--==[ 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 ke4hgx: 7.27 miles Azimuth to ke4hgx: 235.80 degrees Depression angle to ke4hgx: -0.1848 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0239 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ke4hgx Site location: 34.8070 North / 82.5653 West (34° 48' 25" N / 82° 33' 55" W) Ground elevation: 948.16 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 968.16 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 5.49 feet Distance to kd4ph: 7.27 miles Azimuth to kd4ph: 55.74 degrees Elevation angle to kd4ph: +0.0795 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1477 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 ke4hgx: Free space path loss: 97.15 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 125.28 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 28.13 dB Field strength at ke4hgx: 40.73 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 29.13 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 35.67 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ke4hgx and kd4ph, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8105 N, 82.5590 W, 0.44 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8109 N, 82.5582 W, 0.49 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8113 N, 82.5575 W, 0.54 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8126 N, 82.5553 W, 0.69 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8650 N, 82.4615 W, 7.12 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL Antenna at ke4hgx must be raised to at least 128.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ke4hgx must be raised to at least 4188.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ke4hgx must be raised to at least 2465.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.