--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: gspnws_55 Site location: 34.8833 North / 82.2203 West (34° 52' 59" N / 82° 13' 13" W) Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 55.00 feet AGL / 1006.44 feet AMSL Distance to kd4ph: 13.60 miles Azimuth to kd4ph: 265.07 degrees Depression angle to kd4ph: -0.0583 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0514 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kd4ph Site location: 34.8662 North / 82.4593 West (34° 51' 58" N / 82° 27' 33" W) Ground elevation: 1036.75 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1056.75 feet AMSL Distance to gspnws_55: 13.60 miles Azimuth to gspnws_55: 84.93 degrees Depression angle to gspnws_55: -0.1386 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0901 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_55 and kd4ph: Free space path loss: 102.59 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 121.70 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 19.11 dB Field strength at kd4ph: 44.32 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 43.99 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 53.88 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kd4ph and gspnws_55, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8704 N, 82.4015 W, 3.29 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8710 N, 82.3932 W, 3.76 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.8710 N, 82.3923 W, 3.81 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.8723 N, 82.3749 W, 4.80 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL Antenna at kd4ph must be raised to at least 76.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kd4ph must be raised to at least 1987.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kd4ph must be raised to at least 551.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.