--==[ 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 greenville_eoc: 3.60 miles Azimuth to greenville_eoc: 291.32 degrees Elevation angle to greenville_eoc: +0.5642 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.7179 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: greenville_eoc Site location: 34.8484 North / 82.4000 West (34° 50' 54" N / 82° 24' 0" W) Ground elevation: 984.25 feet AMSL Antenna height: 170.00 feet AGL / 1154.25 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 164.07 feet Distance to kb4rdv: 3.60 miles Azimuth to kb4rdv: 111.28 degrees Depression angle to kb4rdv: -0.6163 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.6139 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 greenville_eoc: Free space path loss: 91.05 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 98.58 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 7.53 dB Field strength at greenville_eoc: 67.44 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 630.25 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 771.89 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between greenville_eoc and kb4rdv, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8346 N, 82.3567 W, 2.64 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8343 N, 82.3559 W, 2.68 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8336 N, 82.3536 W, 2.83 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8308 N, 82.3448 W, 3.36 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL Antenna at greenville_eoc must be raised to at least 271.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at greenville_eoc must be raised to at least 2124.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at greenville_eoc must be raised to at least 1263.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.