--==[ 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 kj4gtq: 14.99 miles Azimuth to kj4gtq: 169.68 degrees Depression angle to kj4gtq: -0.2153 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.4507 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4gtq Site location: 34.7204 North / 82.2707 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 16' 14" W) Ground elevation: 810.37 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 830.37 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 7.81 feet Distance to kb4pqa: 14.99 miles Azimuth to kb4pqa: 349.70 degrees Depression angle to kb4pqa: -0.0016 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2776 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 kj4gtq: Free space path loss: 103.43 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 140.50 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 37.07 dB Field strength at kj4gtq: 25.52 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.05 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 6.19 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4gtq and kb4pqa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7305 N, 82.2729 W, 0.71 miles, 833.33 feet AMSL 34.7313 N, 82.2731 W, 0.76 miles, 853.02 feet AMSL 34.7451 N, 82.2761 W, 1.74 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.7459 N, 82.2763 W, 1.79 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL 34.7467 N, 82.2765 W, 1.85 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.7475 N, 82.2767 W, 1.91 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL 34.7540 N, 82.2781 W, 2.36 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.7549 N, 82.2783 W, 2.42 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.7565 N, 82.2786 W, 2.54 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.7573 N, 82.2788 W, 2.59 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.7768 N, 82.2831 W, 3.96 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.8175 N, 82.2921 W, 6.82 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.8208 N, 82.2929 W, 7.05 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8224 N, 82.2932 W, 7.16 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8232 N, 82.2934 W, 7.22 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8240 N, 82.2936 W, 7.28 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8248 N, 82.2938 W, 7.34 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8281 N, 82.2945 W, 7.56 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8305 N, 82.2950 W, 7.73 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8313 N, 82.2952 W, 7.79 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8362 N, 82.2963 W, 8.13 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8370 N, 82.2965 W, 8.19 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8704 N, 82.3039 W, 10.53 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.9021 N, 82.3109 W, 12.76 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.9029 N, 82.3111 W, 12.82 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.9037 N, 82.3113 W, 12.88 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.9054 N, 82.3116 W, 12.99 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.9298 N, 82.3171 W, 14.71 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.9306 N, 82.3172 W, 14.76 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4gtq must be raised to at least 941.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4gtq must be raised to at least 7303.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4gtq must be raised to at least 4457.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.