--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: gspnws Site location: 34.8833 North / 82.2203 West (34° 52' 59" N / 82° 13' 13" W) Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 991.44 feet AMSL Distance to ac4q: 9.82 miles Azimuth to ac4q: 192.34 degrees Depression angle to ac4q: -0.1802 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2517 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ac4q Site location: 34.7445 North / 82.2572 West (34° 44' 40" N / 82° 15' 26" W) Ground elevation: 872.70 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 892.70 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 46.87 feet Distance to gspnws: 9.82 miles Azimuth to gspnws: 12.32 degrees Elevation angle to gspnws: +0.0380 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0513 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 gspnws and ac4q: Free space path loss: 99.76 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 125.61 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 25.85 dB Field strength at ac4q: 40.41 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 28.05 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 34.36 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ac4q and gspnws, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7625 N, 82.2524 W, 1.28 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL 34.7633 N, 82.2522 W, 1.33 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.7642 N, 82.2520 W, 1.39 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.7650 N, 82.2518 W, 1.45 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.7658 N, 82.2516 W, 1.51 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.8133 N, 82.2389 W, 4.87 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.8817 N, 82.2207 W, 9.71 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 411.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 7235.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 4145.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.