--==[ 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 wa4hrk: 15.44 miles Azimuth to wa4hrk: 240.66 degrees Depression angle to wa4hrk: -0.1255 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0703 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: wa4hrk Site location: 34.8014 North / 82.5470 West (34° 48' 5" N / 82° 32' 49" W) Ground elevation: 958.01 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 978.01 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 19.01 feet Distance to ka5wll: 15.44 miles Azimuth to ka5wll: 60.53 degrees Depression angle to ka5wll: -0.0979 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0104 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 wa4hrk: Free space path loss: 103.69 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 139.60 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 35.91 dB Field strength at wa4hrk: 26.42 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.61 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 6.87 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between wa4hrk and ka5wll, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8082 N, 82.5322 W, 0.96 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8086 N, 82.5315 W, 1.01 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8089 N, 82.5307 W, 1.06 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8139 N, 82.5201 W, 1.75 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8142 N, 82.5194 W, 1.80 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8156 N, 82.5164 W, 2.00 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8160 N, 82.5156 W, 2.04 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.8447 N, 82.4536 W, 6.08 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8475 N, 82.4476 W, 6.48 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8478 N, 82.4468 W, 6.52 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8482 N, 82.4461 W, 6.57 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8485 N, 82.4453 W, 6.62 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8489 N, 82.4446 W, 6.67 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8492 N, 82.4438 W, 6.72 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8653 N, 82.4090 W, 8.99 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8685 N, 82.4022 W, 9.43 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8688 N, 82.4014 W, 9.48 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8692 N, 82.4007 W, 9.53 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8695 N, 82.3999 W, 9.58 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8699 N, 82.3992 W, 9.63 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.8702 N, 82.3984 W, 9.68 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.8821 N, 82.3727 W, 11.35 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.8831 N, 82.3704 W, 11.50 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8835 N, 82.3697 W, 11.55 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.8838 N, 82.3689 W, 11.60 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.8842 N, 82.3681 W, 11.64 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.9013 N, 82.3311 W, 14.06 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.9017 N, 82.3303 W, 14.11 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.9030 N, 82.3273 W, 14.30 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL Antenna at wa4hrk must be raised to at least 720.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at wa4hrk must be raised to at least 8867.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at wa4hrk must be raised to at least 5174.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.