--==[ 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 aj4ik: 13.24 miles Azimuth to aj4ik: 160.28 degrees Depression angle to aj4ik: -0.2141 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2398 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: aj4ik Site location: 34.7535 North / 82.2393 West (34° 45' 12" N / 82° 14' 21" W) Ground elevation: 813.65 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 833.65 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 4.49 feet Distance to kb4pqa: 13.24 miles Azimuth to kb4pqa: 340.33 degrees Elevation angle to kb4pqa: +0.0226 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0933 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 aj4ik: Free space path loss: 102.35 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 143.64 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 41.28 dB Field strength at aj4ik: 22.38 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.52 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 4.31 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between aj4ik and kb4pqa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7582 N, 82.2413 W, 0.34 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.7605 N, 82.2423 W, 0.51 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL 34.7620 N, 82.2430 W, 0.62 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL 34.7635 N, 82.2437 W, 0.73 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.7643 N, 82.2440 W, 0.79 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.7696 N, 82.2463 W, 1.18 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.7712 N, 82.2470 W, 1.29 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.7727 N, 82.2476 W, 1.41 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL 34.7734 N, 82.2480 W, 1.46 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.8094 N, 82.2636 W, 4.10 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.8101 N, 82.2639 W, 4.15 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.8132 N, 82.2653 W, 4.38 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.8139 N, 82.2656 W, 4.43 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.8147 N, 82.2659 W, 4.49 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.8155 N, 82.2663 W, 4.55 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8178 N, 82.2673 W, 4.71 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8185 N, 82.2676 W, 4.77 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8636 N, 82.2873 W, 8.08 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8643 N, 82.2876 W, 8.13 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.9117 N, 82.3083 W, 11.61 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.9285 N, 82.3156 W, 12.84 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.9293 N, 82.3160 W, 12.90 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 1299.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 6493.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 3844.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.