--==[ 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 wa4hrk: 17.34 miles Azimuth to wa4hrk: 289.00 degrees Depression angle to wa4hrk: -0.0823 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0728 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: wa4hrk Site location: 34.8014 North / 82.5470 West (34° 48' 5" N / 82° 32' 49" W) Ground elevation: 958.01 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 978.01 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 19.01 feet Distance to ke4kzs: 17.34 miles Azimuth to ke4kzs: 108.83 degrees Depression angle to ke4kzs: -0.1686 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1299 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 wa4hrk: Free space path loss: 104.70 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 134.65 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 29.95 dB Field strength at wa4hrk: 31.37 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 9.91 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 12.14 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between wa4hrk and ke4kzs, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7957 N, 82.5268 W, 1.21 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.7955 N, 82.5260 W, 1.26 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.7917 N, 82.5123 W, 2.08 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.7915 N, 82.5115 W, 2.13 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.7912 N, 82.5107 W, 2.17 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.7910 N, 82.5099 W, 2.22 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.7899 N, 82.5059 W, 2.46 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.7897 N, 82.5051 W, 2.51 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.7858 N, 82.4915 W, 3.33 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.7856 N, 82.4907 W, 3.38 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.7836 N, 82.4834 W, 3.81 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.7608 N, 82.4024 W, 8.67 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.7606 N, 82.4016 W, 8.72 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.7565 N, 82.3872 W, 9.59 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.7563 N, 82.3864 W, 9.64 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.7561 N, 82.3856 W, 9.68 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.7558 N, 82.3848 W, 9.73 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.7556 N, 82.3839 W, 9.78 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL Antenna at wa4hrk must be raised to at least 230.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at wa4hrk must be raised to at least 6627.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at wa4hrk must be raised to at least 2563.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.