--==[ 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 kd4ph: 0.82 miles Azimuth to kd4ph: 132.25 degrees Depression angle to kd4ph: -0.1787 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0234 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kd4ph Site location: 34.8662 North / 82.4593 West (34° 51' 58" N / 82° 27' 33" W) Ground elevation: 1036.75 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1056.75 feet AMSL Distance to kf4rvh: 0.82 miles Azimuth to kf4rvh: 312.26 degrees Elevation angle to kf4rvh: +0.1668 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2041 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 kd4ph: Free space path loss: 78.24 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 92.29 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 14.05 dB Field strength at kd4ph: 73.73 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1300.30 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1592.54 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kd4ph and kf4rvh, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8727 N, 82.4681 W, 0.67 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL Antenna at kd4ph must be raised to at least 32.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kd4ph must be raised to at least 535.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kd4ph must be raised to at least 269.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.