--==[ 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 kb1efa: 11.24 miles Azimuth to kb1efa: 133.25 degrees Depression angle to kb1efa: -0.1605 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1110 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb1efa Site location: 34.6086 North / 82.1142 West (34° 36' 30" N / 82° 6' 51" W) Ground elevation: 807.09 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 827.09 feet AMSL Distance to ke4kzs: 11.24 miles Azimuth to ke4kzs: 313.33 degrees Depression angle to ke4kzs: -0.0021 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0347 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 kb1efa: Free space path loss: 100.93 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 136.46 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 35.53 dB Field strength at kb1efa: 29.56 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 8.04 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 9.85 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kb1efa and ke4kzs, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.6236 N, 82.1336 W, 1.51 miles, 833.33 feet AMSL 34.6256 N, 82.1362 W, 1.72 miles, 843.18 feet AMSL 34.6639 N, 82.1856 W, 5.58 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL 34.6879 N, 82.2165 W, 8.00 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL 34.6895 N, 82.2185 W, 8.15 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.6905 N, 82.2198 W, 8.25 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.6915 N, 82.2212 W, 8.36 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL 34.6961 N, 82.2271 W, 8.82 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.6966 N, 82.2277 W, 8.87 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL Antenna at kb1efa must be raised to at least 183.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb1efa must be raised to at least 7991.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb1efa must be raised to at least 4269.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.