--==[ 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 ke4kzs: 9.88 miles Azimuth to ke4kzs: 168.99 degrees Depression angle to ke4kzs: -0.1364 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0349 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ke4kzs Site location: 34.7201 North / 82.2581 West (34° 43' 12" N / 82° 15' 29" W) Ground elevation: 889.11 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 909.11 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 83.41 feet Distance to k4jf: 9.88 miles Azimuth to k4jf: 349.01 degrees Depression angle to k4jf: -0.0067 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0009 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 ke4kzs: Free space path loss: 99.82 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 124.34 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 24.52 dB Field strength at ke4kzs: 41.68 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 32.48 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 39.78 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ke4kzs and k4jf, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7510 N, 82.2654 W, 2.18 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.7518 N, 82.2656 W, 2.23 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.7567 N, 82.2667 W, 2.58 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.7575 N, 82.2669 W, 2.63 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.7591 N, 82.2673 W, 2.75 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.8053 N, 82.2782 W, 6.00 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.8078 N, 82.2788 W, 6.17 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.8102 N, 82.2794 W, 6.34 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.8151 N, 82.2805 W, 6.69 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8167 N, 82.2809 W, 6.80 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8175 N, 82.2811 W, 6.86 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8305 N, 82.2842 W, 7.77 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8313 N, 82.2844 W, 7.83 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8329 N, 82.2848 W, 7.94 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8337 N, 82.2850 W, 8.00 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8345 N, 82.2852 W, 8.06 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL Antenna at ke4kzs must be raised to at least 291.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ke4kzs must be raised to at least 5017.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ke4kzs must be raised to at least 1910.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.