--==[ 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 kb4ykj: 5.16 miles Azimuth to kb4ykj: 140.30 degrees Depression angle to kb4ykj: -0.3071 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb4ykj Site location: 34.8259 North / 82.1622 West (34° 49' 33" N / 82° 9' 43" W) Ground elevation: 843.18 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 863.18 feet AMSL Distance to gspnws: 5.16 miles Azimuth to gspnws: 320.33 degrees Elevation angle to gspnws: +0.2325 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 kb4ykj: Free space path loss: 94.17 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 109.65 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 15.48 dB Field strength at kb4ykj: 56.37 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 176.25 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 215.86 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb4ykj must be raised to at least 2710.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb4ykj must be raised to at least 1110.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.