--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: greenville_eoc Site location: 34.8484 North / 82.4000 West (34° 50' 54" N / 82° 24' 0" W) Ground elevation: 984.25 feet AMSL Antenna height: 170.00 feet AGL / 1154.25 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 164.07 feet Distance to kb4pqa: 7.52 miles Azimuth to kb4pqa: 38.22 degrees Depression angle to kb4pqa: -0.3089 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.3055 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb4pqa Site location: 34.9339 North / 82.3180 West (34° 56' 1" N / 82° 19' 4" W) Ground elevation: 958.01 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 978.01 feet AMSL Distance to greenville_eoc: 7.52 miles Azimuth to greenville_eoc: 218.27 degrees Elevation angle to greenville_eoc: +0.2001 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.6507 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 greenville_eoc and kb4pqa: Free space path loss: 97.44 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 120.15 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 22.71 dB Field strength at kb4pqa: 45.87 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 52.62 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 64.44 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kb4pqa and greenville_eoc, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9326 N, 82.3192 W, 0.11 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.9320 N, 82.3198 W, 0.17 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.9308 N, 82.3209 W, 0.27 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.9301 N, 82.3215 W, 0.33 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 76.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 588.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 318.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.