--==[ 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 ghsgreer: 4.95 miles Azimuth to ghsgreer: 32.63 degrees Elevation angle to ghsgreer: +0.0152 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.5138 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghsgreer Site location: 34.9208 North / 82.2442 West (34° 55' 14" N / 82° 14' 39" W) Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 991.44 feet AMSL Distance to k4jf: 4.95 miles Azimuth to k4jf: 212.66 degrees Depression angle to k4jf: -0.0868 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0772 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 ghsgreer: Free space path loss: 93.81 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 110.21 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 16.40 dB Field strength at ghsgreer: 55.81 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 165.16 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 202.27 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghsgreer and k4jf, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8900 N, 82.2682 W, 2.53 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8894 N, 82.2687 W, 2.58 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8697 N, 82.2841 W, 4.20 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8690 N, 82.2846 W, 4.25 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8644 N, 82.2882 W, 4.63 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8638 N, 82.2887 W, 4.68 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL Antenna at ghsgreer must be raised to at least 268.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghsgreer must be raised to at least 2527.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghsgreer must be raised to at least 1403.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.