--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kf4nxs Site location: 34.9666 North / 82.1738 West (34° 57' 59" N / 82° 10' 25" W) Ground elevation: 859.58 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 879.58 feet AMSL Distance to n3pt: 17.88 miles Azimuth to n3pt: 197.92 degrees Depression angle to n3pt: -0.1593 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1163 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: n3pt Site location: 34.7204 North / 82.2707 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 16' 14" W) Ground elevation: 810.37 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 830.37 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 7.81 feet Distance to kf4nxs: 17.88 miles Azimuth to kf4nxs: 17.86 degrees Depression angle to kf4nxs: -0.0995 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0889 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 kf4nxs and n3pt: Free space path loss: 104.97 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 142.00 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 37.03 dB Field strength at n3pt: 24.02 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 4.25 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.21 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between n3pt and kf4nxs, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7348 N, 82.2650 W, 1.04 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL 34.7355 N, 82.2647 W, 1.10 miles, 843.18 feet AMSL 34.7402 N, 82.2629 W, 1.44 miles, 853.02 feet AMSL 34.7410 N, 82.2626 W, 1.49 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.7417 N, 82.2623 W, 1.55 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.7425 N, 82.2620 W, 1.61 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.7611 N, 82.2547 W, 2.96 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.7619 N, 82.2544 W, 3.01 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.7627 N, 82.2541 W, 3.07 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.7635 N, 82.2538 W, 3.13 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.7642 N, 82.2534 W, 3.18 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7650 N, 82.2531 W, 3.24 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.8193 N, 82.2318 W, 7.18 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.8201 N, 82.2315 W, 7.24 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.8224 N, 82.2306 W, 7.41 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.8232 N, 82.2303 W, 7.46 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.8240 N, 82.2300 W, 7.52 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.8255 N, 82.2294 W, 7.63 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.8263 N, 82.2291 W, 7.69 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.8271 N, 82.2288 W, 7.74 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.8689 N, 82.2123 W, 10.79 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.8697 N, 82.2120 W, 10.84 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.8798 N, 82.2080 W, 11.57 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.8806 N, 82.2077 W, 11.63 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.8813 N, 82.2074 W, 11.69 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8821 N, 82.2071 W, 11.74 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8829 N, 82.2068 W, 11.80 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8906 N, 82.2037 W, 12.36 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8914 N, 82.2034 W, 12.42 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8922 N, 82.2031 W, 12.47 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8930 N, 82.2028 W, 12.53 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8937 N, 82.2025 W, 12.59 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8945 N, 82.2022 W, 12.64 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8953 N, 82.2019 W, 12.70 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8961 N, 82.2016 W, 12.76 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8976 N, 82.2010 W, 12.87 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8984 N, 82.2007 W, 12.92 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8992 N, 82.2004 W, 12.98 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.9573 N, 82.1775 W, 17.20 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL Antenna at n3pt must be raised to at least 1048.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at n3pt must be raised to at least 5133.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at n3pt must be raised to at least 3459.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.