--==[ 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 ki4onj: 17.72 miles Azimuth to ki4onj: 190.81 degrees Depression angle to ki4onj: -0.1765 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.5927 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ki4onj Site location: 34.5739 North / 82.2206 West (34° 34' 26" N / 82° 13' 14" W) Ground elevation: 764.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 784.44 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 56.26 feet Distance to kb4ykj: 17.72 miles Azimuth to kb4ykj: 10.77 degrees Depression angle to kb4ykj: -0.0800 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2810 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 ki4onj: Free space path loss: 104.89 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 139.28 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 34.39 dB Field strength at ki4onj: 26.74 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.82 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 7.12 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ki4onj and kb4ykj, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.5750 N, 82.2203 W, 0.08 miles, 787.40 feet AMSL 34.6107 N, 82.2121 W, 2.59 miles, 780.84 feet AMSL 34.6116 N, 82.2119 W, 2.65 miles, 797.24 feet AMSL 34.6132 N, 82.2115 W, 2.76 miles, 797.24 feet AMSL 34.6148 N, 82.2111 W, 2.88 miles, 797.24 feet AMSL 34.6156 N, 82.2109 W, 2.93 miles, 810.37 feet AMSL 34.6164 N, 82.2107 W, 2.99 miles, 816.93 feet AMSL 34.6270 N, 82.2083 W, 3.73 miles, 823.49 feet AMSL 34.6310 N, 82.2074 W, 4.02 miles, 823.49 feet AMSL 34.6359 N, 82.2062 W, 4.36 miles, 833.33 feet AMSL 34.6367 N, 82.2060 W, 4.42 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL 34.6789 N, 82.1963 W, 7.39 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.6806 N, 82.1959 W, 7.50 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL 34.6814 N, 82.1957 W, 7.56 miles, 853.02 feet AMSL 34.6822 N, 82.1955 W, 7.62 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL 34.6846 N, 82.1950 W, 7.79 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL 34.6854 N, 82.1948 W, 7.84 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.6862 N, 82.1946 W, 7.90 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.6871 N, 82.1944 W, 7.96 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.7585 N, 82.1778 W, 12.98 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL 34.7601 N, 82.1774 W, 13.10 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL 34.7642 N, 82.1765 W, 13.38 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.8243 N, 82.1626 W, 17.61 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL Antenna at ki4onj must be raised to at least 1277.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ki4onj must be raised to at least 12116.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ki4onj must be raised to at least 7182.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.