--==[ 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 ki4onj: 10.51 miles Azimuth to ki4onj: 164.27 degrees Depression angle to ki4onj: -0.1235 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.5619 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ki4onj Site location: 34.5739 North / 82.2206 West (34° 34' 26" N / 82° 13' 14" W) Ground elevation: 764.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 784.44 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 56.26 feet Distance to kb3hvf: 10.51 miles Azimuth to kb3hvf: 344.30 degrees Depression angle to kb3hvf: -0.0287 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0140 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 ki4onj: Free space path loss: 100.35 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 132.62 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 32.26 dB Field strength at ki4onj: 33.40 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 12.52 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 15.34 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ki4onj and kb3hvf, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.5966 N, 82.2283 W, 1.63 miles, 784.12 feet AMSL 34.5997 N, 82.2294 W, 1.85 miles, 793.96 feet AMSL 34.6187 N, 82.2359 W, 3.21 miles, 797.24 feet AMSL 34.6195 N, 82.2361 W, 3.27 miles, 800.52 feet AMSL 34.6210 N, 82.2367 W, 3.38 miles, 820.21 feet AMSL 34.6218 N, 82.2369 W, 3.44 miles, 823.49 feet AMSL 34.6589 N, 82.2496 W, 6.10 miles, 823.49 feet AMSL 34.6620 N, 82.2507 W, 6.33 miles, 823.49 feet AMSL 34.6660 N, 82.2520 W, 6.61 miles, 830.05 feet AMSL 34.6668 N, 82.2523 W, 6.67 miles, 843.18 feet AMSL 34.6676 N, 82.2526 W, 6.72 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL 34.6683 N, 82.2528 W, 6.78 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL 34.6691 N, 82.2531 W, 6.83 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL 34.6723 N, 82.2542 W, 7.06 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL 34.6762 N, 82.2555 W, 7.34 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.6802 N, 82.2569 W, 7.63 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.6810 N, 82.2572 W, 7.68 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.6818 N, 82.2574 W, 7.74 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.6833 N, 82.2580 W, 7.85 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.6967 N, 82.2626 W, 8.82 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.6975 N, 82.2628 W, 8.87 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.6991 N, 82.2634 W, 8.99 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL 34.6999 N, 82.2636 W, 9.04 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.7007 N, 82.2639 W, 9.10 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.7015 N, 82.2642 W, 9.16 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.7094 N, 82.2669 W, 9.72 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.7101 N, 82.2671 W, 9.78 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL Antenna at ki4onj must be raised to at least 881.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ki4onj must be raised to at least 4744.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ki4onj must be raised to at least 2403.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.