--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: ghssimpsonville Site location: 34.7203 North / 82.2483 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 14' 53" W) Ground elevation: 892.39 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 932.39 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 110.74 feet Distance to ke4hgx: 18.97 miles Azimuth to ke4hgx: 288.50 degrees Depression angle to ke4hgx: -0.1168 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1153 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ke4hgx Site location: 34.8070 North / 82.5653 West (34° 48' 25" N / 82° 33' 55" W) Ground elevation: 948.16 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 968.16 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 5.49 feet Distance to ghssimpsonville: 18.97 miles Azimuth to ghssimpsonville: 108.32 degrees Depression angle to ghssimpsonville: -0.1577 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0776 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 ghssimpsonville and ke4hgx: Free space path loss: 105.48 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 138.82 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 33.34 dB Field strength at ke4hgx: 27.20 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 6.13 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 7.51 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ke4hgx and ghssimpsonville, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8036 N, 82.5530 W, 0.74 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.7966 N, 82.5272 W, 2.28 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.7962 N, 82.5256 W, 2.37 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.7924 N, 82.5119 W, 3.19 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.7920 N, 82.5103 W, 3.29 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.7918 N, 82.5095 W, 3.34 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.7913 N, 82.5079 W, 3.43 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.7909 N, 82.5063 W, 3.53 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.7907 N, 82.5055 W, 3.58 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.7889 N, 82.4991 W, 3.96 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.7867 N, 82.4910 W, 4.44 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.7865 N, 82.4902 W, 4.49 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.7595 N, 82.3913 W, 10.41 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.7588 N, 82.3889 W, 10.55 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.7577 N, 82.3849 W, 10.79 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.7575 N, 82.3841 W, 10.84 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.7573 N, 82.3833 W, 10.89 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.7569 N, 82.3817 W, 10.98 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL Antenna at ke4hgx must be raised to at least 262.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ke4hgx must be raised to at least 7184.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ke4hgx must be raised to at least 2185.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.