--==[ 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 red_cross: 5.03 miles Azimuth to red_cross: 143.71 degrees Depression angle to red_cross: -0.1018 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0226 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: red_cross Site location: 34.8155 North / 82.4176 West (34° 48' 55" N / 82° 25' 3" W) Ground elevation: 964.57 feet AMSL Antenna height: 75.00 feet AGL / 1039.57 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 91.60 feet Distance to kf4rvh: 5.03 miles Azimuth to kf4rvh: 323.74 degrees Elevation angle to kf4rvh: +0.0290 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 red_cross: Free space path loss: 93.95 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 112.34 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 18.39 dB Field strength at red_cross: 53.67 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 129.22 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 158.26 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between red_cross and kf4rvh, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8494 N, 82.4478 W, 2.90 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.8723 N, 82.4684 W, 4.87 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 112.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 3247.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 1613.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.