--==[ 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 packs-ridge: 16.27 miles Azimuth to packs-ridge: 2.87 degrees Elevation angle to packs-ridge: +0.1180 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1382 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: packs-ridge Site location: 35.0647 North / 82.3265 West (35° 3' 52" N / 82° 19' 35" W) Ground elevation: 1305.77 feet AMSL Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1311.77 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 119.85 feet Distance to kb4rdv: 16.27 miles Azimuth to kb4rdv: 182.88 degrees Depression angle to kb4rdv: -0.3535 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.3533 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 packs-ridge: Free space path loss: 104.15 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 130.74 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 26.59 dB Field strength at packs-ridge: 35.28 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 15.55 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 19.05 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between packs-ridge and kb4rdv, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8769 N, 82.3380 W, 12.99 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8694 N, 82.3384 W, 13.51 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8686 N, 82.3385 W, 13.57 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8678 N, 82.3385 W, 13.62 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8669 N, 82.3386 W, 13.68 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.8661 N, 82.3386 W, 13.74 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 34.8653 N, 82.3387 W, 13.80 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.8644 N, 82.3387 W, 13.85 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.8636 N, 82.3388 W, 13.91 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.8628 N, 82.3388 W, 13.97 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 34.8619 N, 82.3389 W, 14.03 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 34.8611 N, 82.3389 W, 14.08 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 34.8603 N, 82.3390 W, 14.14 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 1484.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 6377.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 3841.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.