--==[ 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 ka5wll: 3.65 miles Azimuth to ka5wll: 343.27 degrees Elevation angle to ka5wll: +0.0613 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0680 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ka5wll Site location: 34.9111 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 39" N / 82° 18' 35" W) Ground elevation: 977.69 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 997.69 feet AMSL Distance to k4jf: 3.65 miles Azimuth to k4jf: 163.26 degrees Depression angle to k4jf: -0.1142 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1129 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 ka5wll: Free space path loss: 91.17 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 114.07 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 22.91 dB Field strength at ka5wll: 51.94 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 105.88 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 129.67 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ka5wll and k4jf, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8667 N, 82.2936 W, 3.20 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 23.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 1578.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 689.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.