--==[ 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 kb4ykj: 17.78 miles Azimuth to kb4ykj: 100.74 degrees Depression angle to kb4ykj: -0.2548 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2530 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb4ykj Site location: 34.8259 North / 82.1622 West (34° 49' 33" N / 82° 9' 43" W) Ground elevation: 843.18 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 863.18 feet AMSL Distance to kf4rvh: 17.78 miles Azimuth to kf4rvh: 280.92 degrees Depression angle to kf4rvh: -0.0024 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0263 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 kb4ykj: Free space path loss: 104.91 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 134.02 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 29.10 dB Field strength at kb4ykj: 32.00 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 10.66 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 13.05 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kb4ykj and kf4rvh, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8352 N, 82.2214 W, 3.42 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.8354 N, 82.2222 W, 3.47 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.8359 N, 82.2255 W, 3.66 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.8360 N, 82.2263 W, 3.71 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.8361 N, 82.2272 W, 3.75 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.8363 N, 82.2280 W, 3.80 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.8364 N, 82.2288 W, 3.85 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.8395 N, 82.2486 W, 4.99 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.8396 N, 82.2494 W, 5.04 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8461 N, 82.2905 W, 7.41 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8473 N, 82.2980 W, 7.84 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8474 N, 82.2988 W, 7.89 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8475 N, 82.2996 W, 7.94 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8477 N, 82.3004 W, 7.98 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8479 N, 82.3021 W, 8.08 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8481 N, 82.3029 W, 8.13 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.8482 N, 82.3037 W, 8.17 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8485 N, 82.3054 W, 8.27 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.8523 N, 82.3301 W, 9.70 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.8530 N, 82.3342 W, 9.93 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.8531 N, 82.3350 W, 9.98 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.8532 N, 82.3358 W, 10.03 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.8543 N, 82.3424 W, 10.41 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.8549 N, 82.3465 W, 10.65 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL Antenna at kb4ykj must be raised to at least 369.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb4ykj must be raised to at least 10744.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb4ykj must be raised to at least 4612.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.