--==[ 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 kj4ctd: 21.06 miles Azimuth to kj4ctd: 44.42 degrees Depression angle to kj4ctd: -0.0882 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1808 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4ctd Site location: 35.0614 North / 82.2592 West (35° 3' 41" N / 82° 15' 33" W) Ground elevation: 1066.27 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1086.27 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 10.43 feet Distance to k3joy: 21.06 miles Azimuth to k3joy: 224.57 degrees Depression angle to k3joy: -0.2166 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0559 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 kj4ctd: Free space path loss: 106.39 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 151.77 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 45.38 dB Field strength at kj4ctd: 14.25 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.38 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.69 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4ctd and k3joy, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0532 N, 82.2690 W, 0.79 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 35.0276 N, 82.2998 W, 3.27 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 35.0271 N, 82.3004 W, 3.33 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 35.0266 N, 82.3011 W, 3.38 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.9962 N, 82.3376 W, 6.32 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.9951 N, 82.3389 W, 6.43 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.9946 N, 82.3395 W, 6.48 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.9929 N, 82.3414 W, 6.64 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.9924 N, 82.3421 W, 6.69 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.9919 N, 82.3427 W, 6.74 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.9908 N, 82.3440 W, 6.84 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.9903 N, 82.3446 W, 6.89 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.9897 N, 82.3453 W, 6.95 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.9892 N, 82.3459 W, 7.00 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.9572 N, 82.3843 W, 10.10 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.9567 N, 82.3850 W, 10.15 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.9551 N, 82.3869 W, 10.31 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.9545 N, 82.3875 W, 10.36 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.9540 N, 82.3882 W, 10.41 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9535 N, 82.3888 W, 10.46 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 34.9529 N, 82.3894 W, 10.51 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 34.9524 N, 82.3901 W, 10.57 miles, 1197.51 feet AMSL 34.9519 N, 82.3907 W, 10.62 miles, 1207.35 feet AMSL 34.9508 N, 82.3920 W, 10.72 miles, 1213.91 feet AMSL 34.9503 N, 82.3926 W, 10.77 miles, 1276.25 feet AMSL 34.9497 N, 82.3933 W, 10.82 miles, 1282.81 feet AMSL 34.9492 N, 82.3939 W, 10.88 miles, 1341.86 feet AMSL 34.9486 N, 82.3946 W, 10.93 miles, 1430.45 feet AMSL 34.9476 N, 82.3958 W, 11.03 miles, 1440.29 feet AMSL 34.9470 N, 82.3965 W, 11.08 miles, 1515.75 feet AMSL 34.9460 N, 82.3978 W, 11.19 miles, 1551.84 feet AMSL 34.9454 N, 82.3984 W, 11.24 miles, 1571.52 feet AMSL 34.9449 N, 82.3990 W, 11.29 miles, 1679.79 feet AMSL 34.9422 N, 82.4022 W, 11.55 miles, 1692.91 feet AMSL 34.9401 N, 82.4048 W, 11.75 miles, 1692.91 feet AMSL 34.9396 N, 82.4054 W, 11.81 miles, 1725.72 feet AMSL 34.9390 N, 82.4061 W, 11.86 miles, 1725.72 feet AMSL 34.9380 N, 82.4073 W, 11.96 miles, 1722.44 feet AMSL 34.9374 N, 82.4080 W, 12.01 miles, 1722.44 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4ctd must be raised to at least 1835.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4ctd must be raised to at least 4641.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4ctd must be raised to at least 3102.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.