--==[ 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 Antenna height above average terrain: -7.79 feet Distance to kj4bkn: 31.07 miles Azimuth to kj4bkn: 17.92 degrees Depression angle to kj4bkn: -0.1698 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.6113 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4bkn Site location: 35.3616 North / 82.1483 West (35° 21' 41" N / 82° 8' 53" W) Ground elevation: 1115.49 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1135.49 feet AMSL Distance to kb4pqa: 31.07 miles Azimuth to kb4pqa: 198.02 degrees Depression angle to kb4pqa: -0.2798 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2995 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 kj4bkn: Free space path loss: 109.77 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 158.58 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 48.81 dB Field strength at kj4bkn: 7.44 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.63 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.77 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4bkn and kb4pqa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.3583 N, 82.1496 W, 0.24 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 35.3576 N, 82.1499 W, 0.29 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 35.3568 N, 82.1502 W, 0.35 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 35.3552 N, 82.1508 W, 0.46 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 35.3150 N, 82.1669 W, 3.39 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 35.2941 N, 82.1752 W, 4.91 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 35.2902 N, 82.1767 W, 5.19 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 35.2615 N, 82.1881 W, 7.27 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 35.2608 N, 82.1885 W, 7.33 miles, 1233.60 feet AMSL 35.2034 N, 82.2112 W, 11.49 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 35.2027 N, 82.2115 W, 11.55 miles, 1154.86 feet AMSL 35.1918 N, 82.2159 W, 12.33 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 35.1911 N, 82.2162 W, 12.39 miles, 1181.10 feet AMSL 35.1895 N, 82.2168 W, 12.50 miles, 1197.51 feet AMSL 35.1887 N, 82.2171 W, 12.56 miles, 1276.25 feet AMSL 35.1880 N, 82.2174 W, 12.62 miles, 1276.25 feet AMSL 35.1872 N, 82.2177 W, 12.67 miles, 1318.90 feet AMSL 35.1864 N, 82.2180 W, 12.73 miles, 1341.86 feet AMSL 35.0625 N, 82.2671 W, 21.73 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 35.0617 N, 82.2674 W, 21.79 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 35.0609 N, 82.2678 W, 21.84 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 34.9687 N, 82.3042 W, 28.54 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.9679 N, 82.3045 W, 28.60 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.9648 N, 82.3057 W, 28.82 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.9641 N, 82.3060 W, 28.88 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.9625 N, 82.3066 W, 28.99 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.9617 N, 82.3070 W, 29.05 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9610 N, 82.3073 W, 29.10 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9362 N, 82.3170 W, 30.90 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4bkn must be raised to at least 2257.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4bkn must be raised to at least 21344.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4bkn must be raised to at least 11493.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.