--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kb1efa Site location: 34.6086 North / 82.1142 West (34° 36' 30" N / 82° 6' 51" W) Ground elevation: 807.09 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 827.09 feet AMSL Distance to ghstr: 31.68 miles Azimuth to ghstr: 323.04 degrees Depression angle to ghstr: -0.1280 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0892 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghstr Site location: 34.9744 North / 82.4506 West (34° 58' 27" N / 82° 27' 2" W) Ground elevation: 1082.68 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 1122.68 feet AMSL Distance to kb1efa: 31.68 miles Azimuth to kb1efa: 142.85 degrees Depression angle to kb1efa: -0.3305 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1064 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 kb1efa and ghstr: Free space path loss: 109.93 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 167.39 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 57.46 dB Field strength at ghstr: -1.37 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.23 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.28 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghstr and kb1efa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9711 N, 82.4475 W, 0.29 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 34.9705 N, 82.4469 W, 0.34 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 34.9626 N, 82.4396 W, 1.03 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9619 N, 82.4390 W, 1.08 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9613 N, 82.4384 W, 1.14 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9607 N, 82.4379 W, 1.19 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9601 N, 82.4373 W, 1.24 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9595 N, 82.4367 W, 1.30 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9589 N, 82.4362 W, 1.35 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 34.9583 N, 82.4356 W, 1.40 miles, 1154.86 feet AMSL 34.9552 N, 82.4328 W, 1.67 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 34.9546 N, 82.4322 W, 1.72 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 34.9509 N, 82.4288 W, 2.04 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 34.9503 N, 82.4282 W, 2.09 miles, 1246.72 feet AMSL 34.9491 N, 82.4271 W, 2.20 miles, 1276.25 feet AMSL 34.9478 N, 82.4260 W, 2.31 miles, 1322.18 feet AMSL 34.9466 N, 82.4248 W, 2.41 miles, 1391.08 feet AMSL 34.9460 N, 82.4243 W, 2.46 miles, 1482.94 feet AMSL 34.9454 N, 82.4237 W, 2.52 miles, 1499.34 feet AMSL 34.9448 N, 82.4231 W, 2.57 miles, 1499.34 feet AMSL 34.9442 N, 82.4226 W, 2.62 miles, 1545.28 feet AMSL 34.9436 N, 82.4220 W, 2.68 miles, 1610.89 feet AMSL 34.9429 N, 82.4214 W, 2.73 miles, 1610.89 feet AMSL 34.9423 N, 82.4209 W, 2.78 miles, 1666.67 feet AMSL 34.9417 N, 82.4203 W, 2.84 miles, 1669.95 feet AMSL 34.9295 N, 82.4090 W, 3.90 miles, 1627.30 feet AMSL 34.9288 N, 82.4084 W, 3.95 miles, 1692.91 feet AMSL 34.9282 N, 82.4079 W, 4.01 miles, 1748.69 feet AMSL 34.9227 N, 82.4028 W, 4.48 miles, 1778.22 feet AMSL 34.9221 N, 82.4022 W, 4.54 miles, 1778.22 feet AMSL 34.9215 N, 82.4016 W, 4.59 miles, 1788.06 feet AMSL Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 966.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 12389.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 4678.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.