--==[ 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 ke4kzs: 18.45 miles Azimuth to ke4kzs: 108.91 degrees Depression angle to ke4kzs: -0.1682 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0775 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ke4kzs Site location: 34.7201 North / 82.2581 West (34° 43' 12" N / 82° 15' 29" W) Ground elevation: 889.11 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 909.11 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 83.41 feet Distance to ke4hgx: 18.45 miles Azimuth to ke4hgx: 289.09 degrees Depression angle to ke4hgx: -0.0987 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0932 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 ke4kzs: Free space path loss: 105.24 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 136.86 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 31.62 dB Field strength at ke4kzs: 29.16 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 7.69 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 9.41 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ke4kzs and ke4hgx, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7445 N, 82.3439 W, 5.16 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.7456 N, 82.3480 W, 5.40 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.7458 N, 82.3488 W, 5.45 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.7467 N, 82.3520 W, 5.64 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.7469 N, 82.3528 W, 5.69 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.7472 N, 82.3536 W, 5.74 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.7476 N, 82.3552 W, 5.83 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7488 N, 82.3592 W, 6.07 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.7492 N, 82.3608 W, 6.17 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.7515 N, 82.3688 W, 6.65 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.7517 N, 82.3696 W, 6.70 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.7519 N, 82.3704 W, 6.75 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.7531 N, 82.3744 W, 6.99 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.7533 N, 82.3752 W, 7.04 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.7554 N, 82.3824 W, 7.47 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.7556 N, 82.3832 W, 7.52 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.7558 N, 82.3840 W, 7.57 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.7826 N, 82.4787 W, 13.25 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.7828 N, 82.4795 W, 13.29 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.7830 N, 82.4803 W, 13.34 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.7832 N, 82.4811 W, 13.39 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.7835 N, 82.4819 W, 13.44 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.7837 N, 82.4827 W, 13.49 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.7855 N, 82.4891 W, 13.87 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.7857 N, 82.4899 W, 13.92 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.7859 N, 82.4907 W, 13.97 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.7900 N, 82.5051 W, 14.84 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL Antenna at ke4kzs must be raised to at least 411.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ke4kzs must be raised to at least 4957.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ke4kzs must be raised to at least 2997.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.