--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kg4fqg Site location: 34.8363 North / 82.4343 West (34° 50' 10" N / 82° 26' 3" W) Ground elevation: 1020.34 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1040.34 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 77.97 feet Distance to ac4q: 11.88 miles Azimuth to ac4q: 122.22 degrees Depression angle to ac4q: -0.2208 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2009 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ac4q Site location: 34.7445 North / 82.2572 West (34° 44' 40" N / 82° 15' 26" W) Ground elevation: 872.70 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 892.70 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 46.87 feet Distance to kg4fqg: 11.88 miles Azimuth to kg4fqg: 302.32 degrees Elevation angle to kg4fqg: +0.0489 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3449 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 kg4fqg and ac4q: Free space path loss: 101.41 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 126.82 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 25.40 dB Field strength at ac4q: 39.20 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 24.42 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 29.91 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ac4q and kg4fqg, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7469 N, 82.2619 W, 0.31 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL 34.7473 N, 82.2626 W, 0.36 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.7488 N, 82.2656 W, 0.56 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.7492 N, 82.2663 W, 0.61 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.7500 N, 82.2678 W, 0.71 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.7569 N, 82.2811 W, 1.60 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.7592 N, 82.2855 W, 1.90 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.7596 N, 82.2863 W, 1.95 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.7615 N, 82.2900 W, 2.20 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.7619 N, 82.2907 W, 2.25 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8071 N, 82.3780 W, 8.11 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8087 N, 82.3810 W, 8.30 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8091 N, 82.3817 W, 8.35 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 145.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 4710.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 1326.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.