--==[ 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 ghstr: 14.49 miles Azimuth to ghstr: 295.83 degrees Depression angle to ghstr: -0.0065 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0051 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver 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 gspnws: 14.49 miles Azimuth to gspnws: 115.70 degrees Depression angle to gspnws: -0.2031 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1469 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 ghstr: Free space path loss: 103.14 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 126.77 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 23.64 dB Field strength at ghstr: 39.25 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 24.54 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 30.06 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghstr and gspnws, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9677 N, 82.4334 W, 1.08 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.9674 N, 82.4326 W, 1.13 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 34.9670 N, 82.4318 W, 1.18 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9612 N, 82.4171 W, 2.10 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 34.9609 N, 82.4163 W, 2.15 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 34.9606 N, 82.4155 W, 2.20 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 34.9591 N, 82.4116 W, 2.45 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 34.9588 N, 82.4109 W, 2.49 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 34.9585 N, 82.4101 W, 2.54 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 34.9582 N, 82.4093 W, 2.59 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 34.9563 N, 82.4047 W, 2.88 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL 34.9560 N, 82.4039 W, 2.93 miles, 1227.03 feet AMSL 34.9557 N, 82.4031 W, 2.98 miles, 1227.03 feet AMSL 34.9551 N, 82.4016 W, 3.08 miles, 1256.56 feet AMSL 34.9545 N, 82.4000 W, 3.18 miles, 1279.53 feet AMSL 34.9536 N, 82.3977 W, 3.32 miles, 1292.65 feet AMSL 34.9493 N, 82.3868 W, 4.01 miles, 1325.46 feet AMSL 34.9490 N, 82.3861 W, 4.05 miles, 1361.55 feet AMSL 34.9487 N, 82.3853 W, 4.10 miles, 1423.88 feet AMSL 34.9484 N, 82.3845 W, 4.15 miles, 1427.17 feet AMSL Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 560.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 2672.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 1049.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.