--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: ghstr Site location: 34.9744 North / 82.4506 West (34° 58' 27" N / 82° 27' 2" W) Ground elevation: 1082.68 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 1122.68 feet AMSL Distance to af4ee: 18.95 miles Azimuth to af4ee: 227.34 degrees Depression angle to af4ee: -0.1786 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0664 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: af4ee Site location: 34.7884 North / 82.6962 West (34° 47' 18" N / 82° 41' 46" W) Ground elevation: 1030.18 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1050.18 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 92.98 feet Distance to ghstr: 18.95 miles Azimuth to ghstr: 47.20 degrees Depression angle to ghstr: -0.0956 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0802 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 ghstr and af4ee: Free space path loss: 105.47 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 138.96 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 33.49 dB Field strength at af4ee: 27.06 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 6.03 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 7.39 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between af4ee and ghstr, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8089 N, 82.6691 W, 2.09 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.8094 N, 82.6685 W, 2.14 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.8139 N, 82.6625 W, 2.60 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.8144 N, 82.6618 W, 2.65 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 34.8356 N, 82.6340 W, 4.81 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 34.8436 N, 82.6234 W, 5.63 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 34.8441 N, 82.6227 W, 5.68 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 34.8447 N, 82.6220 W, 5.73 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 34.8452 N, 82.6214 W, 5.78 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 34.8905 N, 82.5616 W, 10.39 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 34.9574 N, 82.4732 W, 17.21 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL Antenna at af4ee must be raised to at least 446.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at af4ee must be raised to at least 6479.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at af4ee must be raised to at least 2543.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.