--==[ 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 af4rn: 25.37 miles Azimuth to af4rn: 157.02 degrees Depression angle to af4rn: -0.2776 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.4981 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: af4rn Site location: 34.5958 North / 82.1438 West (34° 35' 44" N / 82° 8' 37" W) Ground elevation: 738.19 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 758.19 feet AMSL Distance to kb4pqa: 25.37 miles Azimuth to kb4pqa: 337.12 degrees Depression angle to kb4pqa: -0.0895 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.4981 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 af4rn: Free space path loss: 108.00 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 163.04 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 55.04 dB Field strength at af4rn: 2.98 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.38 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.46 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between af4rn and kb4pqa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.5990 N, 82.1455 W, 0.24 miles, 771.00 feet AMSL 34.6220 N, 82.1573 W, 1.97 miles, 764.44 feet AMSL 34.6227 N, 82.1577 W, 2.02 miles, 767.72 feet AMSL 34.6257 N, 82.1592 W, 2.24 miles, 771.00 feet AMSL 34.6264 N, 82.1596 W, 2.30 miles, 771.00 feet AMSL 34.6271 N, 82.1599 W, 2.35 miles, 774.28 feet AMSL 34.6360 N, 82.1645 W, 3.02 miles, 774.28 feet AMSL 34.6375 N, 82.1653 W, 3.13 miles, 774.28 feet AMSL 34.6390 N, 82.1660 W, 3.24 miles, 774.28 feet AMSL 34.6427 N, 82.1679 W, 3.52 miles, 780.84 feet AMSL 34.6435 N, 82.1683 W, 3.58 miles, 793.96 feet AMSL 34.6479 N, 82.1706 W, 3.91 miles, 803.81 feet AMSL 34.6516 N, 82.1725 W, 4.19 miles, 803.81 feet AMSL 34.6523 N, 82.1729 W, 4.24 miles, 807.09 feet AMSL 34.6560 N, 82.1748 W, 4.52 miles, 820.21 feet AMSL 34.6568 N, 82.1752 W, 4.58 miles, 826.77 feet AMSL 34.6590 N, 82.1763 W, 4.74 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.6620 N, 82.1778 W, 4.97 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.6635 N, 82.1786 W, 5.08 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.6761 N, 82.1851 W, 6.02 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.6768 N, 82.1854 W, 6.08 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.6783 N, 82.1862 W, 6.19 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.6798 N, 82.1870 W, 6.30 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.6805 N, 82.1873 W, 6.36 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.6820 N, 82.1881 W, 6.47 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.7250 N, 82.2102 W, 9.69 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.7435 N, 82.2197 W, 11.08 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.7450 N, 82.2205 W, 11.19 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.7472 N, 82.2216 W, 11.36 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.7479 N, 82.2220 W, 11.41 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL 34.7494 N, 82.2228 W, 11.53 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.7501 N, 82.2232 W, 11.58 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.8042 N, 82.2510 W, 15.64 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.8050 N, 82.2514 W, 15.69 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.8057 N, 82.2518 W, 15.75 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.8072 N, 82.2525 W, 15.86 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.8131 N, 82.2556 W, 16.31 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.8168 N, 82.2575 W, 16.58 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.8176 N, 82.2579 W, 16.64 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.8183 N, 82.2583 W, 16.69 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8190 N, 82.2587 W, 16.75 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.8205 N, 82.2594 W, 16.86 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8213 N, 82.2598 W, 16.92 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8220 N, 82.2602 W, 16.97 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8242 N, 82.2613 W, 17.14 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8250 N, 82.2617 W, 17.20 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8590 N, 82.2793 W, 19.75 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8598 N, 82.2797 W, 19.81 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8672 N, 82.2835 W, 20.36 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8679 N, 82.2839 W, 20.42 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8687 N, 82.2843 W, 20.47 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.9109 N, 82.3061 W, 23.64 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.9279 N, 82.3149 W, 24.92 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.9287 N, 82.3153 W, 24.98 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.9294 N, 82.3157 W, 25.03 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL Antenna at af4rn must be raised to at least 2636.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at af4rn must be raised to at least 12643.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at af4rn must be raised to at least 7565.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.