35.4607 North / 82.3567 West (35° 27' 38" N / 82° 21' 24" W) Ground elevation: 4225.72 feet AMSL Antenna height: 150.00 feet AGL / 4375.72 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 1876.18 feet Distance to ghsgreer: 37.84 miles Azimuth to ghsgreer: 170.30 degrees Depression angle to ghsgreer: -1.2443 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -1.2387 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 ghsgreer and hnd14527: Free space path loss: 111.48 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 136.33 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 24.86 dB Field strength at hnd14527: 29.69 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 8.16 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 10.00 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between hnd14527 and ghsgreer, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.1982 N, 82.3018 W, 18.40 miles, 2500.00 feet AMSL 35.1974 N, 82.3016 W, 18.46 miles, 2555.77 feet AMSL 35.1966 N, 82.3015 W, 18.52 miles, 2631.23 feet AMSL 35.1958 N, 82.3013 W, 18.57 miles, 2713.25 feet AMSL 35.1950 N, 82.3011 W, 18.63 miles, 2805.12 feet AMSL 35.1941 N, 82.3010 W, 18.69 miles, 2913.39 feet AMSL 35.1811 N, 82.2982 W, 19.60 miles, 2824.80 feet AMSL 35.1803 N, 82.2981 W, 19.66 miles, 2824.80 feet AMSL 35.1754 N, 82.2971 W, 20.00 miles, 2903.54 feet AMSL 35.1746 N, 82.2969 W, 20.06 miles, 2998.69 feet AMSL 35.1737 N, 82.2967 W, 20.12 miles, 2998.69 feet AMSL 35.1729 N, 82.2965 W, 20.17 miles, 2998.69 feet AMSL 35.1721 N, 82.2964 W, 20.23 miles, 2995.41 feet AMSL 35.1713 N, 82.2962 W, 20.29 miles, 3028.22 feet AMSL 35.1705 N, 82.2960 W, 20.35 miles, 3031.50 feet AMSL 35.1697 N, 82.2959 W, 20.40 miles, 3041.34 feet AMSL 35.1688 N, 82.2957 W, 20.46 miles, 3044.62 feet AMSL 35.1680 N, 82.2955 W, 20.52 miles, 3041.34 feet AMSL Antenna at hnd14527 must be raised to at least 1761.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at hnd14527 must be raised to at least 14015.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at hnd14527 must be raised to at least 7153.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.