--==[ 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 ki4mee: 50.90 miles Azimuth to ki4mee: 150.54 degrees Depression angle to ki4mee: -1.1346 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ki4mee Site location: 34.8185 North / 81.9155 West (34° 49' 6" N / 81° 54' 55" W) Ground elevation: 761.15 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 781.15 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 94.04 feet Distance to hnd14527: 50.90 miles Azimuth to hnd14527: 330.79 degrees Elevation angle to hnd14527: +0.3981 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 ki4mee: Free space path loss: 114.05 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 117.57 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 3.51 dB Field strength at ki4mee: 48.45 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 70.82 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 86.74 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ki4mee must be raised to at least 1888.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ki4mee must be raised to at least 1045.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.