--==[ 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 kg4fqg: 15.45 miles Azimuth to kg4fqg: 272.74 degrees Elevation angle to kg4fqg: +0.0127 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0210 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kg4fqg Site location: 34.8363 North / 82.4343 West (34° 50' 10" N / 82° 26' 3" W) Ground elevation: 1020.34 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1040.34 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 77.97 feet Distance to kb4ykj: 15.45 miles Azimuth to kb4ykj: 92.59 degrees Depression angle to kb4ykj: -0.2362 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2334 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 kg4fqg: Free space path loss: 103.70 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 125.00 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 21.31 dB Field strength at kg4fqg: 41.02 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 30.09 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 36.86 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kg4fqg and kb4ykj, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8347 N, 82.3937 W, 2.30 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8346 N, 82.3903 W, 2.49 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8346 N, 82.3895 W, 2.54 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8336 N, 82.3629 W, 4.05 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8336 N, 82.3620 W, 4.10 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.8335 N, 82.3612 W, 4.15 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8335 N, 82.3604 W, 4.20 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8334 N, 82.3570 W, 4.39 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8333 N, 82.3562 W, 4.43 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8333 N, 82.3554 W, 4.48 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8326 N, 82.3354 W, 5.61 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8325 N, 82.3345 W, 5.66 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8325 N, 82.3329 W, 5.76 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8324 N, 82.3320 W, 5.80 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8321 N, 82.3220 W, 6.37 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8316 N, 82.3112 W, 6.99 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8316 N, 82.3104 W, 7.03 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8316 N, 82.3096 W, 7.08 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.8315 N, 82.3087 W, 7.13 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8314 N, 82.3054 W, 7.32 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8314 N, 82.3046 W, 7.36 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL Antenna at kg4fqg must be raised to at least 270.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kg4fqg must be raised to at least 2336.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kg4fqg must be raised to at least 1014.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.