--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kb4rdv Site location: 34.8295 North / 82.3409 West (34° 49' 46" N / 82° 20' 27" W) Ground elevation: 938.32 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 958.32 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 37.83 feet Distance to af4ee: 20.36 miles Azimuth to af4ee: 262.07 degrees Depression angle to af4ee: -0.0983 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.4647 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: af4ee Site location: 34.7884 North / 82.6962 West (34° 47' 18" N / 82° 41' 46" W) Ground elevation: 1030.18 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1050.18 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 92.98 feet Distance to kb4rdv: 20.36 miles Azimuth to kb4rdv: 81.87 degrees Depression angle to kb4rdv: -0.1963 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0891 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 kb4rdv and af4ee: Free space path loss: 106.09 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 155.97 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 49.88 dB Field strength at af4ee: 10.05 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.85 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.04 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between af4ee and kb4rdv, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7922 N, 82.6629 W, 1.91 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.7923 N, 82.6621 W, 1.95 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.7977 N, 82.6165 W, 4.56 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.7978 N, 82.6157 W, 4.61 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.7983 N, 82.6108 W, 4.89 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.8077 N, 82.5305 W, 9.50 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8168 N, 82.4518 W, 14.00 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8169 N, 82.4510 W, 14.05 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8173 N, 82.4469 W, 14.29 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8178 N, 82.4427 W, 14.52 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8180 N, 82.4411 W, 14.62 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8181 N, 82.4402 W, 14.67 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8196 N, 82.4270 W, 15.42 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8197 N, 82.4262 W, 15.47 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8198 N, 82.4253 W, 15.52 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8199 N, 82.4245 W, 15.57 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8207 N, 82.4179 W, 15.95 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8209 N, 82.4162 W, 16.04 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8209 N, 82.4154 W, 16.09 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8230 N, 82.3972 W, 17.13 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8231 N, 82.3963 W, 17.18 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8232 N, 82.3955 W, 17.23 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8235 N, 82.3930 W, 17.37 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8236 N, 82.3922 W, 17.42 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8237 N, 82.3914 W, 17.46 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8273 N, 82.3599 W, 19.27 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8275 N, 82.3583 W, 19.36 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8276 N, 82.3574 W, 19.41 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8277 N, 82.3566 W, 19.46 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8278 N, 82.3558 W, 19.50 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8279 N, 82.3549 W, 19.55 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8284 N, 82.3500 W, 19.83 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8285 N, 82.3491 W, 19.88 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8286 N, 82.3483 W, 19.93 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8287 N, 82.3475 W, 19.98 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8290 N, 82.3450 W, 20.12 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.8291 N, 82.3442 W, 20.17 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL Antenna at af4ee must be raised to at least 3337.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at af4ee must be raised to at least 15365.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at af4ee must be raised to at least 10401.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.