--==[ 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 gspnws_55: 19.92 miles Azimuth to gspnws_55: 342.43 degrees Depression angle to gspnws_55: -0.0464 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0193 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: gspnws_55 Site location: 34.8833 North / 82.2203 West (34° 52' 59" N / 82° 13' 13" W) Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 55.00 feet AGL / 1006.44 feet AMSL Distance to kb1efa: 19.92 miles Azimuth to kb1efa: 162.37 degrees Depression angle to kb1efa: -0.2418 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2387 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 gspnws_55: Free space path loss: 105.90 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 120.08 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 14.18 dB Field strength at gspnws_55: 45.94 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 53.02 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 64.94 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between gspnws_55 and kb1efa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7602 N, 82.1726 W, 8.93 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.7594 N, 82.1723 W, 8.99 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.7524 N, 82.1696 W, 9.49 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.7516 N, 82.1693 W, 9.55 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.6451 N, 82.1283 W, 17.27 miles, 823.49 feet AMSL 34.6443 N, 82.1280 W, 17.33 miles, 830.05 feet AMSL Antenna at gspnws_55 must be raised to at least 129.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at gspnws_55 must be raised to at least 7690.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at gspnws_55 must be raised to at least 2933.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.