--==[ 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 n4iq: 12.93 miles Azimuth to n4iq: 175.91 degrees Depression angle to n4iq: -0.1514 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0103 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: n4iq Site location: 34.7800 North / 82.1575 West (34° 46' 48" N / 82° 9' 27" W) Ground elevation: 790.68 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 810.68 feet AMSL Distance to kf4nxs: 12.93 miles Azimuth to kf4nxs: 355.92 degrees Depression angle to kf4nxs: -0.0357 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0337 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 n4iq: Free space path loss: 102.15 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 128.77 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 26.62 dB Field strength at n4iq: 37.25 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 19.50 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 23.88 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between n4iq and kf4nxs, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8164 N, 82.1607 W, 2.52 miles, 807.09 feet AMSL 34.8172 N, 82.1608 W, 2.57 miles, 823.49 feet AMSL 34.8180 N, 82.1608 W, 2.63 miles, 830.05 feet AMSL 34.8205 N, 82.1610 W, 2.80 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL 34.8214 N, 82.1611 W, 2.86 miles, 849.74 feet AMSL 34.8238 N, 82.1613 W, 3.03 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.8803 N, 82.1663 W, 6.94 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.8811 N, 82.1663 W, 7.00 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.8820 N, 82.1664 W, 7.06 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.8828 N, 82.1665 W, 7.12 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.8836 N, 82.1665 W, 7.17 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.8844 N, 82.1666 W, 7.23 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.8853 N, 82.1667 W, 7.29 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.8886 N, 82.1670 W, 7.52 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.8894 N, 82.1670 W, 7.58 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.8952 N, 82.1676 W, 7.98 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.8961 N, 82.1676 W, 8.04 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.8977 N, 82.1678 W, 8.15 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.9019 N, 82.1681 W, 8.44 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.9035 N, 82.1683 W, 8.55 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.9069 N, 82.1686 W, 8.78 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.9077 N, 82.1686 W, 8.84 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL Antenna at n4iq must be raised to at least 403.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at n4iq must be raised to at least 5095.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at n4iq must be raised to at least 2219.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.