--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kb4pqa Site location: 34.9339 North / 82.3180 West (34° 56' 1" N / 82° 19' 4" W) Ground elevation: 958.01 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 978.01 feet AMSL Distance to ac4q: 13.53 miles Azimuth to ac4q: 165.24 degrees Depression angle to ac4q: -0.1663 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2371 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ac4q Site location: 34.7445 North / 82.2572 West (34° 44' 40" N / 82° 15' 26" W) Ground elevation: 872.70 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 892.70 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 46.87 feet Distance to kb4pqa: 13.53 miles Azimuth to kb4pqa: 345.28 degrees Depression angle to kb4pqa: -0.0295 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0921 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 kb4pqa and ac4q: Free space path loss: 102.54 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 142.60 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 40.06 dB Field strength at ac4q: 23.42 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.97 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 4.86 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ac4q and kb4pqa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7569 N, 82.2612 W, 0.89 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.7585 N, 82.2617 W, 1.00 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.7593 N, 82.2620 W, 1.06 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.7601 N, 82.2622 W, 1.11 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.7609 N, 82.2625 W, 1.17 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.8021 N, 82.2757 W, 4.12 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.8029 N, 82.2760 W, 4.17 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.8045 N, 82.2765 W, 4.29 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.8053 N, 82.2767 W, 4.34 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.8077 N, 82.2775 W, 4.52 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.8085 N, 82.2777 W, 4.57 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8109 N, 82.2785 W, 4.74 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8156 N, 82.2800 W, 5.08 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8164 N, 82.2803 W, 5.14 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8331 N, 82.2856 W, 6.33 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8934 N, 82.3050 W, 10.64 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.9021 N, 82.3078 W, 11.26 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.9037 N, 82.3083 W, 11.38 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.9045 N, 82.3085 W, 11.43 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.9053 N, 82.3088 W, 11.49 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.9061 N, 82.3090 W, 11.55 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.9069 N, 82.3093 W, 11.60 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.9283 N, 82.3162 W, 13.13 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 996.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 6549.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 3624.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.