--==[ 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 red_cross: 11.64 miles Azimuth to red_cross: 304.46 degrees Elevation angle to red_cross: +0.0156 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: red_cross Site location: 34.8155 North / 82.4176 West (34° 48' 55" N / 82° 25' 3" W) Ground elevation: 964.57 feet AMSL Antenna height: 75.00 feet AGL / 1039.57 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 91.60 feet Distance to ghssimpsonville: 11.64 miles Azimuth to ghssimpsonville: 124.36 degrees Depression angle to ghssimpsonville: -0.1841 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 red_cross: Free space path loss: 101.24 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 112.97 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 11.73 dB Field strength at red_cross: 53.05 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 120.20 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 147.22 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 4348.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 1027.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.