--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter 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 k4jf: 9.88 miles Azimuth to k4jf: 349.01 degrees Depression angle to k4jf: -0.0067 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0009 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: k4jf Site location: 34.8605 North / 82.2913 West (34° 51' 37" N / 82° 17' 28" W) Ground elevation: 948.16 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 968.16 feet AMSL Distance to ke4kzs: 9.88 miles Azimuth to ke4kzs: 168.99 degrees Depression angle to ke4kzs: -0.1364 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0349 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 ke4kzs and k4jf: Free space path loss: 99.82 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 122.77 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 22.95 dB Field strength at k4jf: 43.25 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 38.91 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 47.66 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between k4jf and ke4kzs, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8352 N, 82.2853 W, 1.78 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8344 N, 82.2851 W, 1.83 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8336 N, 82.2849 W, 1.89 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8109 N, 82.2796 W, 3.49 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.7598 N, 82.2675 W, 7.09 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.7590 N, 82.2673 W, 7.14 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 114.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 3151.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 1611.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.