--==[ 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 kf4nxs: 8.47 miles Azimuth to kf4nxs: 74.45 degrees Depression angle to kf4nxs: -0.1874 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1746 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kf4nxs Site location: 34.9666 North / 82.1738 West (34° 57' 59" N / 82° 10' 25" W) Ground elevation: 859.58 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 879.58 feet AMSL Distance to kb4pqa: 8.47 miles Azimuth to kb4pqa: 254.54 degrees Elevation angle to kb4pqa: +0.0647 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1385 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 kf4nxs: Free space path loss: 98.48 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 124.19 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 25.71 dB Field strength at kf4nxs: 41.83 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 33.03 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 40.45 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kf4nxs and kb4pqa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9649 N, 82.1814 W, 0.45 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL 34.9645 N, 82.1831 W, 0.55 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.9638 N, 82.1863 W, 0.74 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.9636 N, 82.1871 W, 0.78 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.9625 N, 82.1920 W, 1.07 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.9623 N, 82.1928 W, 1.12 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.9527 N, 82.2351 W, 3.60 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.9525 N, 82.2359 W, 3.65 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.9524 N, 82.2367 W, 3.70 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.9522 N, 82.2375 W, 3.75 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.9518 N, 82.2392 W, 3.84 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.9516 N, 82.2400 W, 3.89 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.9503 N, 82.2457 W, 4.22 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.9494 N, 82.2497 W, 4.46 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.9492 N, 82.2505 W, 4.51 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.9490 N, 82.2513 W, 4.56 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.9488 N, 82.2522 W, 4.61 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 34.9487 N, 82.2530 W, 4.65 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 34.9485 N, 82.2538 W, 4.70 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9483 N, 82.2546 W, 4.75 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 34.9481 N, 82.2554 W, 4.80 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 34.9477 N, 82.2570 W, 4.89 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 34.9475 N, 82.2578 W, 4.94 miles, 1171.26 feet AMSL 34.9474 N, 82.2587 W, 4.99 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL Antenna at kf4nxs must be raised to at least 625.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kf4nxs must be raised to at least 2826.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kf4nxs must be raised to at least 1817.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.