--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: k4sug Site location: 34.9783 North / 82.4400 West (34° 58' 41" N / 82° 26' 24" W) Ground elevation: 1069.55 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1089.55 feet AMSL Distance to gspnws: 14.07 miles Azimuth to gspnws: 117.73 degrees Depression angle to gspnws: -0.1775 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1024 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: gspnws Site location: 34.8833 North / 82.2203 West (34° 52' 59" N / 82° 13' 13" W) Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 991.44 feet AMSL Distance to k4sug: 14.07 miles Azimuth to k4sug: 297.85 degrees Depression angle to k4sug: -0.0262 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0078 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 k4sug and gspnws: Free space path loss: 102.89 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 130.53 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 27.65 dB Field strength at gspnws: 35.49 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 15.92 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 19.50 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between gspnws and k4sug, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9288 N, 82.3252 W, 6.72 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.9291 N, 82.3260 W, 6.77 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.9297 N, 82.3275 W, 6.87 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.9301 N, 82.3283 W, 6.92 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.9377 N, 82.3459 W, 8.05 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 34.9390 N, 82.3489 W, 8.24 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.9393 N, 82.3497 W, 8.29 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.9403 N, 82.3520 W, 8.44 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.9410 N, 82.3535 W, 8.54 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.9420 N, 82.3558 W, 8.68 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.9423 N, 82.3566 W, 8.73 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 34.9426 N, 82.3574 W, 8.78 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 34.9463 N, 82.3658 W, 9.32 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 34.9479 N, 82.3696 W, 9.57 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 34.9483 N, 82.3704 W, 9.61 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 34.9486 N, 82.3711 W, 9.66 miles, 1194.23 feet AMSL 34.9489 N, 82.3719 W, 9.71 miles, 1253.28 feet AMSL 34.9492 N, 82.3727 W, 9.76 miles, 1266.40 feet AMSL 34.9496 N, 82.3734 W, 9.81 miles, 1282.81 feet AMSL 34.9499 N, 82.3742 W, 9.86 miles, 1289.37 feet AMSL 34.9502 N, 82.3750 W, 9.91 miles, 1299.21 feet AMSL Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 940.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 4312.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 2642.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.