--==[ 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 ghstr: 8.02 miles Azimuth to ghstr: 290.52 degrees Elevation angle to ghstr: +0.1378 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1532 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghstr Site location: 34.9744 North / 82.4506 West (34° 58' 27" N / 82° 27' 2" W) Ground elevation: 1082.68 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 1122.68 feet AMSL Distance to kb4pqa: 8.02 miles Azimuth to kb4pqa: 110.44 degrees Depression angle to kb4pqa: -0.2538 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2260 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 ghstr: Free space path loss: 98.00 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 121.16 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 23.17 dB Field strength at ghstr: 44.86 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 46.82 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 57.34 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghstr and kb4pqa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9678 N, 82.4287 W, 1.32 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.9675 N, 82.4279 W, 1.37 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.9673 N, 82.4271 W, 1.42 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.9670 N, 82.4263 W, 1.46 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.9653 N, 82.4207 W, 1.80 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.9634 N, 82.4144 W, 2.19 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 34.9631 N, 82.4136 W, 2.24 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 34.9624 N, 82.4112 W, 2.38 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 34.9605 N, 82.4048 W, 2.77 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 34.9602 N, 82.4040 W, 2.81 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9600 N, 82.4032 W, 2.86 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 34.9595 N, 82.4016 W, 2.96 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 34.9587 N, 82.3992 W, 3.10 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 34.9575 N, 82.3952 W, 3.34 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9573 N, 82.3944 W, 3.39 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 34.9570 N, 82.3936 W, 3.44 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 34.9566 N, 82.3920 W, 3.54 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 34.9563 N, 82.3913 W, 3.58 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 34.9524 N, 82.3785 W, 4.36 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 34.9522 N, 82.3777 W, 4.40 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 34.9519 N, 82.3769 W, 4.45 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 34.9517 N, 82.3761 W, 4.50 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 34.9514 N, 82.3753 W, 4.55 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 34.9512 N, 82.3745 W, 4.60 miles, 1230.32 feet AMSL 34.9502 N, 82.3713 W, 4.79 miles, 1230.32 feet AMSL 34.9500 N, 82.3705 W, 4.84 miles, 1230.32 feet AMSL 34.9387 N, 82.3339 W, 7.05 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 34.9385 N, 82.3331 W, 7.10 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.9380 N, 82.3315 W, 7.20 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.9378 N, 82.3307 W, 7.25 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 34.9370 N, 82.3283 W, 7.39 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 897.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 4559.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 1996.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.