--==[ 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 n4mmw: 9.81 miles Azimuth to n4mmw: 301.55 degrees Elevation angle to n4mmw: +0.0523 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0609 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: n4mmw Site location: 34.9001 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 0" N / 82° 18' 35" W) Ground elevation: 954.72 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 974.72 feet AMSL Distance to kb4ykj: 9.81 miles Azimuth to kb4ykj: 121.46 degrees Depression angle to kb4ykj: -0.1944 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1898 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 n4mmw: Free space path loss: 99.76 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 118.05 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 18.29 dB Field strength at n4mmw: 47.97 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 67.03 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 82.09 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between n4mmw and kb4ykj, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8955 N, 82.3006 W, 0.61 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8951 N, 82.2999 W, 0.66 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8948 N, 82.2992 W, 0.71 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL Antenna at n4mmw must be raised to at least 33.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at n4mmw must be raised to at least 1506.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at n4mmw must be raised to at least 817.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.