--==[ 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 kj4ght: 14.37 miles Azimuth to kj4ght: 282.00 degrees Elevation angle to kj4ght: +0.0199 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1336 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4ght Site location: 34.9092 North / 82.7074 West (34° 54' 32" N / 82° 42' 26" W) Ground elevation: 1200.79 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1220.79 feet AMSL Distance to kd4ph: 14.37 miles Azimuth to kd4ph: 101.85 degrees Depression angle to kd4ph: -0.2279 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1608 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 kj4ght: Free space path loss: 103.07 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 138.46 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 35.39 dB Field strength at kj4ght: 27.56 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 6.39 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 7.83 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4ght and kd4ph, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9018 N, 82.6645 W, 2.48 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL 34.9016 N, 82.6637 W, 2.53 miles, 1266.40 feet AMSL 34.9015 N, 82.6629 W, 2.58 miles, 1374.67 feet AMSL 34.9014 N, 82.6621 W, 2.62 miles, 1374.67 feet AMSL 34.9012 N, 82.6613 W, 2.67 miles, 1525.59 feet AMSL 34.9011 N, 82.6604 W, 2.72 miles, 1643.70 feet AMSL 34.9009 N, 82.6596 W, 2.77 miles, 1702.76 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4ght must be raised to at least 683.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4ght must be raised to at least 6132.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4ght must be raised to at least 3667.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.