--==[ 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 red_cross: 9.94 miles Azimuth to red_cross: 214.66 degrees Depression angle to red_cross: -0.0047 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.6301 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: red_cross Site location: 34.8155 North / 82.4176 West (34° 48' 55" N / 82° 25' 3" W) Ground elevation: 964.57 feet AMSL Antenna height: 75.00 feet AGL / 1039.57 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 91.60 feet Distance to kb4pqa: 9.94 miles Azimuth to kb4pqa: 34.60 degrees Depression angle to kb4pqa: -0.1391 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0861 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 red_cross: Free space path loss: 99.86 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 134.14 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 34.28 dB Field strength at red_cross: 31.88 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 10.51 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 12.87 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between red_cross and kb4pqa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8707 N, 82.3711 W, 4.64 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8727 N, 82.3695 W, 4.80 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8733 N, 82.3690 W, 4.85 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.8809 N, 82.3625 W, 5.49 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8867 N, 82.3577 W, 5.98 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8905 N, 82.3545 W, 6.30 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8911 N, 82.3539 W, 6.35 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8918 N, 82.3534 W, 6.40 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8924 N, 82.3529 W, 6.46 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8969 N, 82.3491 W, 6.83 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8975 N, 82.3486 W, 6.89 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8982 N, 82.3480 W, 6.94 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8994 N, 82.3470 W, 7.05 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.9007 N, 82.3459 W, 7.15 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.9026 N, 82.3443 W, 7.31 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.9288 N, 82.3223 W, 9.51 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.9294 N, 82.3217 W, 9.56 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.9300 N, 82.3212 W, 9.62 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.9307 N, 82.3206 W, 9.67 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.9319 N, 82.3196 W, 9.78 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 1683.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 8086.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 4985.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.