--==[ 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 k4jf: 20.10 miles Azimuth to k4jf: 330.03 degrees Depression angle to k4jf: -0.0693 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0101 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: k4jf Site location: 34.8605 North / 82.2913 West (34° 51' 37" N / 82° 17' 28" W) Ground elevation: 948.16 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 968.16 feet AMSL Distance to kb1efa: 20.10 miles Azimuth to kb1efa: 149.93 degrees Depression angle to kb1efa: -0.2216 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1092 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 k4jf: Free space path loss: 105.98 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 141.10 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 35.12 dB Field strength at k4jf: 24.92 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 4.71 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.77 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between k4jf and kb1efa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8465 N, 82.2814 W, 1.12 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8397 N, 82.2766 W, 1.66 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.8376 N, 82.2752 W, 1.82 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.8369 N, 82.2747 W, 1.88 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.8363 N, 82.2742 W, 1.93 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.8356 N, 82.2737 W, 1.99 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8226 N, 82.2646 W, 3.02 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8220 N, 82.2641 W, 3.08 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8213 N, 82.2637 W, 3.13 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8206 N, 82.2632 W, 3.18 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.7524 N, 82.2152 W, 8.62 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.6399 N, 82.1362 W, 17.60 miles, 830.05 feet AMSL 34.6372 N, 82.1343 W, 17.82 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL 34.6365 N, 82.1338 W, 17.87 miles, 853.02 feet AMSL Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 353.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 7754.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 2856.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.