--==[ 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 hnd14527: 45.22 miles Azimuth to hnd14527: 345.99 degrees Elevation angle to hnd14527: +0.5157 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.5194 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: hnd14527 Site location: 35.4607 North / 82.3567 West (35° 27' 38" N / 82° 21' 24" W) Ground elevation: 4225.72 feet AMSL Antenna height: 150.00 feet AGL / 4375.72 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 1876.18 feet Distance to kb4ykj: 45.22 miles Azimuth to kb4ykj: 165.87 degrees Depression angle to kb4ykj: -1.1701 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -1.1639 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 hnd14527: Free space path loss: 113.03 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 115.89 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 2.87 dB Field strength at hnd14527: 50.12 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 85.86 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 105.16 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between hnd14527 and kb4ykj, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.2060 N, 82.2783 W, 18.15 miles, 2647.64 feet AMSL Antenna at hnd14527 must be raised to at least 166.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at hnd14527 must be raised to at least 7432.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at hnd14527 must be raised to at least 2679.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.