--==[ 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 ki4mln: 8.58 miles Azimuth to ki4mln: 214.91 degrees Depression angle to ki4mln: -0.1164 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0929 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ki4mln Site location: 34.7814 North / 82.3068 West (34° 46' 53" N / 82° 18' 24" W) Ground elevation: 928.48 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 948.48 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 63.23 feet Distance to gspnws: 8.58 miles Azimuth to gspnws: 34.86 degrees Depression angle to gspnws: -0.0078 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0034 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 ki4mln: Free space path loss: 98.59 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 110.38 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 11.78 dB Field strength at ki4mln: 55.64 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 162.06 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 198.48 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ki4mln and gspnws, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8090 N, 82.2834 W, 2.33 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8109 N, 82.2818 W, 2.49 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8147 N, 82.2786 W, 2.81 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL Antenna at ki4mln must be raised to at least 54.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ki4mln must be raised to at least 6452.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ki4mln must be raised to at least 3665.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.