--==[ 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 ki4dos: 13.02 miles Azimuth to ki4dos: 241.55 degrees Depression angle to ki4dos: -0.1079 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +2.1404 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ki4dos Site location: 34.8439 North / 82.5198 West (34° 50' 38" N / 82° 31' 11" W) Ground elevation: 941.60 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 961.60 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -34.88 feet Distance to kb4pqa: 13.02 miles Azimuth to kb4pqa: 61.44 degrees Depression angle to kb4pqa: -0.0805 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0659 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 ki4dos: Free space path loss: 102.21 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 141.55 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 39.34 dB Field strength at ki4dos: 24.47 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 4.48 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.49 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ki4dos and kb4pqa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8504 N, 82.5052 W, 0.94 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8515 N, 82.5030 W, 1.09 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8528 N, 82.4999 W, 1.28 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8535 N, 82.4984 W, 1.38 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8538 N, 82.4976 W, 1.43 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8549 N, 82.4953 W, 1.58 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8644 N, 82.4740 W, 2.95 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8657 N, 82.4710 W, 3.15 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8667 N, 82.4687 W, 3.30 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8671 N, 82.4680 W, 3.35 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.8674 N, 82.4672 W, 3.39 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.8678 N, 82.4664 W, 3.44 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.8684 N, 82.4649 W, 3.54 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.8756 N, 82.4489 W, 4.57 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.8891 N, 82.4185 W, 6.54 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.8895 N, 82.4177 W, 6.59 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.8898 N, 82.4170 W, 6.64 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.8902 N, 82.4162 W, 6.68 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8908 N, 82.4147 W, 6.78 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.8912 N, 82.4139 W, 6.83 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.8915 N, 82.4132 W, 6.88 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.8918 N, 82.4124 W, 6.93 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 34.8966 N, 82.4017 W, 7.62 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.8969 N, 82.4010 W, 7.67 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.8979 N, 82.3987 W, 7.81 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.8983 N, 82.3979 W, 7.86 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.8990 N, 82.3964 W, 7.96 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.8996 N, 82.3949 W, 8.06 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.9003 N, 82.3934 W, 8.16 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.9007 N, 82.3926 W, 8.21 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 34.9010 N, 82.3918 W, 8.26 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 34.9013 N, 82.3911 W, 8.30 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9017 N, 82.3903 W, 8.35 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 34.9020 N, 82.3896 W, 8.40 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 34.9024 N, 82.3888 W, 8.45 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 34.9027 N, 82.3880 W, 8.50 miles, 1207.35 feet AMSL 34.9030 N, 82.3873 W, 8.55 miles, 1236.88 feet AMSL 34.9034 N, 82.3865 W, 8.60 miles, 1259.84 feet AMSL 34.9037 N, 82.3858 W, 8.65 miles, 1286.09 feet AMSL 34.9291 N, 82.3286 W, 12.33 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.9295 N, 82.3279 W, 12.38 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.9298 N, 82.3271 W, 12.43 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.9332 N, 82.3195 W, 12.92 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL Antenna at ki4dos must be raised to at least 2717.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ki4dos must be raised to at least 11107.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ki4dos must be raised to at least 7392.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.