--==[ 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 Antenna height above average terrain: 10.37 feet Distance to hnd14527: 33.66 miles Azimuth to hnd14527: 8.00 degrees Elevation angle to hnd14527: +0.8158 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +3.0773 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: hnd14527 Site location: 35.4607 North / 82.3567 West (35° 27' 38" N / 82° 21' 24" W) Ground elevation: 4225.72 feet AMSL Antenna height: 150.00 feet AGL / 4375.72 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 1876.18 feet Distance to k4sug: 33.66 miles Azimuth to k4sug: 188.05 degrees Depression angle to k4sug: -1.3029 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -1.2937 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 hnd14527: Free space path loss: 110.46 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 144.38 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 33.91 dB Field strength at hnd14527: 21.64 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.23 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.96 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between hnd14527 and k4sug, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.2222 N, 82.3980 W, 16.65 miles, 2578.74 feet AMSL 35.2214 N, 82.3982 W, 16.70 miles, 2647.64 feet AMSL 35.2099 N, 82.4002 W, 17.51 miles, 2591.86 feet AMSL 35.2058 N, 82.4009 W, 17.79 miles, 2624.67 feet AMSL 35.2049 N, 82.4010 W, 17.85 miles, 2650.92 feet AMSL 35.1910 N, 82.4034 W, 18.82 miles, 2601.71 feet AMSL 35.1902 N, 82.4036 W, 18.88 miles, 2687.01 feet AMSL 35.1893 N, 82.4037 W, 18.94 miles, 2723.10 feet AMSL 35.0095 N, 82.4347 W, 31.49 miles, 1315.62 feet AMSL 35.0087 N, 82.4348 W, 31.54 miles, 1341.86 feet AMSL 34.9807 N, 82.4396 W, 33.49 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 34.9799 N, 82.4398 W, 33.55 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL Antenna at hnd14527 must be raised to at least 7160.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at hnd14527 must be raised to at least 33502.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at hnd14527 must be raised to at least 22933.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.