--==[ 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 ghstr: 11.79 miles Azimuth to ghstr: 328.21 degrees Elevation angle to ghstr: +0.0660 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0998 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghstr Site location: 34.9744 North / 82.4506 West (34° 58' 27" N / 82° 27' 2" W) Ground elevation: 1082.68 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 1122.68 feet AMSL Distance to kb4rdv: 11.79 miles Azimuth to kb4rdv: 148.14 degrees Depression angle to kb4rdv: -0.2366 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.4498 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 ghstr: Free space path loss: 101.35 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 144.99 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 43.65 dB Field strength at ghstr: 21.03 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.01 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.69 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghstr and kb4rdv, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9704 N, 82.4475 W, 0.33 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 34.9697 N, 82.4470 W, 0.39 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9611 N, 82.4404 W, 1.09 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 34.9604 N, 82.4399 W, 1.14 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 34.9597 N, 82.4394 W, 1.20 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 34.9591 N, 82.4389 W, 1.25 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 34.9564 N, 82.4369 W, 1.47 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9518 N, 82.4334 W, 1.84 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 34.9511 N, 82.4329 W, 1.90 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 34.9504 N, 82.4324 W, 1.95 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 34.9498 N, 82.4319 W, 2.01 miles, 1184.38 feet AMSL 34.9491 N, 82.4313 W, 2.06 miles, 1213.91 feet AMSL 34.9484 N, 82.4308 W, 2.12 miles, 1250.00 feet AMSL 34.9478 N, 82.4303 W, 2.17 miles, 1318.90 feet AMSL 34.9471 N, 82.4298 W, 2.22 miles, 1318.90 feet AMSL 34.9465 N, 82.4293 W, 2.28 miles, 1341.86 feet AMSL 34.9458 N, 82.4288 W, 2.33 miles, 1345.14 feet AMSL 34.9451 N, 82.4283 W, 2.39 miles, 1374.67 feet AMSL 34.9445 N, 82.4278 W, 2.44 miles, 1414.04 feet AMSL 34.9438 N, 82.4273 W, 2.49 miles, 1414.04 feet AMSL 34.9431 N, 82.4268 W, 2.55 miles, 1443.57 feet AMSL 34.8953 N, 82.3906 W, 6.44 miles, 1227.03 feet AMSL 34.8946 N, 82.3901 W, 6.49 miles, 1236.88 feet AMSL 34.8940 N, 82.3896 W, 6.55 miles, 1305.77 feet AMSL 34.8933 N, 82.3891 W, 6.60 miles, 1364.83 feet AMSL Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 852.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 2836.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 1685.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.