--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kb4ykj Site location: 34.8259 North / 82.1622 West (34° 49' 33" N / 82° 9' 43" W) Ground elevation: 843.18 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 863.18 feet AMSL Distance to aj4ik: 6.64 miles Azimuth to aj4ik: 221.22 degrees Depression angle to aj4ik: -0.0963 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: aj4ik Site location: 34.7535 North / 82.2393 West (34° 45' 12" N / 82° 14' 21" W) Ground elevation: 813.65 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 833.65 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 4.49 feet Distance to kb4ykj: 6.64 miles Azimuth to kb4ykj: 41.18 degrees Elevation angle to kb4ykj: +0.0001 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 kb4ykj and aj4ik: Free space path loss: 96.37 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 111.60 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 15.23 dB Field strength at aj4ik: 54.42 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 140.80 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 172.44 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 4653.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 2475.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.