--==[ 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 kj4gtu: 9.30 miles Azimuth to kj4gtu: 162.61 degrees Depression angle to kj4gtu: -0.1285 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1178 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4gtu Site location: 34.8498 North / 82.3910 West (34° 50' 59" N / 82° 23' 27" W) Ground elevation: 1017.06 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1037.06 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 49.08 feet Distance to k4sug: 9.30 miles Azimuth to k4sug: 342.64 degrees Depression angle to k4sug: -0.0061 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1137 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 kj4gtu: Free space path loss: 99.29 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 129.43 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 30.14 dB Field strength at kj4gtu: 36.59 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 18.08 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 22.14 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4gtu and k4sug, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8693 N, 82.3984 W, 1.41 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.8989 N, 82.4097 W, 3.55 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.9074 N, 82.4130 W, 4.17 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.9106 N, 82.4142 W, 4.40 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 34.9113 N, 82.4145 W, 4.45 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.9230 N, 82.4189 W, 5.30 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9238 N, 82.4192 W, 5.36 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9246 N, 82.4195 W, 5.41 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9355 N, 82.4237 W, 6.20 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 34.9378 N, 82.4246 W, 6.37 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9386 N, 82.4249 W, 6.43 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 34.9394 N, 82.4252 W, 6.48 miles, 1194.23 feet AMSL 34.9401 N, 82.4255 W, 6.54 miles, 1207.35 feet AMSL 34.9409 N, 82.4258 W, 6.60 miles, 1266.40 feet AMSL 34.9417 N, 82.4261 W, 6.65 miles, 1332.02 feet AMSL 34.9425 N, 82.4264 W, 6.71 miles, 1387.80 feet AMSL 34.9433 N, 82.4266 W, 6.77 miles, 1443.57 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4gtu must be raised to at least 1413.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4gtu must be raised to at least 2987.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4gtu must be raised to at least 1976.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.