--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: k3joy 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 af4ee: 10.72 miles Azimuth to af4ee: 249.05 degrees Elevation angle to af4ee: +0.0121 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.5738 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 k3joy: 10.72 miles Azimuth to k3joy: 68.95 degrees Depression angle to k3joy: -0.1672 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0715 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 k3joy and af4ee: Free space path loss: 100.52 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 141.60 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 41.08 dB Field strength at af4ee: 24.41 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 4.45 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.45 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between af4ee and k3joy, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7913 N, 82.6867 W, 0.57 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.7916 N, 82.6859 W, 0.62 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.7971 N, 82.6684 W, 1.69 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.7974 N, 82.6676 W, 1.73 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 34.7976 N, 82.6668 W, 1.78 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 34.7979 N, 82.6661 W, 1.83 miles, 1194.23 feet AMSL 34.7981 N, 82.6653 W, 1.88 miles, 1263.12 feet AMSL 34.8307 N, 82.5619 W, 8.16 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.8309 N, 82.5611 W, 8.21 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.8314 N, 82.5596 W, 8.30 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.8317 N, 82.5588 W, 8.35 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.8402 N, 82.5317 W, 9.99 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8404 N, 82.5309 W, 10.04 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8407 N, 82.5301 W, 10.09 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8419 N, 82.5262 W, 10.33 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8422 N, 82.5254 W, 10.38 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL Antenna at af4ee must be raised to at least 1244.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at af4ee must be raised to at least 6189.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at af4ee must be raised to at least 3293.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.