--==[ 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 k4sug: 7.56 miles Azimuth to k4sug: 293.98 degrees Elevation angle to k4sug: +0.1053 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.4782 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: k4sug Site location: 34.9783 North / 82.4400 West (34° 58' 41" N / 82° 26' 24" W) Ground elevation: 1069.55 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1089.55 feet AMSL Distance to kb4pqa: 7.56 miles Azimuth to kb4pqa: 113.91 degrees Depression angle to kb4pqa: -0.2148 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1033 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 k4sug: Free space path loss: 97.49 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 129.91 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 32.42 dB Field strength at k4sug: 36.11 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 17.10 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 20.94 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between k4sug and kb4pqa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9760 N, 82.4338 W, 0.38 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.9752 N, 82.4315 W, 0.53 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.9749 N, 82.4307 W, 0.58 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.9684 N, 82.4127 W, 1.69 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 34.9681 N, 82.4119 W, 1.74 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 34.9678 N, 82.4111 W, 1.79 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 34.9627 N, 82.3970 W, 2.66 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.9624 N, 82.3962 W, 2.71 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 34.9621 N, 82.3955 W, 2.76 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 34.9607 N, 82.3916 W, 3.00 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 34.9604 N, 82.3908 W, 3.05 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9527 N, 82.3696 W, 4.36 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 34.9518 N, 82.3673 W, 4.51 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 34.9515 N, 82.3665 W, 4.56 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 34.9513 N, 82.3657 W, 4.60 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL 34.9427 N, 82.3422 W, 6.06 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.9404 N, 82.3360 W, 6.45 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.9401 N, 82.3352 W, 6.50 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.9393 N, 82.3328 W, 6.64 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.9387 N, 82.3313 W, 6.74 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.9384 N, 82.3305 W, 6.79 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL Antenna at k4sug must be raised to at least 803.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at k4sug must be raised to at least 3443.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at k4sug must be raised to at least 1792.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.