--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kd4ph Site location: 34.8662 North / 82.4593 West (34° 51' 58" N / 82° 27' 33" W) Ground elevation: 1036.75 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1056.75 feet AMSL Distance to ka5wll: 9.02 miles Azimuth to ka5wll: 69.84 degrees Depression angle to ka5wll: -0.1363 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0536 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ka5wll Site location: 34.9111 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 39" N / 82° 18' 35" W) Ground elevation: 977.69 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 997.69 feet AMSL Distance to kd4ph: 9.02 miles Azimuth to kd4ph: 249.93 degrees Elevation angle to kd4ph: +0.0058 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0428 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 kd4ph and ka5wll: Free space path loss: 99.02 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 129.36 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 30.34 dB Field strength at ka5wll: 36.65 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 18.21 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 22.30 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ka5wll and kd4ph, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9079 N, 82.3204 W, 0.64 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.9070 N, 82.3236 W, 0.83 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.9062 N, 82.3260 W, 0.98 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.9053 N, 82.3292 W, 1.17 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.9036 N, 82.3348 W, 1.51 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.9024 N, 82.3388 W, 1.75 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.9022 N, 82.3396 W, 1.79 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.9012 N, 82.3428 W, 1.99 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.9010 N, 82.3436 W, 2.04 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.9007 N, 82.3444 W, 2.08 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.8990 N, 82.3500 W, 2.42 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.8964 N, 82.3588 W, 2.95 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.8962 N, 82.3595 W, 3.00 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.8955 N, 82.3619 W, 3.14 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.8952 N, 82.3627 W, 3.19 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.8938 N, 82.3675 W, 3.48 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.8933 N, 82.3691 W, 3.58 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.8931 N, 82.3699 W, 3.63 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 34.8923 N, 82.3723 W, 3.77 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 34.8921 N, 82.3731 W, 3.82 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 34.8919 N, 82.3739 W, 3.87 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.8916 N, 82.3747 W, 3.91 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 34.8914 N, 82.3755 W, 3.96 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 226.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 1879.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 1163.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.