--==[ 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 red_cross: 11.20 miles Azimuth to red_cross: 306.12 degrees Elevation angle to red_cross: +0.0453 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: red_cross Site location: 34.8155 North / 82.4176 West (34° 48' 55" N / 82° 25' 3" W) Ground elevation: 964.57 feet AMSL Antenna height: 75.00 feet AGL / 1039.57 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 91.60 feet Distance to ke4kzs: 11.20 miles Azimuth to ke4kzs: 126.03 degrees Depression angle to ke4kzs: -0.2074 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 red_cross: Free space path loss: 100.90 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 114.89 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 13.98 dB Field strength at red_cross: 51.13 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 96.43 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 118.11 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 3326.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 1192.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.