--==[ 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 ghstr: 11.98 miles Azimuth to ghstr: 311.16 degrees Elevation angle to ghstr: +0.0533 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1293 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghstr Site location: 34.9744 North / 82.4506 West (34° 58' 27" N / 82° 27' 2" W) Ground elevation: 1082.68 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 1122.68 feet AMSL Distance to k4jf: 11.98 miles Azimuth to k4jf: 131.07 degrees Depression angle to k4jf: -0.2267 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0350 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 ghstr: Free space path loss: 101.48 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 139.54 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 38.06 dB Field strength at ghstr: 26.47 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.64 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 6.91 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghstr and k4jf, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9725 N, 82.4478 W, 0.20 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 34.9720 N, 82.4472 W, 0.25 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL 34.9715 N, 82.4465 W, 0.31 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9633 N, 82.4350 W, 1.17 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9628 N, 82.4343 W, 1.22 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 34.9618 N, 82.4329 W, 1.32 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 34.9614 N, 82.4322 W, 1.38 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 34.9609 N, 82.4316 W, 1.43 miles, 1204.07 feet AMSL 34.9580 N, 82.4275 W, 1.73 miles, 1204.07 feet AMSL 34.9575 N, 82.4268 W, 1.78 miles, 1227.03 feet AMSL 34.9570 N, 82.4261 W, 1.83 miles, 1250.00 feet AMSL 34.9565 N, 82.4255 W, 1.89 miles, 1250.00 feet AMSL 34.9517 N, 82.4187 W, 2.40 miles, 1269.69 feet AMSL 34.9512 N, 82.4180 W, 2.45 miles, 1322.18 feet AMSL 34.9507 N, 82.4173 W, 2.50 miles, 1404.20 feet AMSL 34.9502 N, 82.4166 W, 2.55 miles, 1427.17 feet AMSL 34.9478 N, 82.4132 W, 2.80 miles, 1417.32 feet AMSL 34.9473 N, 82.4126 W, 2.85 miles, 1446.85 feet AMSL 34.9468 N, 82.4119 W, 2.90 miles, 1541.99 feet AMSL 34.9459 N, 82.4105 W, 3.01 miles, 1676.51 feet AMSL 34.9454 N, 82.4099 W, 3.06 miles, 1850.39 feet AMSL Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 1095.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 5250.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 2740.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.