--==[ 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 ke4hgx: 16.54 miles Azimuth to ke4hgx: 238.06 degrees Depression angle to ke4hgx: -0.1261 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +2.1198 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ke4hgx Site location: 34.8070 North / 82.5653 West (34° 48' 25" N / 82° 33' 55" W) Ground elevation: 948.16 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 968.16 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 5.49 feet Distance to kb4pqa: 16.54 miles Azimuth to kb4pqa: 57.92 degrees Depression angle to kb4pqa: -0.1132 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0115 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 ke4hgx: Free space path loss: 104.29 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 159.84 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 55.55 dB Field strength at ke4hgx: 6.18 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.55 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.67 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ke4hgx and kb4pqa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8103 N, 82.5590 W, 0.43 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8106 N, 82.5582 W, 0.48 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8110 N, 82.5575 W, 0.53 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8122 N, 82.5552 W, 0.68 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8521 N, 82.4775 W, 5.88 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.8525 N, 82.4767 W, 5.93 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8533 N, 82.4752 W, 6.03 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8563 N, 82.4693 W, 6.43 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8567 N, 82.4686 W, 6.48 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8571 N, 82.4678 W, 6.52 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8575 N, 82.4671 W, 6.57 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8578 N, 82.4663 W, 6.62 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.8681 N, 82.4463 W, 7.96 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8689 N, 82.4448 W, 8.06 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8693 N, 82.4441 W, 8.11 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8696 N, 82.4434 W, 8.16 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.8890 N, 82.4055 W, 10.69 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8898 N, 82.4041 W, 10.79 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.8902 N, 82.4033 W, 10.84 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.8906 N, 82.4026 W, 10.89 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.8913 N, 82.4011 W, 10.99 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.8917 N, 82.4003 W, 11.04 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.8921 N, 82.3996 W, 11.09 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.8925 N, 82.3989 W, 11.14 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.8928 N, 82.3981 W, 11.18 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.8932 N, 82.3974 W, 11.23 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.8936 N, 82.3966 W, 11.28 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 34.8940 N, 82.3959 W, 11.33 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.8944 N, 82.3952 W, 11.38 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 34.8947 N, 82.3944 W, 11.43 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 34.8951 N, 82.3937 W, 11.48 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 34.8966 N, 82.3907 W, 11.68 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 34.8970 N, 82.3900 W, 11.73 miles, 1197.51 feet AMSL 34.8985 N, 82.3870 W, 11.93 miles, 1194.23 feet AMSL 34.8993 N, 82.3855 W, 12.03 miles, 1194.23 feet AMSL 34.8997 N, 82.3848 W, 12.08 miles, 1250.00 feet AMSL 34.9001 N, 82.3840 W, 12.13 miles, 1279.53 feet AMSL 34.9004 N, 82.3833 W, 12.18 miles, 1332.02 feet AMSL 34.9289 N, 82.3276 W, 15.89 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.9301 N, 82.3254 W, 16.04 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.9312 N, 82.3232 W, 16.19 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.9331 N, 82.3194 W, 16.44 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL Antenna at ke4hgx must be raised to at least 3442.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ke4hgx must be raised to at least 14071.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ke4hgx must be raised to at least 9358.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.