--==[ 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 red_cross: 7.81 miles Azimuth to red_cross: 246.58 degrees Elevation angle to red_cross: +0.0428 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0878 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: red_cross Site location: 34.8155 North / 82.4176 West (34° 48' 55" N / 82° 25' 3" W) Ground elevation: 964.57 feet AMSL Antenna height: 75.00 feet AGL / 1039.57 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 91.60 feet Distance to k4jf: 7.81 miles Azimuth to k4jf: 66.51 degrees Depression angle to k4jf: -0.1557 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1226 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 red_cross: Free space path loss: 97.77 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 117.77 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 20.00 dB Field strength at red_cross: 48.25 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 69.21 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 84.76 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between red_cross and k4jf, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8244 N, 82.3926 W, 1.55 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8356 N, 82.3612 W, 3.49 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8359 N, 82.3604 W, 3.53 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8362 N, 82.3596 W, 3.58 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8381 N, 82.3541 W, 3.92 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8448 N, 82.3353 W, 5.09 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8451 N, 82.3345 W, 5.14 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.8468 N, 82.3298 W, 5.43 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8471 N, 82.3290 W, 5.48 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 273.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 2952.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 1214.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.