--==[ 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 kb3hvf: 15.52 miles Azimuth to kb3hvf: 133.15 degrees Depression angle to kb3hvf: -0.2798 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0233 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb3hvf 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 kf4rvh: 15.52 miles Azimuth to kf4rvh: 313.27 degrees Elevation angle to kf4rvh: +0.0551 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2376 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 kb3hvf: Free space path loss: 103.74 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 137.76 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 34.02 dB Field strength at kb3hvf: 28.26 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 6.93 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 8.48 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kb3hvf and kf4rvh, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7271 N, 82.2793 W, 0.68 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL 34.7281 N, 82.2807 W, 0.78 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.7363 N, 82.2912 W, 1.60 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.7378 N, 82.2932 W, 1.76 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.7383 N, 82.2938 W, 1.81 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.7475 N, 82.3057 W, 2.73 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7531 N, 82.3130 W, 3.30 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.8025 N, 82.3769 W, 8.28 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8030 N, 82.3776 W, 8.33 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.8035 N, 82.3782 W, 8.38 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8066 N, 82.3822 W, 8.69 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8076 N, 82.3835 W, 8.79 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8727 N, 82.4681 W, 15.37 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL Antenna at kb3hvf must be raised to at least 387.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb3hvf must be raised to at least 10226.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb3hvf must be raised to at least 5077.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.