--==[ 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 n3pt: 17.76 miles Azimuth to n3pt: 109.60 degrees Depression angle to n3pt: -0.2127 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0774 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: n3pt Site location: 34.7204 North / 82.2707 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 16' 14" W) Ground elevation: 810.37 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 830.37 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 7.81 feet Distance to ke4hgx: 17.76 miles Azimuth to ke4hgx: 289.76 degrees Depression angle to ke4hgx: -0.0444 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0109 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 n3pt: Free space path loss: 104.91 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 138.30 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 33.39 dB Field strength at n3pt: 27.72 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 6.51 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 7.97 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between n3pt and ke4hgx, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7257 N, 82.2887 W, 1.09 miles, 830.05 feet AMSL 34.7259 N, 82.2895 W, 1.14 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL 34.7262 N, 82.2903 W, 1.18 miles, 853.02 feet AMSL 34.7269 N, 82.2927 W, 1.33 miles, 853.02 feet AMSL 34.7271 N, 82.2935 W, 1.38 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.7274 N, 82.2943 W, 1.42 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.7276 N, 82.2951 W, 1.47 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.7281 N, 82.2967 W, 1.57 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.7401 N, 82.3374 W, 4.03 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.7422 N, 82.3446 W, 4.46 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.7431 N, 82.3478 W, 4.65 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.7436 N, 82.3494 W, 4.75 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.7441 N, 82.3510 W, 4.85 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL 34.7443 N, 82.3518 W, 4.90 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.7446 N, 82.3526 W, 4.94 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.7448 N, 82.3534 W, 4.99 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.7502 N, 82.3718 W, 6.10 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.7526 N, 82.3798 W, 6.58 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.7528 N, 82.3806 W, 6.63 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.7542 N, 82.3854 W, 6.92 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.7544 N, 82.3862 W, 6.97 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.7547 N, 82.3870 W, 7.02 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.7821 N, 82.4805 W, 12.66 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.7824 N, 82.4813 W, 12.70 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.7826 N, 82.4821 W, 12.75 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.7831 N, 82.4837 W, 12.85 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.7852 N, 82.4909 W, 13.28 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.7854 N, 82.4917 W, 13.33 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.7896 N, 82.5061 W, 14.20 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.7908 N, 82.5101 W, 14.44 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8037 N, 82.5541 W, 17.09 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL Antenna at n3pt must be raised to at least 612.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at n3pt must be raised to at least 4843.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at n3pt must be raised to at least 3008.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.