--==[ 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 kg4fqg: 5.32 miles Azimuth to kg4fqg: 275.07 degrees Elevation angle to kg4fqg: +0.1289 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.9210 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kg4fqg Site location: 34.8363 North / 82.4343 West (34° 50' 10" N / 82° 26' 3" W) Ground elevation: 1020.34 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1040.34 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 77.97 feet Distance to kb4rdv: 5.32 miles Azimuth to kb4rdv: 95.02 degrees Depression angle to kb4rdv: -0.2058 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1617 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 kg4fqg: Free space path loss: 94.43 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 123.29 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 28.86 dB Field strength at kg4fqg: 42.73 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 36.65 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 44.89 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kg4fqg and kb4rdv, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8334 N, 82.3949 W, 2.24 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8332 N, 82.3924 W, 2.38 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8308 N, 82.3591 W, 4.28 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8308 N, 82.3583 W, 4.32 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8307 N, 82.3575 W, 4.37 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8306 N, 82.3567 W, 4.42 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8306 N, 82.3558 W, 4.47 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8305 N, 82.3550 W, 4.51 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8305 N, 82.3542 W, 4.56 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8299 N, 82.3458 W, 5.03 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8298 N, 82.3450 W, 5.08 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL Antenna at kg4fqg must be raised to at least 539.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kg4fqg must be raised to at least 3767.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kg4fqg must be raised to at least 1934.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.