--==[ 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 Antenna height above average terrain: 26.63 feet Distance to hnd14527: 38.07 miles Azimuth to hnd14527: 356.03 degrees Elevation angle to hnd14527: +0.6875 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.6991 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 ka5wll: 38.07 miles Azimuth to ka5wll: 176.00 degrees Depression angle to ka5wll: -1.2383 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -1.2354 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 hnd14527: Free space path loss: 111.53 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 133.27 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 21.74 dB Field strength at hnd14527: 32.75 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 11.62 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 14.23 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between hnd14527 and ka5wll, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.1801 N, 82.3327 W, 19.44 miles, 2414.70 feet AMSL 35.1793 N, 82.3327 W, 19.49 miles, 2424.54 feet AMSL 35.1784 N, 82.3326 W, 19.55 miles, 2424.54 feet AMSL 35.1677 N, 82.3317 W, 20.30 miles, 2358.92 feet AMSL 35.1668 N, 82.3316 W, 20.36 miles, 2414.70 feet AMSL 35.1660 N, 82.3315 W, 20.41 miles, 2417.98 feet AMSL 35.1627 N, 82.3312 W, 20.64 miles, 2421.26 feet AMSL 35.1618 N, 82.3312 W, 20.70 miles, 2444.23 feet AMSL 35.1602 N, 82.3310 W, 20.82 miles, 2454.07 feet AMSL 35.1593 N, 82.3310 W, 20.87 miles, 2562.34 feet AMSL 35.1585 N, 82.3309 W, 20.93 miles, 2677.17 feet AMSL 35.1577 N, 82.3308 W, 20.99 miles, 2772.31 feet AMSL 35.1560 N, 82.3307 W, 21.10 miles, 2762.47 feet AMSL 35.1552 N, 82.3306 W, 21.16 miles, 2874.02 feet AMSL 35.1544 N, 82.3305 W, 21.22 miles, 2929.79 feet AMSL Antenna at hnd14527 must be raised to at least 1676.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at hnd14527 must be raised to at least 20875.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at hnd14527 must be raised to at least 8935.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.