--==[ 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 ka5wll: 5.91 miles Azimuth to ka5wll: 17.31 degrees Elevation angle to ka5wll: +0.0296 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3995 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ka5wll Site location: 34.9111 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 39" N / 82° 18' 35" W) Ground elevation: 977.69 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 997.69 feet AMSL Distance to kb4rdv: 5.91 miles Azimuth to kb4rdv: 197.33 degrees Depression angle to kb4rdv: -0.1151 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0311 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 ka5wll: Free space path loss: 95.34 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 119.42 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 24.07 dB Field strength at ka5wll: 46.60 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 57.24 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 70.11 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ka5wll and kb4rdv, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9089 N, 82.3107 W, 0.15 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.9058 N, 82.3118 W, 0.38 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.9051 N, 82.3121 W, 0.44 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8692 N, 82.3258 W, 3.03 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8653 N, 82.3272 W, 3.31 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8645 N, 82.3275 W, 3.37 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8638 N, 82.3278 W, 3.42 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8630 N, 82.3281 W, 3.48 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.8622 N, 82.3284 W, 3.54 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.8614 N, 82.3287 W, 3.59 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.8606 N, 82.3290 W, 3.65 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 34.8599 N, 82.3293 W, 3.71 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 34.8591 N, 82.3296 W, 3.76 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 34.8373 N, 82.3379 W, 5.34 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8349 N, 82.3388 W, 5.51 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 538.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 2887.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 1821.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.