--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: ka5wll Site location: 34.9111 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 39" N / 82° 18' 35" W) Ground elevation: 977.69 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 997.69 feet AMSL Distance to greenville_eoc: 6.70 miles Azimuth to greenville_eoc: 229.77 degrees Elevation angle to greenville_eoc: +0.2051 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3880 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: greenville_eoc Site location: 34.8484 North / 82.4000 West (34° 50' 54" N / 82° 24' 0" W) Ground elevation: 984.25 feet AMSL Antenna height: 170.00 feet AGL / 1154.25 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 164.07 feet Distance to ka5wll: 6.70 miles Azimuth to ka5wll: 49.71 degrees Depression angle to ka5wll: -0.3021 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2975 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 ka5wll and greenville_eoc: Free space path loss: 96.44 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 111.86 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 15.43 dB Field strength at greenville_eoc: 54.15 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 136.56 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 167.25 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between greenville_eoc and ka5wll, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9044 N, 82.3194 W, 5.99 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.9054 N, 82.3181 W, 6.09 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.9059 N, 82.3174 W, 6.14 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.9068 N, 82.3160 W, 6.24 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL Antenna at greenville_eoc must be raised to at least 422.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at greenville_eoc must be raised to at least 3079.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at greenville_eoc must be raised to at least 1801.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.