--==[ 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 n4mmw: 15.86 miles Azimuth to n4mmw: 65.98 degrees Depression angle to n4mmw: -0.1102 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0924 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: n4mmw Site location: 34.9001 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 0" N / 82° 18' 35" W) Ground elevation: 954.72 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 974.72 feet AMSL Distance to ke4hgx: 15.86 miles Azimuth to ke4hgx: 246.13 degrees Depression angle to ke4hgx: -0.1192 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3306 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 n4mmw: Free space path loss: 103.92 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 139.22 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 35.30 dB Field strength at n4mmw: 26.80 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.85 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 7.17 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between n4mmw and ke4hgx, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8994 N, 82.3117 W, 0.12 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8991 N, 82.3124 W, 0.17 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.8986 N, 82.3140 W, 0.26 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8929 N, 82.3297 W, 1.23 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8923 N, 82.3312 W, 1.33 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8903 N, 82.3367 W, 1.67 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8897 N, 82.3383 W, 1.77 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8895 N, 82.3391 W, 1.82 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8852 N, 82.3508 W, 2.55 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8849 N, 82.3516 W, 2.59 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8846 N, 82.3524 W, 2.64 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8838 N, 82.3548 W, 2.79 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8812 N, 82.3618 W, 3.23 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8809 N, 82.3626 W, 3.27 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8806 N, 82.3634 W, 3.32 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.8707 N, 82.3908 W, 5.02 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8704 N, 82.3916 W, 5.07 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.8524 N, 82.4409 W, 8.13 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8521 N, 82.4417 W, 8.18 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8518 N, 82.4425 W, 8.23 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.8507 N, 82.4456 W, 8.42 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.8504 N, 82.4464 W, 8.47 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.8147 N, 82.5442 W, 14.54 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8144 N, 82.5450 W, 14.59 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8141 N, 82.5458 W, 14.64 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8138 N, 82.5466 W, 14.69 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8107 N, 82.5552 W, 15.22 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8098 N, 82.5575 W, 15.37 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL Antenna at n4mmw must be raised to at least 1344.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at n4mmw must be raised to at least 5562.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at n4mmw must be raised to at least 3875.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.