--==[ 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 ghssimpsonville: 17.62 miles Azimuth to ghssimpsonville: 118.94 degrees Depression angle to ghssimpsonville: -0.1455 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3796 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghssimpsonville Site location: 34.7203 North / 82.2483 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 14' 53" W) Ground elevation: 892.39 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 932.39 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 110.74 feet Distance to k3joy: 17.62 miles Azimuth to k3joy: 299.09 degrees Depression angle to k3joy: -0.1095 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0969 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 ghssimpsonville: Free space path loss: 104.84 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 135.63 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 30.79 dB Field strength at ghssimpsonville: 30.39 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 8.85 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 10.84 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghssimpsonville and k3joy, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7407 N, 82.2930 W, 2.90 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.7455 N, 82.3036 W, 3.59 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.7459 N, 82.3044 W, 3.64 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.7466 N, 82.3059 W, 3.74 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.7469 N, 82.3066 W, 3.79 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7704 N, 82.3582 W, 7.13 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.7711 N, 82.3597 W, 7.23 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.7773 N, 82.3733 W, 8.12 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.7777 N, 82.3741 W, 8.17 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.7780 N, 82.3749 W, 8.22 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.7798 N, 82.3786 W, 8.46 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.7836 N, 82.3870 W, 9.00 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.7839 N, 82.3877 W, 9.05 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.7843 N, 82.3885 W, 9.10 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.7939 N, 82.4097 W, 10.48 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.7943 N, 82.4105 W, 10.53 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.7946 N, 82.4113 W, 10.58 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.7950 N, 82.4120 W, 10.63 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.7953 N, 82.4128 W, 10.68 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.7960 N, 82.4143 W, 10.78 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.7984 N, 82.4196 W, 11.12 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.7988 N, 82.4204 W, 11.17 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.7991 N, 82.4211 W, 11.22 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8088 N, 82.4424 W, 12.60 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8377 N, 82.5061 W, 16.73 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8381 N, 82.5069 W, 16.78 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8384 N, 82.5076 W, 16.83 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8388 N, 82.5084 W, 16.88 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8391 N, 82.5092 W, 16.93 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL Antenna at ghssimpsonville must be raised to at least 1435.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghssimpsonville must be raised to at least 6876.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghssimpsonville must be raised to at least 3786.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.