--==[ 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 kf4rvh: 14.17 miles Azimuth to kf4rvh: 267.52 degrees Depression angle to kf4rvh: -0.0540 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0403 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kf4rvh Site location: 34.8742 North / 82.4701 West (34° 52' 27" N / 82° 28' 12" W) Ground elevation: 1049.87 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1069.87 feet AMSL Distance to gspnws_55: 14.17 miles Azimuth to gspnws_55: 87.38 degrees Depression angle to gspnws_55: -0.1511 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1419 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 kf4rvh: Free space path loss: 102.95 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 121.12 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 18.18 dB Field strength at kf4rvh: 44.90 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 47.03 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 57.60 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kf4rvh and gspnws_55, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8772 N, 82.3885 W, 4.63 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8784 N, 82.3569 W, 6.42 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8785 N, 82.3552 W, 6.52 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL Antenna at kf4rvh must be raised to at least 38.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kf4rvh must be raised to at least 1848.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kf4rvh must be raised to at least 535.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.