--==[ 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 kd4ph: 41.49 miles Azimuth to kd4ph: 188.06 degrees Depression angle to kd4ph: -1.1683 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -1.1575 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 Antenna height above average terrain: 74.82 feet Distance to hnd14527: 41.49 miles Azimuth to hnd14527: 8.00 degrees Elevation angle to hnd14527: +0.5680 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.6330 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 kd4ph: Free space path loss: 112.28 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 128.57 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 16.29 dB Field strength at kd4ph: 37.45 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 19.96 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 24.45 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kd4ph and hnd14527, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.1881 N, 82.4040 W, 22.46 miles, 2703.41 feet AMSL 35.1889 N, 82.4038 W, 22.52 miles, 2778.87 feet AMSL Antenna at kd4ph must be raised to at least 470.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kd4ph must be raised to at least 1791.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kd4ph must be raised to at least 1263.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.