--==[ 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 af4ee: 50.26 miles Azimuth to af4ee: 202.53 degrees Depression angle to af4ee: -1.0816 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -1.0771 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: af4ee Site location: 34.7884 North / 82.6962 West (34° 47' 18" N / 82° 41' 46" W) Ground elevation: 1030.18 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1050.18 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 92.98 feet Distance to hnd14527: 50.26 miles Azimuth to hnd14527: 22.34 degrees Elevation angle to hnd14527: +0.3543 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3648 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 af4ee: Free space path loss: 113.94 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 143.96 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 30.02 dB Field strength at af4ee: 22.06 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.39 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 4.15 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between af4ee and hnd14527, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.1558 N, 82.5114 W, 27.46 miles, 2477.03 feet AMSL 35.1566 N, 82.5110 W, 27.52 miles, 2513.12 feet AMSL 35.1573 N, 82.5107 W, 27.57 miles, 2552.49 feet AMSL 35.1581 N, 82.5103 W, 27.63 miles, 2588.58 feet AMSL 35.1588 N, 82.5099 W, 27.68 miles, 2621.39 feet AMSL 35.1595 N, 82.5095 W, 27.74 miles, 2644.36 feet AMSL 35.1603 N, 82.5091 W, 27.80 miles, 2716.54 feet AMSL 35.1610 N, 82.5088 W, 27.85 miles, 2831.36 feet AMSL 35.1618 N, 82.5084 W, 27.91 miles, 2988.85 feet AMSL 35.1625 N, 82.5080 W, 27.96 miles, 3034.78 feet AMSL 35.1655 N, 82.5065 W, 28.19 miles, 3051.18 feet AMSL 35.1662 N, 82.5061 W, 28.24 miles, 3097.11 feet AMSL 35.1670 N, 82.5058 W, 28.30 miles, 3100.39 feet AMSL Antenna at af4ee must be raised to at least 1376.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at af4ee must be raised to at least 2892.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at af4ee must be raised to at least 2285.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.