--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: hnd14527 Site location: 35.4607 North / 82.3567 West (35° 27' 38" N / 82° 21' 24" W) Ground elevation: 4225.72 feet AMSL Antenna height: 150.00 feet AGL / 4375.72 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 1876.18 feet Distance to ac4q: 49.81 miles Azimuth to ac4q: 173.49 degrees Depression angle to ac4q: -1.1192 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -1.1064 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ac4q Site location: 34.7445 North / 82.2572 West (34° 44' 40" N / 82° 15' 26" W) Ground elevation: 872.70 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 892.70 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 46.87 feet Distance to hnd14527: 49.81 miles Azimuth to hnd14527: 353.54 degrees Elevation angle to hnd14527: +0.3985 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.4141 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 hnd14527 and ac4q: Free space path loss: 113.86 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 136.25 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 22.38 dB Field strength at ac4q: 29.77 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 8.25 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 10.10 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ac4q and hnd14527, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.1619 N, 82.3150 W, 29.03 miles, 2559.06 feet AMSL 35.1628 N, 82.3151 W, 29.09 miles, 2729.66 feet AMSL 35.1636 N, 82.3153 W, 29.14 miles, 2870.73 feet AMSL 35.1644 N, 82.3154 W, 29.20 miles, 2952.76 feet AMSL Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 1034.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 2616.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 1983.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.