--==[ 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 ka5wll: 1.64 miles Azimuth to ka5wll: 163.72 degrees Elevation angle to ka5wll: +0.1185 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2379 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ka5wll Site location: 34.9111 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 39" N / 82° 18' 35" W) Ground elevation: 977.69 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 997.69 feet AMSL Distance to kb4pqa: 1.64 miles Azimuth to kb4pqa: 343.73 degrees Depression angle to kb4pqa: -0.1422 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0169 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 ka5wll: Free space path loss: 84.21 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 99.61 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 15.40 dB Field strength at ka5wll: 66.41 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 559.99 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 685.85 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ka5wll and kb4pqa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9284 N, 82.3160 W, 1.24 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 96.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 741.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 394.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.