--==[ 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 ki4dos: 43.60 miles Azimuth to ki4dos: 192.24 degrees Depression angle to ki4dos: -1.1652 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -1.1183 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ki4dos Site location: 34.8439 North / 82.5198 West (34° 50' 38" N / 82° 31' 11" W) Ground elevation: 941.60 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 961.60 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -34.88 feet Distance to hnd14527: 43.60 miles Azimuth to hnd14527: 12.15 degrees Elevation angle to hnd14527: +0.5343 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.5857 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 ki4dos: Free space path loss: 112.71 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 141.70 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 28.99 dB Field strength at ki4dos: 24.32 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 4.40 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.39 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ki4dos and hnd14527, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.1554 N, 82.4378 W, 22.02 miles, 2470.47 feet AMSL 35.1562 N, 82.4376 W, 22.07 miles, 2483.60 feet AMSL 35.1570 N, 82.4373 W, 22.13 miles, 2559.06 feet AMSL 35.1578 N, 82.4371 W, 22.19 miles, 2585.30 feet AMSL 35.1586 N, 82.4369 W, 22.24 miles, 2647.64 feet AMSL 35.1667 N, 82.4348 W, 22.81 miles, 2785.43 feet AMSL 35.1675 N, 82.4346 W, 22.87 miles, 2936.35 feet AMSL 35.1683 N, 82.4344 W, 22.93 miles, 3021.65 feet AMSL Antenna at ki4dos must be raised to at least 1245.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ki4dos must be raised to at least 2555.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ki4dos must be raised to at least 2031.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.