--==[ 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 ki4dos: 10.20 miles Azimuth to ki4dos: 275.67 degrees Depression angle to ki4dos: -0.0703 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0368 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ki4dos Site location: 34.8439 North / 82.5198 West (34° 50' 38" N / 82° 31' 11" W) Ground elevation: 941.60 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 961.60 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -34.88 feet Distance to kb4rdv: 10.20 miles Azimuth to kb4rdv: 95.57 degrees Depression angle to kb4rdv: -0.0773 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0087 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 ki4dos: Free space path loss: 100.09 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 134.64 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 34.55 dB Field strength at ki4dos: 31.38 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 9.92 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 12.15 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ki4dos and kb4rdv, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8405 N, 82.4762 W, 2.48 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.8400 N, 82.4704 W, 2.81 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8399 N, 82.4696 W, 2.86 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8392 N, 82.4605 W, 3.38 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.8390 N, 82.4580 W, 3.52 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8389 N, 82.4571 W, 3.57 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8388 N, 82.4563 W, 3.62 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8383 N, 82.4497 W, 4.00 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8382 N, 82.4488 W, 4.04 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8381 N, 82.4472 W, 4.14 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8376 N, 82.4414 W, 4.47 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8373 N, 82.4372 W, 4.71 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8337 N, 82.3932 W, 7.22 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8337 N, 82.3924 W, 7.26 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8310 N, 82.3591 W, 9.16 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8309 N, 82.3583 W, 9.20 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8308 N, 82.3575 W, 9.25 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8308 N, 82.3566 W, 9.30 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8307 N, 82.3558 W, 9.35 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8306 N, 82.3550 W, 9.39 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8306 N, 82.3541 W, 9.44 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8305 N, 82.3533 W, 9.49 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.8298 N, 82.3450 W, 9.96 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL Antenna at ki4dos must be raised to at least 1202.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ki4dos must be raised to at least 7410.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ki4dos must be raised to at least 3888.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.