--==[ 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 packs-ridge: 15.47 miles Azimuth to packs-ridge: 31.67 degrees Elevation angle to packs-ridge: +0.0578 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0823 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: packs-ridge Site location: 35.0647 North / 82.3265 West (35° 3' 52" N / 82° 19' 35" W) Ground elevation: 1305.77 feet AMSL Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1311.77 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 119.85 feet Distance to kf4rvh: 15.47 miles Azimuth to kf4rvh: 211.75 degrees Depression angle to kf4rvh: -0.2816 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2801 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 packs-ridge: Free space path loss: 103.71 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 137.25 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 33.55 dB Field strength at packs-ridge: 28.76 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 7.34 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 8.99 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between packs-ridge and kf4rvh, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9587 N, 82.4064 W, 8.60 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9581 N, 82.4069 W, 8.66 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9574 N, 82.4074 W, 8.71 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 34.9567 N, 82.4079 W, 8.77 miles, 1190.94 feet AMSL 34.9561 N, 82.4084 W, 8.82 miles, 1217.19 feet AMSL 34.9554 N, 82.4089 W, 8.88 miles, 1236.88 feet AMSL 34.9547 N, 82.4094 W, 8.93 miles, 1236.88 feet AMSL 34.9521 N, 82.4114 W, 9.15 miles, 1266.40 feet AMSL 34.9514 N, 82.4119 W, 9.20 miles, 1266.40 feet AMSL 34.9507 N, 82.4124 W, 9.25 miles, 1282.81 feet AMSL 34.9494 N, 82.4134 W, 9.36 miles, 1309.06 feet AMSL 34.9481 N, 82.4144 W, 9.47 miles, 1374.67 feet AMSL 34.9474 N, 82.4150 W, 9.52 miles, 1381.23 feet AMSL 34.9468 N, 82.4155 W, 9.58 miles, 1423.88 feet AMSL 34.9461 N, 82.4160 W, 9.63 miles, 1505.91 feet AMSL 34.9454 N, 82.4165 W, 9.69 miles, 1528.87 feet AMSL 34.9448 N, 82.4170 W, 9.74 miles, 1614.17 feet AMSL 34.9441 N, 82.4175 W, 9.79 miles, 1745.41 feet AMSL 34.9434 N, 82.4180 W, 9.85 miles, 1856.96 feet AMSL 34.9428 N, 82.4185 W, 9.90 miles, 1935.70 feet AMSL Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 2273.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 6829.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 3298.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.