--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kb3hvf Site location: 34.7204 North / 82.2707 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 16' 14" W) Ground elevation: 810.37 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 830.37 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 7.81 feet Distance to ghssimpsonville: 1.27 miles Azimuth to ghssimpsonville: 90.34 degrees Elevation angle to ghssimpsonville: +0.8642 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.8675 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghssimpsonville Site location: 34.7203 North / 82.2483 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 14' 53" W) Ground elevation: 892.39 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 932.39 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 110.74 feet Distance to kb3hvf: 1.27 miles Azimuth to kb3hvf: 270.35 degrees Depression angle to kb3hvf: -0.8825 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.7828 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 kb3hvf and ghssimpsonville: Free space path loss: 81.98 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 93.55 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 11.57 dB Field strength at ghssimpsonville: 72.47 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1125.06 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1377.91 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghssimpsonville and kb3hvf, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7203 N, 82.2523 W, 0.23 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.7203 N, 82.2532 W, 0.27 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.7203 N, 82.2540 W, 0.32 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL Antenna at ghssimpsonville must be raised to at least 88.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghssimpsonville must be raised to at least 550.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghssimpsonville must be raised to at least 295.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.