--==[ 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 red_cross: 11.14 miles Azimuth to red_cross: 170.33 degrees Depression angle to red_cross: -0.1616 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1262 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 ghstr: 11.14 miles Azimuth to ghstr: 350.35 degrees Elevation angle to ghstr: +0.0003 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0075 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 red_cross: Free space path loss: 100.86 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 126.55 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 25.69 dB Field strength at red_cross: 39.47 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 25.18 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 30.84 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between red_cross and ghstr, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9361 N, 82.4426 W, 8.45 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 34.9410 N, 82.4436 W, 8.80 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 34.9418 N, 82.4438 W, 8.85 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 349.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 3637.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 2227.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.