--==[ 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 n4mmw: 2.93 miles Azimuth to n4mmw: 339.09 degrees Elevation angle to n4mmw: +0.0031 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0795 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: n4mmw Site location: 34.9001 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 0" N / 82° 18' 35" W) Ground elevation: 954.72 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 974.72 feet AMSL Distance to k4jf: 2.93 miles Azimuth to k4jf: 159.08 degrees Depression angle to k4jf: -0.0455 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0337 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 n4mmw: Free space path loss: 89.26 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 110.69 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 21.44 dB Field strength at n4mmw: 55.32 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 156.24 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 191.35 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between n4mmw and k4jf, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8665 N, 82.2941 W, 2.48 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8658 N, 82.2938 W, 2.54 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL Antenna at n4mmw must be raised to at least 41.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at n4mmw must be raised to at least 1283.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at n4mmw must be raised to at least 570.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.