--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kf4rvh Site location: 34.8742 North / 82.4701 West (34° 52' 27" N / 82° 28' 12" W) Ground elevation: 1049.87 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1069.87 feet AMSL Distance to af4ee: 14.13 miles Azimuth to af4ee: 245.24 degrees Depression angle to af4ee: -0.1174 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0864 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: af4ee Site location: 34.7884 North / 82.6962 West (34° 47' 18" N / 82° 41' 46" W) Ground elevation: 1030.18 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1050.18 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 92.98 feet Distance to kf4rvh: 14.13 miles Azimuth to kf4rvh: 65.11 degrees Depression angle to kf4rvh: -0.0871 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0710 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 kf4rvh and af4ee: Free space path loss: 102.92 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 125.93 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 23.01 dB Field strength at af4ee: 40.09 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 27.05 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 33.13 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between af4ee and kf4rvh, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7920 N, 82.6866 W, 0.60 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.7923 N, 82.6859 W, 0.64 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.7973 N, 82.6726 W, 1.47 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.7985 N, 82.6695 W, 1.67 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.7988 N, 82.6687 W, 1.71 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.7994 N, 82.6672 W, 1.81 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 34.8000 N, 82.6656 W, 1.91 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 34.8003 N, 82.6648 W, 1.96 miles, 1154.86 feet AMSL Antenna at af4ee must be raised to at least 157.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at af4ee must be raised to at least 6244.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at af4ee must be raised to at least 3028.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.