--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: k4jf Site location: 34.8605 North / 82.2913 West (34° 51' 37" N / 82° 17' 28" W) Ground elevation: 948.16 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 968.16 feet AMSL Distance to aj4ik: 7.96 miles Azimuth to aj4ik: 158.22 degrees Depression angle to aj4ik: -0.2410 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1634 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: aj4ik Site location: 34.7535 North / 82.2393 West (34° 45' 12" N / 82° 14' 21" W) Ground elevation: 813.65 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 833.65 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 4.49 feet Distance to k4jf: 7.96 miles Azimuth to k4jf: 338.25 degrees Elevation angle to k4jf: +0.1258 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2285 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 k4jf and aj4ik: Free space path loss: 97.93 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 126.69 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 28.76 dB Field strength at aj4ik: 39.33 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 24.77 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 30.34 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between aj4ik and k4jf, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7593 N, 82.2421 W, 0.43 miles, 843.18 feet AMSL 34.7608 N, 82.2428 W, 0.54 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL 34.7616 N, 82.2432 W, 0.60 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL 34.7630 N, 82.2439 W, 0.71 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL 34.7683 N, 82.2465 W, 1.10 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.7698 N, 82.2472 W, 1.21 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL 34.7705 N, 82.2476 W, 1.27 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.8118 N, 82.2676 W, 4.33 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.8125 N, 82.2680 W, 4.39 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.8133 N, 82.2683 W, 4.44 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8140 N, 82.2687 W, 4.50 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8148 N, 82.2691 W, 4.56 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8155 N, 82.2694 W, 4.61 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8178 N, 82.2705 W, 4.78 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8185 N, 82.2709 W, 4.84 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8335 N, 82.2782 W, 5.95 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8372 N, 82.2800 W, 6.23 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 217.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 4135.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 1606.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.