--==[ 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 Distance to kb4ykj: 8.04 miles Azimuth to kb4ykj: 144.66 degrees Depression angle to kb4ykj: -0.2313 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1921 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb4ykj Site location: 34.8259 North / 82.1622 West (34° 49' 33" N / 82° 9' 43" W) Ground elevation: 843.18 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 863.18 feet AMSL Distance to ghsgreer: 8.04 miles Azimuth to ghsgreer: 324.71 degrees Elevation angle to ghsgreer: +0.1149 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1333 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 kb4ykj: Free space path loss: 98.02 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 120.01 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 21.98 dB Field strength at kb4ykj: 46.01 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 53.49 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 65.51 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kb4ykj and ghsgreer, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8660 N, 82.1968 W, 3.39 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.8748 N, 82.2044 W, 4.14 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.8805 N, 82.2093 W, 4.62 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.8988 N, 82.2251 W, 6.17 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.9076 N, 82.2327 W, 6.92 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL Antenna at kb4ykj must be raised to at least 134.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb4ykj must be raised to at least 2782.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb4ykj must be raised to at least 1489.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.