--==[ 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 kf4nxs: 15.10 miles Azimuth to kf4nxs: 92.98 degrees Depression angle to kf4nxs: -0.2602 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3041 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kf4nxs Site location: 34.9666 North / 82.1738 West (34° 57' 59" N / 82° 10' 25" W) Ground elevation: 859.58 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 879.58 feet AMSL Distance to k4sug: 15.10 miles Azimuth to k4sug: 273.13 degrees Elevation angle to k4sug: +0.0417 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0825 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 kf4nxs: Free space path loss: 103.50 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 134.39 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 30.90 dB Field strength at kf4nxs: 31.62 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 10.20 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 12.50 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kf4nxs and k4sug, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9670 N, 82.1811 W, 0.42 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.9670 N, 82.1819 W, 0.46 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.9673 N, 82.1894 W, 0.89 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.9674 N, 82.1903 W, 0.93 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.9696 N, 82.2394 W, 3.72 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.9697 N, 82.2419 W, 3.86 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.9698 N, 82.2452 W, 4.05 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.9699 N, 82.2460 W, 4.10 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.9719 N, 82.2935 W, 6.79 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.9732 N, 82.3218 W, 8.39 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.9732 N, 82.3226 W, 8.44 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.9733 N, 82.3235 W, 8.49 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.9735 N, 82.3301 W, 8.87 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.9736 N, 82.3310 W, 8.91 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.9736 N, 82.3318 W, 8.96 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.9752 N, 82.3676 W, 10.99 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.9778 N, 82.4275 W, 14.39 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 34.9778 N, 82.4284 W, 14.44 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 34.9778 N, 82.4292 W, 14.48 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL Antenna at kf4nxs must be raised to at least 933.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kf4nxs must be raised to at least 4511.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kf4nxs must be raised to at least 3066.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.