--==[ 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 wa4hrk: 21.90 miles Azimuth to wa4hrk: 265.68 degrees Depression angle to wa4hrk: -0.1015 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1006 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: wa4hrk Site location: 34.8014 North / 82.5470 West (34° 48' 5" N / 82° 32' 49" W) Ground elevation: 958.01 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 978.01 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 19.01 feet Distance to kb4ykj: 21.90 miles Azimuth to kb4ykj: 85.46 degrees Depression angle to kb4ykj: -0.2154 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1985 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 wa4hrk: Free space path loss: 106.73 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 139.80 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 33.08 dB Field strength at wa4hrk: 26.22 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.48 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 6.71 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between wa4hrk and kb4ykj, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8025 N, 82.5298 W, 0.98 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8026 N, 82.5289 W, 1.03 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8030 N, 82.5223 W, 1.41 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8049 N, 82.4924 W, 3.11 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.8064 N, 82.4699 W, 4.39 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.8065 N, 82.4691 W, 4.44 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.8065 N, 82.4682 W, 4.48 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.8078 N, 82.4483 W, 5.62 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.8078 N, 82.4475 W, 5.67 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8079 N, 82.4466 W, 5.71 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8081 N, 82.4441 W, 5.85 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8081 N, 82.4433 W, 5.90 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8082 N, 82.4425 W, 5.95 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8083 N, 82.4400 W, 6.09 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8116 N, 82.3884 W, 9.03 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8117 N, 82.3876 W, 9.07 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8117 N, 82.3867 W, 9.12 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8118 N, 82.3859 W, 9.17 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.8118 N, 82.3851 W, 9.21 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8121 N, 82.3818 W, 9.40 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8121 N, 82.3809 W, 9.45 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8137 N, 82.3560 W, 10.87 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8139 N, 82.3526 W, 11.06 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8140 N, 82.3518 W, 11.11 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8140 N, 82.3510 W, 11.15 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8141 N, 82.3493 W, 11.25 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8142 N, 82.3485 W, 11.30 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8142 N, 82.3477 W, 11.34 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8143 N, 82.3468 W, 11.39 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8143 N, 82.3460 W, 11.44 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8144 N, 82.3452 W, 11.49 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8144 N, 82.3443 W, 11.53 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8145 N, 82.3435 W, 11.58 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8145 N, 82.3427 W, 11.63 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8160 N, 82.3202 W, 12.91 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.8160 N, 82.3194 W, 12.95 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8172 N, 82.3003 W, 14.04 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8173 N, 82.2994 W, 14.09 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.8173 N, 82.2986 W, 14.14 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8174 N, 82.2978 W, 14.18 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8191 N, 82.2711 W, 15.70 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8191 N, 82.2703 W, 15.74 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8192 N, 82.2695 W, 15.79 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8192 N, 82.2686 W, 15.84 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8193 N, 82.2678 W, 15.89 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8193 N, 82.2670 W, 15.93 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL Antenna at wa4hrk must be raised to at least 583.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at wa4hrk must be raised to at least 3551.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at wa4hrk must be raised to at least 1754.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.