--==[ 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 greenville_eoc: 9.80 miles Azimuth to greenville_eoc: 72.96 degrees Elevation angle to greenville_eoc: +0.1350 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2756 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: greenville_eoc Site location: 34.8484 North / 82.4000 West (34° 50' 54" N / 82° 24' 0" W) Ground elevation: 984.25 feet AMSL Antenna height: 170.00 feet AGL / 1154.25 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 164.07 feet Distance to ke4hgx: 9.80 miles Azimuth to ke4hgx: 253.06 degrees Depression angle to ke4hgx: -0.2769 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2739 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 greenville_eoc: Free space path loss: 99.75 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 113.27 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 13.53 dB Field strength at greenville_eoc: 52.75 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 116.13 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 142.22 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between greenville_eoc and ke4hgx, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8179 N, 82.5217 W, 7.21 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8137 N, 82.5387 W, 8.22 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8096 N, 82.5548 W, 9.18 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL Antenna at greenville_eoc must be raised to at least 298.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at greenville_eoc must be raised to at least 2882.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at greenville_eoc must be raised to at least 1655.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.