--==[ 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 kb4pqa: 5.29 miles Azimuth to kb4pqa: 343.42 degrees Depression angle to kb4pqa: -0.0181 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0115 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb4pqa Site location: 34.9339 North / 82.3180 West (34° 56' 1" N / 82° 19' 4" W) Ground elevation: 958.01 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 978.01 feet AMSL Distance to k4jf: 5.29 miles Azimuth to k4jf: 163.40 degrees Depression angle to k4jf: -0.0585 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2380 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 kb4pqa: Free space path loss: 94.39 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 119.95 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 25.56 dB Field strength at kb4pqa: 46.07 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 53.86 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 65.96 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kb4pqa and k4jf, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9302 N, 82.3166 W, 0.26 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.9286 N, 82.3161 W, 0.38 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.9067 N, 82.3081 W, 1.96 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.9043 N, 82.3072 W, 2.13 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8667 N, 82.2936 W, 4.84 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 62.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 2326.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 1038.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.