--==[ 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 kj4ght: 15.88 miles Azimuth to kj4ght: 252.57 degrees Depression angle to kj4ght: -0.0252 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.4298 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4ght Site location: 34.9092 North / 82.7074 West (34° 54' 32" N / 82° 42' 26" W) Ground elevation: 1200.79 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1220.79 feet AMSL Distance to k4sug: 15.88 miles Azimuth to k4sug: 72.42 degrees Depression angle to k4sug: -0.2046 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.4613 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 kj4ght: Free space path loss: 103.93 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 153.91 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 49.97 dB Field strength at kj4ght: 12.11 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.08 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.32 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4ght and k4sug, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9097 N, 82.7055 W, 0.11 miles, 1227.03 feet AMSL 34.9099 N, 82.7047 W, 0.16 miles, 1240.16 feet AMSL 34.9101 N, 82.7039 W, 0.21 miles, 1250.00 feet AMSL 34.9103 N, 82.7031 W, 0.26 miles, 1250.00 feet AMSL 34.9141 N, 82.6885 W, 1.12 miles, 1236.88 feet AMSL 34.9233 N, 82.6531 W, 3.23 miles, 1204.07 feet AMSL 34.9235 N, 82.6523 W, 3.28 miles, 1217.19 feet AMSL 34.9237 N, 82.6515 W, 3.32 miles, 1227.03 feet AMSL 34.9239 N, 82.6506 W, 3.37 miles, 1236.88 feet AMSL 34.9241 N, 82.6498 W, 3.42 miles, 1259.84 feet AMSL 34.9243 N, 82.6490 W, 3.47 miles, 1282.81 feet AMSL 34.9245 N, 82.6482 W, 3.52 miles, 1322.18 feet AMSL 34.9247 N, 82.6474 W, 3.56 miles, 1332.02 feet AMSL 34.9249 N, 82.6466 W, 3.61 miles, 1397.64 feet AMSL 34.9251 N, 82.6458 W, 3.66 miles, 1456.69 feet AMSL 34.9254 N, 82.6450 W, 3.71 miles, 1502.62 feet AMSL 34.9683 N, 82.4788 W, 13.58 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 34.9748 N, 82.4538 W, 15.06 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 34.9752 N, 82.4521 W, 15.16 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9758 N, 82.4497 W, 15.30 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4ght must be raised to at least 1130.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4ght must be raised to at least 12502.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4ght must be raised to at least 7048.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.