--==[ 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 Antenna height above average terrain: 64.57 feet Distance to kj4bkn: 38.27 miles Azimuth to kj4bkn: 28.28 degrees Depression angle to kj4bkn: -0.2584 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0128 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4bkn Site location: 35.3616 North / 82.1483 West (35° 21' 41" N / 82° 8' 53" W) Ground elevation: 1115.49 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1135.49 feet AMSL Distance to kf4rvh: 38.27 miles Azimuth to kf4rvh: 208.46 degrees Depression angle to kf4rvh: -0.2956 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0705 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 kj4bkn: Free space path loss: 111.58 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 178.31 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 66.73 dB Field strength at kj4bkn: -12.29 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.07 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.08 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4bkn and kf4rvh, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.3562 N, 82.1519 W, 0.43 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 35.3548 N, 82.1528 W, 0.54 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 35.3235 N, 82.1736 W, 2.99 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 35.3228 N, 82.1741 W, 3.05 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 35.3221 N, 82.1745 W, 3.10 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 35.3214 N, 82.1750 W, 3.16 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 35.3110 N, 82.1819 W, 3.98 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 35.3103 N, 82.1824 W, 4.03 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 35.3096 N, 82.1828 W, 4.09 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 35.3075 N, 82.1842 W, 4.25 miles, 1181.10 feet AMSL 35.3068 N, 82.1847 W, 4.31 miles, 1220.47 feet AMSL 35.3061 N, 82.1851 W, 4.36 miles, 1305.77 feet AMSL 35.3054 N, 82.1856 W, 4.41 miles, 1322.18 feet AMSL 35.3047 N, 82.1861 W, 4.47 miles, 1341.86 feet AMSL 35.3040 N, 82.1865 W, 4.52 miles, 1371.39 feet AMSL 35.3033 N, 82.1870 W, 4.58 miles, 1410.76 feet AMSL 35.3026 N, 82.1874 W, 4.63 miles, 1414.04 feet AMSL 35.3020 N, 82.1879 W, 4.69 miles, 1456.69 feet AMSL 35.3006 N, 82.1888 W, 4.80 miles, 1496.06 feet AMSL 35.2999 N, 82.1893 W, 4.85 miles, 1627.30 feet AMSL 35.2992 N, 82.1897 W, 4.91 miles, 1715.88 feet AMSL 35.2985 N, 82.1902 W, 4.96 miles, 1748.69 feet AMSL 35.2978 N, 82.1907 W, 5.02 miles, 1866.80 feet AMSL 35.2971 N, 82.1911 W, 5.07 miles, 1866.80 feet AMSL 35.2964 N, 82.1916 W, 5.12 miles, 1932.41 feet AMSL 35.2957 N, 82.1921 W, 5.18 miles, 2021.00 feet AMSL 35.2950 N, 82.1925 W, 5.23 miles, 2040.68 feet AMSL 35.2943 N, 82.1930 W, 5.29 miles, 2158.79 feet AMSL 35.2936 N, 82.1934 W, 5.34 miles, 2260.50 feet AMSL 35.2929 N, 82.1939 W, 5.40 miles, 2303.15 feet AMSL 35.2922 N, 82.1944 W, 5.45 miles, 2349.08 feet AMSL 35.1740 N, 82.2726 W, 14.74 miles, 1860.24 feet AMSL 35.1733 N, 82.2731 W, 14.79 miles, 1945.54 feet AMSL 35.1678 N, 82.2768 W, 15.23 miles, 1988.19 feet AMSL 35.1671 N, 82.2772 W, 15.28 miles, 1998.03 feet AMSL 35.1664 N, 82.2777 W, 15.34 miles, 2139.11 feet AMSL 35.1657 N, 82.2781 W, 15.39 miles, 2198.16 feet AMSL 34.9473 N, 82.4221 W, 32.54 miles, 1322.18 feet AMSL 34.9466 N, 82.4225 W, 32.59 miles, 1354.99 feet AMSL 34.9459 N, 82.4230 W, 32.65 miles, 1430.45 feet AMSL 34.9452 N, 82.4235 W, 32.70 miles, 1499.34 feet AMSL 34.9445 N, 82.4239 W, 32.76 miles, 1538.71 feet AMSL 34.9438 N, 82.4244 W, 32.81 miles, 1538.71 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4bkn must be raised to at least 4078.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4bkn must be raised to at least 17992.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4bkn must be raised to at least 9408.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.