--==[ 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 kg4fqg: 43.37 miles Azimuth to kg4fqg: 185.82 degrees Depression angle to kg4fqg: -1.1483 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -1.1471 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kg4fqg Site location: 34.8363 North / 82.4343 West (34° 50' 10" N / 82° 26' 3" W) Ground elevation: 1020.34 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1040.34 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 77.97 feet Distance to hnd14527: 43.37 miles Azimuth to hnd14527: 5.77 degrees Elevation angle to hnd14527: +0.5208 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.6301 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 kg4fqg: Free space path loss: 112.66 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 131.85 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 19.19 dB Field strength at kg4fqg: 34.17 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 13.68 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 16.75 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kg4fqg and hnd14527, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9414 N, 82.4213 W, 7.30 miles, 1499.34 feet AMSL 34.9422 N, 82.4212 W, 7.36 miles, 1666.67 feet AMSL 34.9430 N, 82.4211 W, 7.42 miles, 1689.63 feet AMSL Antenna at kg4fqg must be raised to at least 330.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kg4fqg must be raised to at least 1348.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kg4fqg must be raised to at least 791.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.