--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter 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 ghstr: 13.28 miles Azimuth to ghstr: 29.31 degrees Elevation angle to ghstr: +0.0302 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0707 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghstr Site location: 34.9744 North / 82.4506 West (34° 58' 27" N / 82° 27' 2" W) Ground elevation: 1082.68 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 1122.68 feet AMSL Distance to ke4hgx: 13.28 miles Azimuth to ke4hgx: 209.37 degrees Depression angle to ke4hgx: -0.2224 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1960 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 ke4hgx and ghstr: Free space path loss: 102.38 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 131.51 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 29.13 dB Field strength at ghstr: 34.51 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 14.23 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 17.42 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghstr and ke4hgx, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9541 N, 82.4645 W, 1.61 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.9534 N, 82.4650 W, 1.67 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 34.9403 N, 82.4740 W, 2.70 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 34.9396 N, 82.4744 W, 2.76 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 34.9390 N, 82.4749 W, 2.81 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 34.9094 N, 82.4952 W, 5.16 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.8853 N, 82.5117 W, 7.06 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.8847 N, 82.5122 W, 7.12 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.8840 N, 82.5126 W, 7.17 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.8455 N, 82.5390 W, 10.22 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8324 N, 82.5479 W, 11.26 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8317 N, 82.5484 W, 11.31 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8310 N, 82.5489 W, 11.37 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.8297 N, 82.5498 W, 11.48 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.8242 N, 82.5536 W, 11.91 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.8207 N, 82.5559 W, 12.19 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.8166 N, 82.5587 W, 12.51 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8159 N, 82.5592 W, 12.57 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8152 N, 82.5597 W, 12.62 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 1124.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 5818.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 3020.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.