--==[ 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 ghstr: 19.30 miles Azimuth to ghstr: 302.22 degrees Elevation angle to ghstr: +0.0063 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0087 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghstr Site location: 34.9744 North / 82.4506 West (34° 58' 27" N / 82° 27' 2" W) Ground elevation: 1082.68 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 1122.68 feet AMSL Distance to kb4ykj: 19.30 miles Azimuth to kb4ykj: 122.05 degrees Depression angle to kb4ykj: -0.2856 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2645 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 ghstr: Free space path loss: 105.63 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 143.49 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 37.86 dB Field strength at ghstr: 22.53 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.58 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 4.39 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghstr and kb4ykj, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9728 N, 82.4474 W, 0.21 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 34.9721 N, 82.4459 W, 0.31 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL 34.9660 N, 82.4340 W, 1.10 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 34.9656 N, 82.4333 W, 1.15 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL 34.9629 N, 82.4281 W, 1.50 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 34.9618 N, 82.4259 W, 1.65 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 34.9614 N, 82.4251 W, 1.70 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 34.9606 N, 82.4236 W, 1.80 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 34.9595 N, 82.4214 W, 1.95 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 34.9568 N, 82.4162 W, 2.29 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 34.9564 N, 82.4155 W, 2.34 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 34.9561 N, 82.4147 W, 2.39 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 34.9549 N, 82.4125 W, 2.54 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 34.9545 N, 82.4118 W, 2.59 miles, 1181.10 feet AMSL 34.9541 N, 82.4110 W, 2.64 miles, 1213.91 feet AMSL 34.9538 N, 82.4103 W, 2.69 miles, 1233.60 feet AMSL 34.9534 N, 82.4095 W, 2.74 miles, 1240.16 feet AMSL 34.9530 N, 82.4088 W, 2.79 miles, 1240.16 feet AMSL 34.9526 N, 82.4081 W, 2.84 miles, 1282.81 feet AMSL 34.9522 N, 82.4073 W, 2.89 miles, 1322.18 feet AMSL 34.9519 N, 82.4066 W, 2.94 miles, 1400.92 feet AMSL 34.9515 N, 82.4058 W, 2.99 miles, 1453.41 feet AMSL 34.9511 N, 82.4051 W, 3.04 miles, 1581.36 feet AMSL 34.9507 N, 82.4043 W, 3.09 miles, 1607.61 feet AMSL 34.9465 N, 82.3962 W, 3.63 miles, 1581.36 feet AMSL 34.9461 N, 82.3954 W, 3.68 miles, 1669.95 feet AMSL 34.9458 N, 82.3947 W, 3.73 miles, 1699.48 feet AMSL 34.9454 N, 82.3940 W, 3.78 miles, 1709.32 feet AMSL 34.9450 N, 82.3932 W, 3.83 miles, 1729.00 feet AMSL Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 911.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 3171.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 1785.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.